Burgess

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SARA BURGESS, et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-01641-JLT-BAM Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR EXPEDITED

v. DISCOVERY WITHOUT PREJUDICE ALTERNATIVE SIERRA (Doc. 5) INVESTMENTS, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Currently before the Court is Plaintiffs Sara Burgess, Angela Alvarez, Michael Arndt, Teresa Alford, Jessica Carter, Steven Piech, Jen Redford, Cheri Maddox, Elizabeth Tarter, and Stacey Taylor’s (collectively “Plaintiffs”) Ex Parte Application for Expedited Discovery. (Doc. 5.) Defendants have not yet answered or filed a responsive pleading, and no opposition has been filed. For the reasons outlined below, Plaintiffs’ request for leave to conduct expedited discovery will be DENIED without prejudice. I. Background This case concerns alleged exposure to toxic contamination at Plaintiffs’ former places of employment caused by former dry-cleaning operations. Plaintiffs seek the Court’s…