Ledvina v. Lending Club Corporation
- Jon Tigar
- 4:19-cv-08206
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Jill Ledvina v. Equifax Information Services LLC, Judge Tigar continued the conference and ordered the parties and lawyers to explain why sanctions should not be imposed.
Jill Ledvina, Equifax Information Services LLC, and their lawyers were required to respond to the order to show cause and attend the continued case management conference; the order concerned possible monetary sanctions.
What happened
Jill Ledvina v. Equifax Information Services LLC concerns the parties’ failure to file a required joint case management statement by March 31, 2020.
The court continued the case management conference from April 7 to April 21, 2020. It ordered the parties and their lawyers to explain why monetary sanctions should not be imposed for violating a court order, with written responses due April 14.
Judge Jon S. Tigar issued the order on April 3, 2020. The order did not impose sanctions; it required the parties and lawyers to show cause at the continued conference.
The detailed version
- Ledvina v. Lending Club Corporation · No. 4:19-cv-08206
- Jon Tigar
- Apr. 3, 2020
Background
The parties failed to file a joint case management statement by March 31, 2020, as required by an earlier court order.
Court’s Action
The court continued the case management conference from April 7, 2020, to April 21, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. At that same date and time, the parties and their lawyers were ordered to show cause—that is, explain—why monetary sanctions should not be imposed for violating a court order. The court required written responses by April 14, 2020.
The court cited federal courts’ inherent authority to impose monetary sanctions for willful disobedience of a court order after notice and an opportunity to be heard. The order did not state that sanctions had already been imposed or decide whether the violation was willful.
Disposition
Judge Jon S. Tigar continued the case management conference and issued an order to show cause regarding possible monetary sanctions. The opinion does not report a final sanctions ruling.
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