Arredondo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID FALLS, Case No.: 1:19-cv-00441-NONE-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

REQUEST FOR REASONABLE EXPENSES

v. AND STAYING ORDER A. ARREDONDO, Defendants.

16 On July 1, 2021, the Court granted Defendant’s motion to compel (Doc. 43) and ordered Plaintiff to show cause within 30 days, why an award of expenses should not be imposed. (Doc. 48.) Although more than the allowed time has passed, Plaintiff has failed to file a response to the order to show cause. Accordingly, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendant’s request for an award of expenses. I. LEGAL STANDARDS Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 provides that, if a court denies a motion to compel, it “must, after giving an opportunity to be heard, require the party . . . whose conduct necessitated the motion . . . to pay the movant’s reasonable expenses incurred in making the motion, including attorney’s fees.” Fed.…