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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 TONY MALDONADO, Case No. 1:25-cv-00314-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 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, TWO-DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendants.

16 17 A scheduling conference in this action was set for May 27, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., before the 18 undersigned. (ECF No. 2.) Counsel for Plaintiff failed to appear 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 May 27, 2025. 27 / / / 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within two (2) days from the date of entry 2 | of this order, Plaintiff shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for the 3 | failure of counsel to attend the mandatory scheduling conference held on May 27, 2025. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 6 | Dated: _ May 27, 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