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 IMPOSING FURTHER DAILY
SANCTIONS IN AMOUNT OF $50 TO
v. BEGIN JULY 20, 2022 AT CLOSE OF
BUSINESS
RUSSELL CELLULAR, INC., (ECF Nos. 50, 55) Defendant.
15 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 through counsel Michael Freiman (“Counsel” or “Mr. Freiman”), failed to demonstrate diligence in moving this case forward through arbitration, and failed to timely or appropriately submit status reports or otherwise respond to the Court’s orders. The Court issued numerous orders to show cause, and imposed monetary sanctions on Plaintiff and Counsel. (See ECF Nos. 20, 21, 23, 27, 30,…