Case: United Farmworkers v. Department of Labor

United Farmworkers et al. v. Department of Labor et al.

United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor

COMPLAINT against All Defendants by Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Jose Cruz, UFW Foundation, Jesus Lopez, United Farm Workers, Jane Doe I, Evelyn Medina, Fortino Lopez, Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Irene Mendoza, Aaron Grimaldo, Carina Martinez, Celeste Whittle, John Doe I, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Francisco Alvares Flores, Claudia Garcia, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Jane Doe II, Cristano Serrano. Attorney Aguilasocho, Edgar I. added. (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Jose Cruz, Jane Doe I, John Doe I, Jane Doe II, Francisco Alvares Flores, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Claudia Garcia, Aaron Grimaldo, Jesus Lopez, Fortino Lopez, Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Carina Martinez, Evelyn Medina, Irene Mendoza, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Cristano Serrano, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Celeste Whittle. (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

SUMMONS ISSUED as to *Lori Frazier Bearden, Lori Chavez-Deremer, United States Department of Labor* with answer to complaint due within *60* days. Attorney *Edgar I. Aguilasocho* *Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc.* *1527 19th Street, Ste Unit 332* *Bakersfield, CA 93301*. (Deputy Clerk EF) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 2/24/2026 at 09:30 AM in Bakersfield (CDB) before Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker. (Attachments: # 1 CDB Worksheet, # 2 Standing Order, # 3 Consent Form, # 4 VDRP) (Deputy Clerk EF) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

Receipt

RECEIPT number ACAEDC-12616503 for $405.00 fbo United Farm Workers et al. from Edgar I. Aguilasocho. (Deputy Clerk AML)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Kuntal Cholera to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629039) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Mark E. Andrews-Lee to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629109) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Christina Coleburn to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629134) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Lori Johnson to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629159) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Thomas Plotkin to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629177) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Rebecca Rosefelt to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629249) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by United Farm Workers for attorney Lindsay Williams to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12629285) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Aguilasocho, Edgar) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

CLERK'S NOTICE REASSIGNING CASE (TEXT ONLY). This case has been assigned to Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. The new case number is: 1:25-cv-1614-KES-SKO. Reassignment as to Referral Role Only. Venue is proper in Fresno, Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker no longer assigned. (Deputy Clerk RMG) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 3/19/2026 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. Initial Scheduling Conference previously set for 2/24/2026 at 09:30 AM in Bakersfield (CDB) before Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker, has been VACATED. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order, # 2 Consent Form, # 3 VDRP) (Deputy Clerk RMG) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

1 Standing Order

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2 Consent Form

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3 VDRP

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ORDER GRANTING 5 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Kuntal V. Cholera, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 6 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Mark E. Andrews-Lee, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 7 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Christina Colebum, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 8 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Lori Johnson, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 9 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Thomas I. Plotkin, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 10 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Rebecca Rosefelt, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 11 Application for Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 12/01/2025. Added attorney Lindsay Williams, PHV for United Farm Workers. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk JPX) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

MOTION to STAY, MOTION for PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ( Motion Hearing set for 1/22/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff.) by Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Jose Cruz, Francisco Alvares Flores, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Claudia Garcia, Aaron Grimaldo, Jesus Lopez, Fortino Lopez, Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Carina Martinez, Evelyn Medina, Irene Mendoza, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Cristano Serrano, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Celeste Whittle. Attorney Cholera, Kuntal V. added. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of T. Romero, # 3 Declaration of A. Grimaldo, # 4 Declaration of J. Cruz, # 5 Declaration of F. Lopez, # 6 Declaration of C. Serrano, # 7 Declaration of C. Garcia, # 8 Declaration of I. Mendoza, # 9 Exhibit 1, # 10 Exhibit 2, # 11 Exhibit 3, # 12 Exhibit 4, # 13 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

1 Memorandum in Support

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2 Declaration of T. Romero

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3 Declaration of A. Grimaldo

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4 Declaration of J. Cruz

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5 Declaration of F. Lopez

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6 Declaration of C. Serrano

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7 Declaration of C. Garcia

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8 Declaration of I. Mendoza

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9 Exhibit 1

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10 Exhibit 2

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11 Exhibit 3

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12 Exhibit 4

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13 Proposed Order Proposed Order

