RUDY MENDEZ HERNANDEZ; Plaintiff, vs. WHEEL PROS, LLC., et al.; Defendants.

Case No.: BC698681

Hearing Date: June 20, 2019

RULING RE:

Plaintiff Rudy Mendez Hernandez’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production, Set One, from Defendant Wheel Pros, LLC

Plaintiff Rudy Mendez Hernandez’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production, Set One, from Defendant Wheel Pros, LLC is DENIED. No sanctions are awarded.

Factual Background

This is an action for employment discrimination and labor code violations. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges as follows. Plaintiff Rudy Mendez Hernandez (“Plaintiff”) was an employee of Defendant Wheel Pros, LLC (“Wheel”) from 2002 to 2017. (FAC ¶ 6.) Plaintiff began to suffer from chronic back pain caused by repeated lifting of heavy aluminum billets for work. (FAC ¶ 7.) Plaintiff compensated for this injury by from time to time laying on the factory floor. (FAC ¶ 7.) Plaintiff informed his supervisor of his pain a