Ortiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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