Gardner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 JESSE GARDNER, 1:25-cv-00182-JLT-EPG 10 Plaintiff, O M R O D T E IO R N G F R O A R N L T E IN A G V E PL T A O I N F T IL IF E F A ’S F IRST v. AMENDED COMPLAINT

VESPRITE, LLC (ECF No. 15)

Defendant. 15 This civil action was removed from the Superior Court of California, County of Tulare on February 10, 2025, by Defendant Versprite, LLC. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff Jesse Gardner alleges that Defendant terminated his employment in retaliation for being placed on short-term disability, in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Furthermore, Plaintiff claims he was harassed and Defendant failed to prevent this harassment, Defendant failed to provide required rest and meal periods, and Defendant failed to pay him overtime wages. (Id., pp. 8- 23). On October 29, 2025, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the Complaint. (ECF No. 15). Plaintiff seeks leave to amend to assert claims for “CFRA interference based on newly…