Torres

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GERARDO TORRES and TAWNI Case No. 1:20-cv-01697-ADA-BAM VANDAGRIFF, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS public similarly situated, REGARDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION FOR FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDERS Plaintiffs, (Docs. 39, 41) v. FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE REXEL USA, INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 Findings and Recommendations I. Background Plaintiffs Gerardo Torres and Tawni Vandagriff, individually and on behalf of a putative class, filed the instant wage-and-hour action in the Superior Court for the County of Stanislaus on October 29, 2020. (Docs. 1 and 1-2.) Defendant Rexel USA, Inc., removed the matter to this Court on December 2, 2020. (Id.) Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint on April 12, 2021, (Doc. 12), and Defendant Rexel USA, Inc. answered on May…