Ortiz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 AZUCENA ORTIZ, et al., ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-1319 JLT EPG ) 12 Plaintiffs, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS TO 13 v. ) (1) STRIKE ANSWER OF DEFENDANT ) LUCERO AG SERVICES, INC.; (2) ENTER 14 LUCERO AG SERVICES, INC., et al., ) DEFAULT AGAINST THIS DEFENDANT; ) (3) GRANT PLAINTIFFS PERMISSION 15 Defendants. ) TO MOVE FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ) AGAINST THIS DEFENDANT 16 ) ) 17 ) (Doc. 78) ) 18

19 Azucena Ortiz, Gustavo Meza, and Dominga Espinoza filed this putative class action on 20 September 5, 2023, mostly alleging violations of California state labor laws. (See generally Doc. 1.) 21 On March 24, 2025, because defendant Lucero Ag Services, Inc. is no longer represented by counsel 22 and has failed to comply with court orders and defend this case, the assigned magistrate judge issued 23 Findings and Recommendations to strike Lucero Ag Services’ Answer, direct the Clerk of Court to 24 …