Acevedo
Acevedo v. Russell Cellular, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARCO ACEVEDO, Case No. 1:20-cv-01440-JLT-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO PAY
SANCTIONS OF $100 PER DAY UNTIL
v. PLAINTIFF SUBMITS APPROPRIATE
STATUS REPORT
RUSSELL CELLULAR, INC., (ECF Nos. 40, 41) Defendant.
15 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Marco Acevedo initiated this action in state court on September 8, 2020. (ECF No. 1-3.) On October 8, 2020, Defendant Russell Cellular, Inc. removed the action to this Court. (ECF No. 1.) On May 19, 2021, the Court stayed this matter to allow the parties to participate in arbitration. (ECF No. 15.) Since then, the parties, though primarily Plaintiff, have failed to demonstrate diligence in moving this case forward through arbitration, and have failed to timely or appropriately submit status reports or otherwise respond to the Court’s orders. The Court has imposed monetary sanctions on Plaintiff. (ECF No. 35.) The Court will not rehash this…