Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint to Substitute Class Representative; Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed
7-8. 23CV03195 GARCIA, ALBERTO V. FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION, INC EVENTS: (1) Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint to Substitute Class Representative (2) Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed in Light of Former Plaintiff Alberto Garcia’s Death Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint to Substitute Class Representative is granted. The Court grants leave to amend the class claims to include Plaintiff Devin Baxter and stays the PAGA claim to permit Plaintiff to conduct discovery and identify a qualified PAGA representative to be added by further amendment.
The Court sets this matter for a status hearing on September 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. for status of the PAGA claim. The Court vacates the Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed in Light of Former Plaintiff Alberto Garcia’s Death in light of the above. The Court also advances the Case Management Conference on July 1, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and continues the Case Management Conference to September 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Case Management Statements are to be timely filed and served.
9. 24CV02467 DOE, JANE V. CHICO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EVENT: Defendant Chico Unified School District’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses and Request for Monetary Sanctions Defendant Chico Unified School District’s (“Defendant” herein) Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses and Request for Monetary Sanctions is granted. Plaintiff Jane Doe (“Plaintiff” herein) shall serve code-compliant verified supplemental responses to Defendant’s Supplemental Interrogatories (Set One) Defendant’s Supplemental Request for Production of Documents (Set One) within twenty calendar days of service of notice of this Order.
Monetary sanctions in the amount of $3,000 are awarded in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff and their counsel of record Mary E. Alexander, Mary Alexander & Associates, P.C., which are to be paid within thirty days’ notice of this order. The Court will utilize the form of order submitted by counsel with modifications as noted herein.
10. 24CV02857 PLATTS, TOBIAS II ET AL V. JOHNSON, MARK ET AL EVENT: Defendants' Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admissions, Set One, and Form Interrogatories, Set One, Request for Monetary, Evidentiary, and Terminating Sanctions Defendants' Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admissions, Set One, and Form Interrogatories, Set One, Request for Monetary, Evidentiary, and Terminating Sanctions is granted in part as follows:
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