Desoto
Michael DeSoto v. Dot Foods, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL DESOTO, Case No. 2:24-cv-01140-WBS-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING RULE 37 EXPENSES DOT FOODS, INC., (ECF Nos. 24, 29, 30) Defendant. 16 On September 24, 2025, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendant Dot Foods, Inc.’s motion to compel Plaintiff Michael DeSoto’s discovery responses to Defendant’s Requests for Production (RFP) and Interrogatories.1 09/24/2025 Order (ECF No. 24). Because Defendant had not provided the Court with sufficient information to determine the amount of expenses in making the motion to which it was entitled pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(5), the Court ordered Defendant to file and submit its reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees. 09/24/2025 Order at 4. Defendant has now done so. Def. Supp. Br. (ECF No. 29). Plaintiff was provided with the opportunity to respond to Defendant’s reasonable expenses and was also ordered to submit a…