1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JACQUELINE SIERRA GONZALEZ, Case No. 1:24-cv-01302-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT 13 v. BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 14 UNITED COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.,

15 Defendant. 16 17 A scheduling conference in this action was set for January 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., before 18 the undersigned. (ECF No. 4.) No counsel for Plaintiff appeared at the scheduling conference. 19 Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these 20 Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 21 sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 22 control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 23 including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County,

(9th Cir. 24 2000). 25 Plaintiff shall be required to show cause why sanctions should not issue for the failure by 26 counsel to make any appearance at the scheduling conference held on January 16, 2025. 27 / / / 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, by 5:00 PM on January 17, 2025, 2 | Plaintiff shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for the failure of 3 | counsel to attend the mandatory scheduling conference held on January 16, 2025. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 6 | Dated: _ January 16, 2025 STANLEY A. BOONE 7 United States Magistrate Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28