Paredes Quintero v. RCO Reforesting, INC.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CANDELARIO PAREDES QUINTERO, No. 2:23-cv-1127 DJC DB
PEDRO PAREDES AGUILAR,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER Plaintiffs, 14 v. RCO REFORESTING, INC., and
ROBERT C OCHOA,
17 Defendants. 19 On June 13, 2023, plaintiffs, proceeding through counsel, initiated this class action by filing a complaint and paying the required filing fee. (ECF No. 1.) Neither defendant filed an answer and defendants’ default was entered on August 18, 2023. (ECF No. 9.) On August 23, 2023, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to conduct discovery. (ECF No. 10.) Therein, plaintiffs explain that the complaint is “seeking redress for unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 . . . and the California Labor Code.” (Id. at 1.) Plaintiffs intend to seek default judgment but “need evidence to establish damages.” (Id. at 2.) “In order to identify the Collective and Class Action Members and to prove up…