Castellanos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 LUIS A. CASTELLANOS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01639-KES-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE

v. IMPOSED FOR PARTIES’ FAILURE TO

COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER

HARDER MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, (Docs. 1-2) 12 Defendant. 21-DAY DEADLINE

14 On February 12, 2024, the Court ordered the parties to file a joint scheduling report at least one week in advance of the scheduling conference, set for May 13, 2024 See (“Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference,” Doc. 6). On May 7, 2024, Defendant filed a scheduling report to which Plaintiff was not a party. (Doc. 11). Aside from Defendant’s representation in the report that it “has been unable to” discuss settlement with Plaintiff prior to filing the report, it is unclear to the Court whether Defendant communicated or attempted to communicate with Plaintiff in connection with preparing a joint report – an obligation reasonably implied in the Court’s direction that the…