Ponce
Ponce v. CalEnergy Operating Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ALBERTO PONCE, Case No.: 22-cv-1808-W-LR
Plaintiff,
ORDER:
v. (1) ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION [47];
CALENERGY OPERATING (2) IMPOSING TERMINATING CORPORATION, et al., SANCTIONS AND DISMISSING Defendants. CASE WITH PREJUDICE; AND 18 (3) DECLINING TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL MONETARY
SANCTIONS
20 21 On October 20, 2022, plaintiff Alberto Ponce (“Plaintiff”) filed this case in Imperial County Superior Court against his former employer, CalEnergy Operating Corporation (“Defendant”). ([Doc. 1-2], “Complaint”.) On November 17, 2022, Defendant removed the case to this Court. Subsequently, the Honorable Lupe Rodriguez, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge (“Magistrate Judge”), entered a scheduling order setting the fact discovery cutoff for July 28, 2023. ([Doc. 10], “Scheduling Order” at 3.) However, two days before the discovery 1 …