Rodriguez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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7 SARAH RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 16-cv-03607-PJH 8 Plaintiff,

9 v. ORDER EXCLUDING EVIDENCE AND

VACATING HEARING

10 AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 54 11 Defendants. 12

13 14 Before the court is Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC and Akima, LLC’s (together, 15 “Akima”) motion for Evidentiary Sanctions, or in the Alternative, Motion to Modify the 16 Scheduling Order. Dkt. 54. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without 17 oral argument. Accordingly, the hearing set for October 23, 2019 is VACATED. Having 18 read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal 19 authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS the motion for 20 evidentiary sanctions, as follows. 21 BACKGROUND 22 On May 17, 2016, plaintiff Sarah Rodriguez filed this action in the Superior Court 23 of California, County of Alameda. Dkt. 1 at ECF p. 21 (“Compl.”). On June 27, 2016, 24 Akima…