Opinion
CV 20-10051 MWF (PVCx)
09-26-2022
James Shayler v. MMWH Group LLC, et al.
Present: The Honorable: MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, United States District Judge
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
The Court has reviewed Defendants' Application for the Court to Issue an Order to Show Cause as to Plaintiff's Failure to Appear at Mediation (the “Application”), filed September 9, 2022, and the Mediation Report, filed September 12, 2022. (Docket Nos. 102 and 103). The mediator, Daniel A. Platt, presided at this mediation as a member of the Court's Attorney Settlement Officer Panel. Based on the Application and Mediation Report, it appears that Plaintiff James Shayler failed to appear at the mediation held on September 9, 2022.
Local Rule 16-15.5(b) states:
APPEARANCE BY PARTY - Each party shall appear at the settlement proceeding in person or by a representative with final authority to settle the case ...
The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and to comply with Court orders. A response of no more than six pages must be filed on or before October 7, 2022.
No oral argument on this matter will be heard unless otherwise ordered by the Court. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The Order will stand submitted upon the filing of the response to the Order to Show Cause. Failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause by October 7, 2022 will result in the dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.