Martinez v. The Home Depot filed in Southern District of California

A new federal civil case captioned Martinez v. The Home Depot, Inc. was opened in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, with filings logged February 24, 2026. The case appears on the public Justia docket record under that caption and filing date.

The Justia docket record indicates the case was filed on February 24, 2026 and shows entries logged that same day. The civil docket lists Martinez as the named plaintiff and The Home Depot, Inc. as the defendant in the Southern District of California court, reflecting formal initiation of federal litigation against the company in that jurisdiction.

Filings logged February 24, 2026 are the first public step in the Martinez v. The Home Depot, Inc. matter. The record available through Justia lists the case caption and filing date; the docket entry signals that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has accepted the initial filing into its electronic recordkeeping system.

Home Depot employees and managers in Southern California are now on a jurisdictional docket that will govern case scheduling and process. Because the case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of California, procedural deadlines and notices will be processed through that court’s clerk and reflected in the Martinez v. The Home Depot, Inc. docket as new filings or notices are entered.

As of February 27, 2026 the public docket entry for Martinez v. The Home Depot, Inc. is limited to the February 24, 2026 filings recorded on Justia. Additional documents, including a complaint, summons, or corporate responses, will appear on the Southern District of California docket as they are filed and logged by the court clerk. The Martinez v. The Home Depot, Inc. record on Justia provides the baseline public notice that federal litigation against The Home Depot, Inc. has begun in that district.