Meeks
Meeks v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CARL MEEKS, Case No. 1:22-cv-00761-AWI-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO
SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
v. SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR
FAILURE TO APPEAR AT SCHEDULING
FCA US LLC, and DOES 1 through 10, CONFERENCE
Defendants. (ECF No. 11)
TWO DAY DEADLINE
17 On June 22, 2022, Plaintiff Carl Meeks filed this Song-Beverly Act action under California 18 Civil Code § 1790 et seq. seeking damages for Defendants’ alleged vehicle warranty violations. 19 (ECF No. 1.) That same day, the Court entered a scheduling order setting a scheduling conference 20 for September 22, 2022, and directing the parties to complete and file a consent/decline form of 21 U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 5) 22 On September 21, 2022, the Court continued the previously scheduled status conference to 23 October 26, 2022, at 8:30am, because the parties had failed to comply with the Court’s earlier 24 order to file the above-referenced consent/decline…