Ricafort

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REX RICAFORT, 2:24-cv-2015-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MODESTO, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff’s motion to compel and the parties’ joint statement on the discovery dispute are before the court. (ECF Nos. 18, 19.) The parties appeared via Zoom for a hearing on October 29, 2025. Kyung Finley appeared for plaintiff; Shannon Clawson appeared for defendants. The motion is granted in part and denied in part as set forth below. I. Background Defendants removed this case to this court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges claims against his former employer as follows: (1) disability discrimination; (2) failure to provide reasonable accommodation; (3) failure to engage in the interactive process; (4) age discrimination; (5) national origin discrimination; (6) CFRA rights retaliation; (7) CFRA rights interference; (8) failure to prevent discrimination and harassment; (9)…