Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GENOVEVA GONZALEZ, Case No. 1:25-cv-00756-JLT-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO PAY

SANCTIONS OF $100 PER DAY

v. (Doc. 17) WALMART INC., et al.,

Defendants. 16 Background Plaintiff Genoveva Gonzalez (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the filing of a complaint on March 27, 2025, in the Kern County Superior Court, case number BCV-25-101113. (Doc. 1). Defendant Walmart Inc. (“Defendant”) removed the case to this Court on June 20, 2025. Id. Plaintiff asserts claims against Defendant and un-served Defendant Deborah Walters arising from an injury Plaintiff sustained during a incident at Defendant’s Walmart store located in Bakersfield, California. Id. On September 16, 2025, the Court entered the operative scheduling order setting forth discovery, pretrial and trial dates and deadlines. (Doc. 16). That same day, based on counsel for Plaintiff's representations during the scheduling conference that Defendant Deborah Walters has not been…