Lampkin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 TRISHKA LAMPKIN AND ROBERT No. 2:20-cv-01204-JAM-JDP

CORTEZ,

10 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, M. SPAGNER

in his official capacity, and

MATTHEW CORTEZ,

14 Defendants. 15 This matter is before the Court on the County of Sacramento’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Sanctions. See Mot. for Sanctions (“Mot.”), ECF No. 14. For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion is granted.1 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 16, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Defendants County of Sacramento, M. Spanger, and Matthew Cortez. ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that M. Spanger (“Spanger”) divulged Plaintiff Trishka Lampkin’s (“Lampkin”) 25 1 Plaintiff’s counsel filed an untimely opposition. Opp’n, ECF No. 19. Under the discretion provided by Local Rule 230, the Court shall construe Plaintiffs “failure to file a timely opposition [. . .] as a…