Johnson v. Cohn
- Jon Tigar
- 4:21-cv-08341
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Johnson v. Cohn, Judge Tigar ordered the parties to explain their missed site-inspection deadline and scheduled a sanctions hearing.
The parties in the case, including plaintiff Scott Johnson and defendants Stephen T. Cohn and the other defendants, were ordered to explain the missed deadline and face a scheduled hearing concerning possible sanctions.
What happened
In Johnson v. Cohn, the parties missed a February 17, 2022 deadline to complete a joint site inspection. They later filed an agreement to extend the deadline, 25 days after it had passed.
The court ordered the parties to explain in writing why they should not be sanctioned for failing to follow the court’s orders. The court had not imposed sanctions in this order.
Judge Jon S. Tigar also scheduled a hearing for June 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., to address the issue.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Cohn · No. 4:21-cv-08341
- Jon Tigar
- Mar. 15, 2022
Background
The parties acknowledged that they were required to complete a joint site inspection by February 17, 2022. They did not meet that deadline. Instead, they filed a stipulation to extend the deadline 25 days after it had passed.
The court also noted that it had frequently addressed failures by the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s counsel to comply with court deadlines in other proceedings.
Order
The court ordered the parties to show cause in writing by May 24, 2022—that is, to explain why sanctions should not be imposed—for failing to comply with the court’s orders. The court cited its power to punish conduct that abuses the judicial process, including awarding attorney’s fees when a party acts in bad faith or for improper reasons.
The court scheduled a show-cause hearing for June 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The order did not itself impose sanctions.
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