Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CARLOS DIAZ, Case No. 25-cv-03327-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

CHEVRON CORPORATION, et al., JUDGMENT; AND GRANTING IN

PART AND DENYING IN PART

Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

12 Docket Nos. 27,

14 Plaintiff Carlos Diaz initiated this wage-and-hour lawsuit in state court back in 2020. Three companies were named as defendants: Chevron, Nooter,1 and Contra Costa Electric (“CCE”). The case was litigated in state court for approximately five years. During that time, Mr. Diaz settled his claims against Chevron and Nooter. Thus, at this juncture, the only remaining defendant is CCE. In April 2025, CCE removed the instant case from state to federal court. The Court allowed the removal to stand because Mr. Diaz did not move for a remand based on untimeliness (i.e., the Court could not sua…