Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA DOE, et al, 2:21-cv-01438-MCE-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants.

17 In granting most of plaintiffs’ February 15, 2023, motion to compel and its November 8, 2023, motion to compel, the court reserved ruling on the requests for sanctions in the form of attorney fees under Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs request a total of $22,525.00 for 53 hours worked at an hourly rate of $425.00. For the reasons set forth below, the court orders defendants County of Sacramento, Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, and Darryl Roderick (“defendants”) to pay a total of $11,645.00 ($3,825.00 + $7,820.00) in attorney fees to plaintiffs’ counsel. I. Background The plaintiffs in this action allege they were coerced into vacating their apartment without legal process by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Darryl Roderick, who refused to provide interpretation. (ECF No. 69 at 6.)…