Wiener

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TATTERSALLS LTD., Case No.: 3:17-cv-1125-BTM-

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Plaintiff,

v. ORDER OVERRULING

DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTIONS

GERALD WIENER, et al.,

Defendants. [ECF No. 191] 16 Before the Court are Defendants’ objections to Magistrate Judge Crawford’s sanctions order (ECF No. 189). (ECF No. 191 (“Obj.”).) The relevant facts are as follows. Plaintiff was originally represented by attorney Diana L. Courteau of Courteau & Associates (“Courteau”). During this time, Plaintiff engaged in what Defendants viewed as obstructive litigation tactics. (See, e.g., ECF Nos. 141, 3:1– 4; 152.) Plaintiff later retained new counsel and ended its association with Courteau. (ECF Nos. 165, 175–176.) In June, Judge Crawford issued two rulings on sanctions. In the first, Judge Crawford granted Defendants’ motion for sanctions and ordered Courteau to pay Defendants $31,772.62 for misconduct during the deposition of…