De La Torre Files PAGA Wage-and-Hour Suit Against Taco Bell Franchisee

A representative Private Attorneys General Act and wage-and-hour action is underway against Pacific Bells, LLC in Santa Clara County Superior Court under Case No. 22CV409086, naming De La Torre as the plaintiff. The matter is presented on plaintiff-side case materials as a representative PAGA action and a wage-and-hour dispute that seeks relief on behalf of Pacific Bells employees.

Plaintiff-side materials include a law firm case page that states, verbatim, "Capstone Law APC’s case site for De La Torre v. Pacific Bells, LLC (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 22CV409086) describes a representative/Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and wage-and-hour action on behalf of current a", a line that appears truncated in the excerpt provided. An intake site for the matter repeats the allegation in plain language: "We believe that these are violations of California's Labor Code, and we also believe that these violations occurred on a systematic basis to Pacific Bells employees."

The intake site identifies the defendant as Pacific Bells (Taco Bell) and invites potentially affected workers who "worked for Pacific Bells from January 23, 2022, until the present" to come forward. It supplies direct contact information for plaintiff-side intake: a phone number, 888.480.9842, and an email address, info@PacificBellsLawsuit.com, and instructs interested workers to provide their name, telephone number, and the best time to be reached so that "an attorney will get back to you soon." The intake page also lists a named contact, Anthony Castillo, Esq., and notes bilingual outreach with "Hablamos Español."

The filings and intake materials available in the excerpts assert systematic Labor Code violations but do not supply the filed complaint text, the specific Labor Code sections at issue, or any damage totals. The plaintiff-side excerpts come from law firm and intake pages; there is no defendant statement or court docket text in the materials provided here. Reporters and workers seeking the full complaint or to confirm counsel of record should check the Santa Clara County Superior Court docket for Case No. 22CV409086.

For employees, a PAGA representative action can mean a claim pursued on behalf of multiple workers, potentially affecting how unpaid wages, breaks, overtime, or statutory penalties are sought and administered. Workers who believe they fall within the Jan. 23, 2022 to present timeframe can contact the intake line at 888.480.9842 or email info@PacificBellsLawsuit.com and follow the intake instructions on the site.

What comes next is further docket activity and, potentially, a filed complaint that will spell out the precise legal claims and relief sought. For affected Taco Bell employees, the immediate step is to preserve records of hours and pay and to consider using the provided intake contacts to learn whether they may be included in the representative action.