Barajas Centeno v. City of Carlsbad
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE LUIS BARAJAS CENTENO, Case No.: 19-cv-2098-L (DEB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS
v. ON GENARO LARA, ESQ.
CITY OF CARLSBAD, et al.,
Defendants.
17 I. INTRODUCTION On November 10, 2020, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause directing Plaintiff’s attorney Genaro Lara to explain why the Court should not sanction him for statements made in two letters he sent to Defendants’ counsel Daniel Stephen Modafferi. Dkt. No. 70. On January 11, 2021, the Court held a hearing on the Order to Show Cause. Dkt. Nos. 96, 103. Prior to the hearing, Lara submitted a brief, declaration, and evidence responding to the Order to Show Cause. See Dkt. No. 88. Upon consideration of the information before the Court, the Court sanctions Lara $1,000 ($500 per letter) and refers him to the District’s Standing Committee on Discipline to investigate Lara’s fitness to practice law in this…