Estate of Jacob Apodaca v. County of Merced
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 8, 20241:23-cv-00171California349 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTATE OF JACOB APODACA, et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-00171-JLT-SAB
Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SHOW
CAUSE IN WRITING WHY SANCTIONS
v. SHOULD NOT ISSUE FOR FAILURE TO FILE
DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS BY COURT
COUNTY OF MERCED, et al., ORDERED DEADLINE
Defendants. (ECF No. 29)
DEADLINE: JANUARY 12, 2024 17 On November 6, 2023, this matter was settled at a settlement conference and dispositional documents were to be filed withing sixty (60) days. (ECF No. 29.) The deadline has now expired and the parties did not file dispositional documents, nor request an extension of time from the Court. Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions … within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power,…