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) GRANT IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION ) FOR SANCTIONS; (2) STRIKE LUCERO AG SERVICES, INC., et al., ) ANSWER OF DEFENDANT RICARDO ) ULICES LUCERO-AMBROSIO; (3) ENTER Defendants. ) DEFAULT AGAINST THIS DEFENDANT; ) (4) GRANT PLAINTIFFS PERMISSION TO ) MOVE FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ) AGAINST THIS DEFENDANT; AND (5) ) AWARD PLAINTIFFS $1,597.50 IN ) ATTORNEY’S FEES ) ) (Doc. 103) )

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 October 28, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations to grant, in part,…