Russo v. County of San Diego

Opinion

TONINO RUSSO, Case No.: 18-CV-1837 TWR (MDD)

Plaintiff, ORDER (1) GRANTING v. DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION, AND (2) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; LISA JUDGMENT AGAINST PLAINTIFF RAMIREZ; HUGH DAVIDSON; and IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,227.25 DOES 2–10, (ECF Nos. 184, 188) Defendants.

Presently before the Court is Defendants County of San Diego, Lisa Ramirez, and Hugh Davidson’s Motion for Order Directing the Clerk to Add Sanctions Amount to Judgment; or Otherwise Alter or Amend Judgment to Include Sanctions Previously Ordered (“Mot.,” ECF No. 188), as well as Plaintiff Tonino Russo’s Notice of Non- Opposition re: Motion for Order Directing the Clerk to Add Sanctions Amount to Judgment. (See ECF No. 192.) As Defendants note, (see Mot. at 2), “[u]nder state law, a sanctions order is enforceable in the same way as a money judgment.” Leads Club, Inc. v. Peterson, No. CIV. 05CV1717-J JMA, 2008 WL 186504, at *3 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2008) (citing Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §§ 680.230, 680.270, 699.510; Newland v. Super. Ct., 40 Cal. App. 4th 608, 615 (1995)). Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58(b)(1)(B) and 59(e), the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to enter judgment against Plaintiff and in favor of Defendants in the amount of $40,227.25, which represents the remaining amount of sanctions owed by Plaintiff to Defendants pursuant to the Court’s January 19, 2023 Order Granting in Part and Denying Part Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions. See Leads Club, 2008 WL 186504, at *3. Dated: May 4, 2023 [5 14 bre Honorable Todd W. Robinson United States District Judge 1]