Jose Alfredo Gutierrez Esparza v. B. Braun Medical, Inc.

I. Background

Plaintiff began working for Defendant full time as a form fill seal operator on March 3, 2014, for $25.00 per hour. (Compl. ¶ 9.) Although “Plaintiff was required to use his personal cellphone throughout the workday for work-related matters,” Defendant “fail[ed] to reimburse Plaintiff for his expenses related to the use of his personal cell phone.” (Id. ¶ 11.) In addition, _________________________________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:25-cv-00280-FWS-DFM Date: April 3, 2025 Title: Jose Alfredo Gutierrez Esparza v. B. Braun Medical, Inc. “[c]ontrary to what was recorded on his timecards, Plaintiff almost always missed his meal/rest breaks due to shortage of staff,” and “Plaintiff’s supervisor, Mr. Jesus Chabarria, actively prevented Plaintiff from going on his lunch breaks on numerous occasions due to shortage of staff.” (Id. ¶ 12.) “Mr. Chabarria, fabricated [Plaintiff’s] timecard to falsely indicate that he was taking timely and duty-free lunch breaks.” (Id.)

“In addition, during his employment, Plaintiff witnessed and personally…