Mori v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LEILA MORI,
Plaintiff,
v.
EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:25-cv-00540-KES-SAB
ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS AND
DISCHARGING DECEMBER 11, 2025
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
DEFENDANT MAY FILE ATTORNEY’S
FEES AND COSTS WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS OF THIS ORDER
(ECF No. 32)
On December 11, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause for failing to appear at
the settlement conference scheduled that day. (ECF No. 32.) On December 19, 2025, counsel
Jared Walder filed a declaration explaining that he misinterpreted the settlement conference
order, (ECF No. 23), believing that Plaintiff’s appearance was not required if counsel had full
settlement authority and that the conference would be vacated if the case was not in a settlement
posture. (ECF No. 33.) The morning before the conference, after conferring with Defendant,
counsel concluded that further discovery was needed before settlement and informed chambers
accordingly. (Id.) Defendant requested that the settlement conference proceed, and the matter
remained on the calendar. (Id.)
Plaintiff’s response is not well-taken. The settlement conference explicitly required that
“[t]he attorneys who will try the case along with the parties and the person or persons having full
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authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms, shall appear via Zoom at the conference.”
(ECF No. 23.) Because Plaintiff did not attend the settlement conference as required by the
Court’s order, the Court finds that sanctions are warranted. See L.R. 110.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
1. The Court’s December 11, 2025 order to show cause (ECF No. 32) is
DISCHARGED;
2. Plaintiff shall pay $250.00 in sanctions via cashier’s check to the Clerk of Court
no later than January 12, 2026, for her failure to appear at the mandatory settlement
conference, and shall file a notice confirming payment of the sanction;
3. Defendant may submit a motion for attorney’s fee and costs incurred as a result of
Plaintiff’s failure to appear at the settlement conference within fourteen (14) days of
this order; and
4. Failure to comply may also result in a recommendation of dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 5, 2026
STANLEY A. BOONE
United States Magistrate Judge
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