Pacific Resources Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, et al. v. Suzy Cleaners, an organization, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PACIFIC RESOURCES ASSOCIATES Case No.: 20-cv-0234-RBM-DEB 11 LLC, a Delaware limited liability Consolidated: 22-cv-1892-RBM-DEB 12 company, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING THE

13 Plaintiffs,

HORTMANS’ MOTION TO

14 v. ENFORCE PROTECTIVE ORDER

AND FOR SANCTIONS

15 SUZY CLEANERS, an organization,

et al., 16 Defendants, [DKT. NO. 308] 17

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS.

18 19 I. INTRODUCTION 20 Before the Court is the Hortman Parties’ Motion to Enforce Protective Order and for 21 Sanctions (“Motion for Sanctions”). Dkt. No. 308. For the reasons discussed below, the 22 Court GRANTS the Hortmans’ Motion for Sanctions and awards sanctions against the 23 Kims’ counsel. See Dkt. No. 308.1 24 25

26 1 The “Hortmans” are Kim Buhler, the court appointed administrator and executor of the 27 Estate of Barbara Hortman and co-trustee, and/or Norman Alton Hortman, III, co-trustee of the Norman Alton Hortman and Barbara Hortman Revocable Trust No. 1 Dated July 2, 28 1 II. PROCEDURAL AND…