Former Taco Bell Assistant Cook Sues Kumar Restaurant Group Over Sexual Harassment

A civil workplace complaint captioned Acevedo v. Kumar Restaurant Group Inc. was filed March 4, 2026 in Santa Clara County Superior Court by plaintiff Gilberta Acevedo, identified in the filing as a former assistant cook. The filing names Kumar Restaurant Group Inc. as defendant and lists employment counsel Shegerian Conniff as the plaintiff’s attorneys.

The limited summary available to reporters describes the suit as alleging persistent sexual harassment at a Taco Bell franchise in Santa Clara County but provides no specifics of the alleged conduct. The summary text is truncated after the fragment "lists multipl," and the document excerpt does not include a case number, detailed factual allegations, dates of incidents, names of alleged harassers, or the relief sought.

The public synopsis confirms only the suit’s caption, the March 4, 2026 filing date, the plaintiff’s name and prior job title, and the identification of Shegerian Conniff as plaintiff’s counsel. The summary does not indicate whether additional defendants are named, whether an administrative charge was filed with the EEOC or California Department of Fair Employment and Housing before the civil suit, or whether the franchisee is separately affiliated with Taco Bell corporate.

Because the complaint text itself is not included in the summary, the Santa Clara County Superior Court docket will be the source for the full complaint, any summons, and subsequent filings in Acevedo v. Kumar Restaurant Group Inc. Those documents will identify the case number, any exhibits attached to the complaint, the specific causes of action pleaded, and any initial scheduling orders or deadlines.

As of the March 4 filing reflected in the summary, no statement from Kumar Restaurant Group Inc. or from Taco Bell corporate appears in the public excerpt. The suit by Gilberta Acevedo now appears on the civil calendar in Santa Clara County and will proceed according to the county court’s docketing and service rules; filings that follow the initial complaint will show whether the defendant files an answer, motions, or a public response.

For workers and managers at Taco Bell locations in Santa Clara County, the filing marks the start of formal litigation in state court. The complaint in Acevedo v. Kumar Restaurant Group Inc., filed March 4, 2026, will be the definitive source for the allegations and the relief Acevedo seeks once the full document and docket entries are available.