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STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Briefing Schedule for Preliminary Injunction Motion re 21 Motion to Stay,,,, Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,, by Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Jose Cruz, Francisco Alvares Flores, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Claudia Garcia, Aaron Grimaldo, Jesus Lopez, Fortino Lopez, Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Carina Martinez, Evelyn Medina, Irene Mendoza, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Cristano Serrano, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Celeste Whittle. (Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 12/30/2025. Based on the parties' stipulation and good cause appearing, the Court HEREBY adopts the following briefing schedule for the plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion, Doc. 21, in this case: Defendants' Opposition: January 22, 2026. Plaintiffs' Reply: February 5, 2026. Given this revised briefing schedule, the hearing on plaintiffs' motion, currently set for January 22, 2026, is vacated and the motion will be taken under submission upon the filing of plaintiff's reply. The hearing may be reset if the Court determines that oral argument is warranted. (Deputy Clerk CLA) (Entered: 12/31/2025)

NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Alexandra McTague, GOVT on behalf of Lori Frazier Bearden, Lori Chavez-Deremer, United States Department of Labor. Attorney McTague, Alexandra added. (McTague, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

MOTION excess pages for PI opposition brief by Lori Frazier Bearden, Lori Chavez-Deremer, United States Department of Labor. (McTague, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

OPPOSITION by Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Jose Cruz, Francisco Alvares Flores, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Claudia Garcia, Aaron Grimaldo, Jesus Lopez, Fortino Lopez, Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Carina Martinez, Evelyn Medina, Irene Mendoza, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Cristano Serrano, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Celeste Whittle to 25 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. (Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITATIONS 25 signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 1/21/2026. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

OPPOSITION by Lori Frazier Bearden, Lori Chavez-Deremer, United States Department of Labor to 21 Motion to Stay,,,, Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(McTague, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

Consent MOTION of the North Carolina Chamber for Leave to File a Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay, filed by Attorneys for the North Carolina Chamber. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum Amicus Brief)(Malitz, Jeanne) Modified/Corrected based on call from attorney's office on 1/30/2026 (CRM). (Entered: 01/29/2026)

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 1/30/2026: (Text Only Entry) In light of the pending motion(s), the Initial Scheduling Conference currently set for 3/19/2026, is CONTINUED to 11/5/2026, at 9:45 AM, before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. The parties SHALL file their joint scheduling report 7 days prior to the conference. (Deputy Clerk WAK) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

MOTION for EXTENSION of TIME to FILE ANSWER by Lori Frazier Bearden, Lori Chavez-Deremer, United States Department of Labor. (McTague, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/2/2026. (Deputy Clerk WAK) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

MOTION Leave to file Amicus Curiae by Amicus California Farm Bureau Federation,, National Council of Agricultural Employers. Attorney Hause-Schultz, Rebecca A. added. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum ISO Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 705 Sta)(Hause-Schultz, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

REPLY by Yesenia Contreras Cervantes, Jose Cruz, Francisco Alvares Flores, Juan Manuel Flores Ayala, Claudia Garcia, Aaron Grimaldo, Jesus Lopez, Fortino Lopez, Margaret DeAnda Magallon, Carina Martinez, Evelyn Medina, Irene Mendoza, Isabel Rinton Panfilo, Cristano Serrano, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Celeste Whittle to RESPONSE to 21 Motion to Stay,,,, Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration (Romero), # 2 Declaration (Panfilo))(Cholera, Kuntal) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 2/11/2026: (Text Only Entry): Having considered the unopposed [29, 33] motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae, the Court grants the motions. The respective briefs attached to the [29, 33] motions are deemed filed upon entry of this minute order. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 2/19/2026: (Text Only Entry), A hearing on plaintiffs' motion for a Section 705 stay and preliminary injunction (Doc. 21 ) is SET for March 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 6 before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by National Council of Agricultural Employers for attorney Christopher James Schulte to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12941670) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing of C Schulte) (Hause-Schultz, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Jeanne Marie Malitz for attorney Joseph Alexander Bilby to appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Malitz, Jeanne Marie added. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12956527) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Malitz, Jeanne) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Jeanne Marie Malitz for attorney Leon R. Sequeira to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12956629) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Malitz, Jeanne) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

ORDER GRANTING 37 Application for Pro Hac Vice, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/27/2026. Added attorney Christopher James Schulte, PHV for United Farm Workers, et al. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

ORDER GRANTING 38 Application for Pro Hac Vice, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/27/2026. Added attorney Joseph Alexander Bilby, PHV for The North Carolina Chamber. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

ORDER GRANTING 39 Application for Pro Hac Vice, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/27/2026. Added attorney Leon R. Sequeira, PHV for The North Carolina Chamber. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

MINUTES (Text Only) for proceedings held before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff: MOTION TO STAY and MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING held on 3/18/2026. The motion(s) argued and submitted. The matter is taken under submission. Written order to follow. Plaintiff's Counsel Kuntal Cholera present. Defendant's Counsel Alexandra McTague via video present. Court Reporter/CD Number: O. Rosales. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

Motion Hearing