Paredes Quintero v. RCO Reforesting, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CANDELARIO PAREDES QUINTERO, No. 2:23-cv-1127-DJC-SCR et al., 12 Plaintiffs, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. 14 RCO REFORESTING, INC., and ROBERT C. OCHOA, Defendants. 17 This matter is before the court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment. ECF No. 21. The Motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(19), and was heard by video on September 12, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ECF No. 24. Plaintiffs appeared through counsel, and Defendants did not appear. Id. For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends Plaintiffs’ Motion be GRANTED, and judgment be entered in favor of Plaintiffs. I. Relevant Background Plaintiffs Candelario Paredes Quintero and Pedro Paredes Aguilar brought their Complaint on June 13, 2023 alleging that Defendants had violated both federal and state wage and hour laws—the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. (“FLSA”), and various provisions of the…