Ortiz

I. INTRODUCTION

17 In this putative class action case, Plaintiffs seeks to compel the Lucero Defendants 18 (Lucero Ag Services, Inc. and Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio) to produce certain discovery. 19 (ECF No. 66). The motion also contains a request for $5,111 in attorney fees. 20 For the reasons explained below, the Court will grant the motion to compel, in part. 21 Specifically, it will order Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio to respond to discovery and order him 22 to pay $950 in attorney fees. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Azucena Ortiz, Gustavo Meza, and Dominga Espinoza filed this putative class action on September 5, 2023, mostly alleging violations of California state labor laws. (ECF No. 1). The complaint names five Defendants: (1) Lucero Ag Services, Inc.; (2) Paragroup Farms, Inc.; (3) Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio; (4) 559 Ag Corp., and (5) Artemio Fidel Salazar Luna. Only the Lucero Defendants are at issue here. The Lucero Defendants participated in the litigation early in this case; e.g., they filed an answer to the amended complaint and were represented by counsel for some discovery. (ECF No. 47). However, on November 15,…