Castrejon

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On June 26, 2023, Plaintiff Darren Gilbert (“Plaintiff”) filed a Motion to Compel Defendants Gabriel Castrejon, doing business as El Marisquero; Ignacio Castrejon Alvarez, doing business as El Marisquero; and Guaranty Holdings of California, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) to Respond to Interrogatories and for Sanctions (“the Motion”). (Doc. 33.) Plaintiff brings the Motion under Local Rule 251(e) based on Defendants’ complete failure to respond to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories. (Id.) Defendants have not filed an opposition to the Motion. (See Docket.) The Court, having reviewed the record, finds this matter suitable for decision without oral argument. See E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(g). Accordingly, the hearing set on July 12, 2023, will be VACATED. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. 28 II. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND On March 18, 2022, Plaintiff initiated this action against Defendants. (Doc. 1.) With leave from the Court (see Doc. 23), Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint on February 24, 2023, asserting a claim for injunctive…