GS Holistic, LLC v. Crows Landing Smoke Shop, Inc

BACKGROUND

19 Plaintiff GS Holistic, LLC initiated this action on November 9, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) The 20 mandatory scheduling conference was initially set for February 14, 2023. (ECF No. 3.) On 21 January 24, 2023, the Court issued an order requiring Plaintiff to file a status report on service 22 and readiness for the scheduling conference. (ECF No. 4.) Following submission of Plaintiff’s 23 response, the Court continued the scheduling conference to March 23, 2023. (ECF No. 6.) The 24 parties were remined they must file a joint scheduling report no later than seven days prior to the 25 conference, that is, by March 16, 2023. (Id.) The parties did not, however, file a joint report on 26 March 16, 2023; instead, Plaintiff filed a motion to strike all affirmative defenses in the answer.1

1 Defendant answered the complaint on February 23, 2023. (ECF No. 9.) (ECF No. 10.) On March 17, 2023, the Court issued an order requiring the “parties” to show cause in writing no later than March 22, 2023, as to why sanctions should not issue for the failure to file a joint scheduling report, and continued the scheduling conference until April 6, 2023. (ECF No.…