Garibay
Leon Garcia v. Garibay
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
17 On May 19, 2021, Plaintiffs Zulema Leon Garcia and Laura Pavloff (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a motion to compel pro se Defendant Maricela Cuevas’s initial disclosures and for monetary sanctions (the “Motion”), based on Defendant Cuevas’s complete failure to provide initial disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and the Court’s Scheduling Order entered December 8, 2020. (Doc. 27.) After having reviewed the motion and supporting documents, the matter was deemed suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g), and the Court vacated the hearing set for June 16, 2021. (Doc. 31.) Defendant Cuevas belatedly filed an opposition to the Motion on June 17, 2021. (Doc. 33.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is DENIED as MOOT and the request for sanctions is DENIED. /// 1 On November 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Defendants Arnulfo Garibay and Maricela Cuevas (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) et seq., and…