Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMANDA JONES, Case No. 15-cv-02726-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR

v. SANCTIONS

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER Re: Dkt. No. 378 CORPORATION, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 This is a strange sanctions motion, in which the Plaintiff who committed misconduct seeks to recover from Defendants the costs she incurred in engaging in the misconduct. As you may recall, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 provides that in categories of cases not exempted by local rule, the Court “must issue a scheduling order,” (Rule 16(b)(1)), which “must limit the time to join other parties, amend the pleadings, complete discovery, and file motions.” Rule 16(b)(3)(A). “A schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Rule 16(b)(4). The Court may issue sanctions “[o]n motion or on its own . . . if a party or its attorney . . . fails to obey a scheduling or other pretrial order.” Rule 16(f)(1)(C). The Court issued a Rule…