Chase Turner v. CH Robinson Company, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

A. State Court Proceedings On March 18, 2024, Plaintiff Chase Turner (“Plaintiff”), a citizen of California, filed a Complaint against Defendant C.H. Robinson Company, Inc., (“Defendant” or “C.H. Robinson”), a citizen of Minnesota. ECF 10-1. Plaintiffs original complaint also named Adam Kotewa, an individual and California resident, as a defendant. Jd. Plaintiff's complaint asserted claims for: (1) failure to pay wages, (2) failure to pay minimum wage, (3) failure to provide accurate wage statements, (4) waiting time penalties, and (5) unfair competition. Jd. Plaintiff alleged that Mr. Kotewa was a managing agent of C.H. Robinson who set Plaintiff's wages and work hours. ECF 10-1 4 18. Defendant answered Plaintiff's complaint on April 19, 2024. ECF 10 4 4. Discovery then commenced in the state court proceedings. Plaintiff served requests for production and form interrogatories on Mr. Kotewa on July 23, 2025, and Mr. Kotewa served responses on October 14,2024. Id.§5. After the court denied Defendant’s ex parte request to continue trial dates and deadlines, Defendant moved for summary judgment on May 19, 2025, arguing in part…