Nieto
Nieto v. Santa Clara University
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAURA NIETO, Case No. 20-cv-01887-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
v. CAUSE WHY HER LAWSUIT
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR A
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE Defendant.
12 On August 25, 2020—after Plaintiff Laura Nieto’s counsel withdrew and she proceeded in this action representing herself—the Court scheduled an initial case management conference for November 5, 2020, and ordered the parties to submit a jointly prepared case management conference statement by October 29, 2020. (Dkt. No. 17.) Defendant Santa Clara University filed a case management statement, whereas Ms. Nieto did not; in fact, Ms. Nieto refused to cooperate in the statement’s preparation. (Dkt. No. 21-1.) Ms. Nieto did not attend the November 5, 2020 case management conference due to illness. (Dkt. Nos. 24 at 1, 28-1 at 3 ¶ 9, 28-1 at 31.) Defendant attended the conference. On November 9, 2020, this Court issued…