Sanchez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRYSTAL R. SANCHEZ, No. 2:19-cv-01545 MCE AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to her request for production and for expenses (ECF 31), which is referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). The matter was heard on the papers following the parties’ submission of a joint statement regarding the discovery dispute. ECF No. 10. For the reasons stated below, the court grants plaintiff’s motion to compel. The court finds an award of expenses and attorneys’ fees to be appropriate. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges that on May 17, 2019, she was unlawfully detained and her vehicle was unlawfully seized and searched by defendant police officer Albee, a law enforcement officer employed by defendants Sacramento County Sherriff’s Department and County of Sacramento. 28…