(PS) Crawford v. Truss Company and Building Supply, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RENEE CRAWFORD, No. 2:19-cv-01716 JAM AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRUSS COMPANY AND BUILDING

SUPPLY, INC.,

14 Defendant. 15 16 On November 6, 2020, defendant filed motion to compel plaintiff to respond to discovery, indicating that plaintiff had initially been communicating with defendant, but that communication had dropped off and that plaintiff had not been actively participating in discovery since her counsel withdrew and she began representing herself in pro se. ECF No. 17. The motion was granted, and plaintiff was ordered to provide discovery responses within 10 days, by December 11, 2020. ECF No. 21. On January 5, 2021, defendant filed a motion for sanctions indicating that plaintiff has refused to comply with the court’s order and has sent an e-mail to defense counsel stating she is unable to obtain counsel and does not understand what her obligations are. ECF No. 22-2 at 3 (quoting an e-mail from plaintiff stating “I literally…