Hawkins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAVONDA HAWKINS, on behalf of Case No.: 15cv2320 JM(AHG) herself and all others similarly situated,

ORDER ON OBJECTIONS TO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING SANCTIONS v.

THE KROGER COMPANY,

15 Defendant. 16 Presently before the court is The Kroger Company’s (“Kroger”) and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s (“DWT”) Objection to Order Granting Sanctions. (Doc. Nos. 152, 153, 154.) A hearing on the Objection was held on June 8, 2020. Counsel for Defendant Mr. Jacob Harper, Mr. Steve Prough, Vice President of Legal Services for Kroger, along with Mr. Gregory Weston for Plaintiff, and Ms. Hawkins appeared. Ms. Heather Rosing also appeared, solely to represent Mr. Harper, Ms. Canner and their firm DWT, on the sanctions motion. 1. Background The record clearly reflects that the discovery phase in this case was particularly contentious and problematic. On September 16, 2019, Magistrate Judge Major issued an order (the “September 16 Order”) which…