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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL WHITE, Case No.: 20cv2054 DMS (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS LA PILATES CARLSBAD, an entity of unknown form, JLC MANAGEMENT, 15 LLC, a Nevada limited liability corporation, JEFF CLARK, an individual, RAY CHUNG, an individual, and DOES 17 1-15, 18 Defendants.

20 This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ motion for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion, and Defendants filed a reply. “Rule 11 requires the imposition of sanctions when a motion is frivolous, legally unreasonable, or without factual foundation, or is brought for an improper purpose.” Conn v. Borjorquez, 967 F.2d 1418, 1420 (9th Cir. 1992) (citing Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. A-C Company, 859 F.2d 1336, 1344 (9th Cir. 1988)). In determining whether a claim is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, the standard is one of…