Chavez v. Seville Restaurant and Bar Inc. et. al.

Background

Plaintiff Chavez submitted a request asking the court to resolve discovery disputes. The request concerned proposed class discovery in an employment-related case, including employee contact information, the size of the proposed class, and a list of non-exempt employees employed during the six years before the complaint was filed. Chavez also asked the court to address defendants’ objection to producing a search-term report or conducting electronic discovery involving Individual Defendant Bienvenido Alvarez.

Parties’ Positions

Chavez stated that defendants had agreed to disclose the size of the proposed class and produce an employee list by September 30, 2025, but had not provided the information or responded. Chavez asked the court to require production of documents for all proposed class members or, alternatively, a sample. Chavez also said defendants had not provided promised clarification or an affidavit concerning Alvarez’s claimed lack of technology use. The request described Chavez’s alleged unpaid overtime and unpaid spread-of-hours premiums, but the court did not rule on those allegations.

Ruling

The court stated that defendants had since complied with Chavez’s request for a class list and that no other discovery disputes remained. It therefore dismissed Chavez’s request as moot. The clerk was directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 23. The order did not decide the underlying discovery arguments or the alleged wage violations.