Johnson v. Pick 6 Tahoe LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN JOHNSON, No. 2:19-cv-2186 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE PICK 6 TAHOE LLC, Defendant. 16 The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (ECF No. 20.) On August 25, 2023, the court granted plaintiff’s amended motion for entry of judgment and granted defense counsel’s motion to withdraw. (ECF No. 67 at 5.) Therein, the court explained that defense “counsel’s conduct” in this action “has . . . been quite poor.” (ECF No. 67 at 5.) In this regard, Counsel failed to timely submit a required settlement conference statement, failed to file a timely statement of opposition or non- opposition to a motion for summary judgment, repeatedly failed to comply with the Local Rules and with orders of this court resulting in multiple sanctions. (ECF Nos. 22, 26, 31 & 35.) Counsel’s firm then represented to their client…