Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUGENE SCALIA, Case No. 16-cv-00542-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE CONTEMPT

v. PROCEEDINGS

RAZEL & RUZTIN, LLC, et al., Defendants.

On the Secretary of Labor’s motion, the Court previously issued an order to show cause why Razel & Ruztin, LLC; CADS, LLC; I CARE Ventures LLC; Razel Cortez; Elizabeth Palad; and Ruztin Cortez (collectively, “Contemnors”) should not be held in contempt of the Court’s March 7, 2016 Consent Judgment and Order. Dkt. No. 18. After review of the responsive filings by the parties, Dkt. Nos. 20, 21, 24, and 26, the Court orders as follows. “[C]ivil contempt proceedings serve two purposes: (1) coercing compliance with a court order; and (2) compensating the prevailing party.” Ahearn ex rel. N.L.R.B. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Locals 21 and 4, 721 F.3d 1122, 1128 (9th Cir. 2013). “The moving party has the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence that the contemnors violated a…