Whitaker v. Shahzad, Inc.
- Jon Tigar
- 4:22-cv-00114
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Whitaker v. Shahzad, Inc., Judge Tigar ordered Shahzad to explain its missed conference and scheduled another conference.
Shahzad, Inc. is required to respond to the order to show cause and attend the further case management proceedings; the parties must complete the actions required by the court’s earlier order and submit an updated joint case management statement.
What happened
Whitaker v. Shahzad, Inc. concerns Shahzad, Inc.’s failure to appear at a case management conference held on October 31, 2023.
The court ordered Shahzad, Inc. to explain why it should not face monetary sanctions. Shahzad must submit a written response by December 12, 2023, and a hearing is scheduled for December 19, 2023. The court also scheduled another case management conference for that date and required the parties to complete actions identified in an earlier order.
Judge Jon S. Tigar issued the order to show cause and scheduling order. The order does not impose sanctions or decide the underlying dispute; it requires Shahzad, Inc. to respond and sets future proceedings.
The detailed version
- Whitaker v. Shahzad, Inc. · No. 4:22-cv-00114
- Jon Tigar
- Oct. 31, 2023
Background
Shahzad, Inc. did not appear at the case management conference held on October 31, 2023.
Order to Show Cause
The court issued an order to show cause, meaning an order requiring a party to explain why the court should not take a specified action. Shahzad, Inc. must explain why monetary sanctions should not be imposed for its failure to appear. Its written response is due December 12, 2023. The court set a hearing on the order to show cause for December 19, 2023.
Scheduling Order
The court set a further case management conference for December 19, 2023. Before that conference, the parties must complete the actions required by the court’s June 21, 2023 order. The parties must also file an updated joint case management statement by December 12 addressing the topics identified in that earlier order.
Disposition
Judge Jon S. Tigar ordered Shahzad, Inc. to show cause why monetary sanctions should not be imposed and set future proceedings. The order does not state that sanctions were imposed, and it does not decide the merits of the dispute.
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