Opinion
8:20-cv-01383-JFW-KESx
12-05-2024
Ahmed Al Bakry v. Al H. Zadeh, et al.
PRESENT: THE HONORABLE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAREN E. SCOTT
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
PROCEEDINGS (In Chambers): Order to Show Cause why Defendant Zadeh and Attorney Petersen Should Not be Sanctioned for Violating a Court Order
On November 7, 2024, the Court issued a discovery order that included an order that “Defendant Zadeh and Attorney Petersen, jointly and severally, to pay $15,499.00 to BERSTEIN LAW, PC. The payment must be made on or before December 2, 2024.” (Dkt. 102.) No one appealed the Magistrate Judge's order. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72.
On December 3, 2024, Plaintiff's counsel filed a declaration stating that his law firm had not received payment. (Dkt. 105.) Therefore, Defendant Zadeh and Attorney Petersen are ordered to show cause, if any they have, why they should not be further sanctioned for violating the Court's order. Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b). They are both ordered to appear in person in Courtroom 6D on December 12, 2024 at 9:30 am to show cause. Attorney Petersen must appear even if Defendant Zadeh has retained new counsel.