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Cruz Barriga v Sams West Inc

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Case Information
Case name Cruz Barriga v. Sam’s West, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club[1]
Court U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada[1]
Docket 2:26-cv-02441-GMN-BNW[1]
Filed Federal removal petition filed August 7, 2026; original state complaint filing date not identified in the sources reviewed.[2]
Judge(s) Gloria M. Navarro (district judge); Brenda Weksler (magistrate judge)[1]
Plaintiffs Maria Cristina Cruz Barriga[1]
Defendants Sam’s West, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club; Sam’s Club Inc.; unnamed property owners, employees, employers, entities and store manager listed in the caption[1]
Case type Removed civil action; discovery confidentiality and AI-platform restrictions[1]
Claims / issues Handling of confidential discovery; restriction on submission of defendant-produced protected material to open AI platforms. Underlying merits claims not established from the reviewed order.[1]
Status October 9, 2026: stipulated protective order approved; case-specific discovery restrictions in effect.[1]

Cruz Barriga v. Sam’s West, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club is a District of Nevada civil action with a stipulated protective order restricting submission of defendant-produced confidential discovery to open artificial-intelligence platforms. Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler approved the order on October 9, 2026.[1]

October 9, 2026 protective order

Paragraph 19 prohibits entering, uploading or otherwise submitting Confidential Material and Highly Confidential—Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material produced by the defendant to any open AI platform, including ChatGPT and similar generative-AI tools. The restriction applies for any purpose, regardless of intended use. It operates within this case’s protective order.[1]

Other provisions limit use of confidential discovery to litigating this proceeding, identify qualified recipients, establish procedures for contesting confidentiality designations, and address return or disposition of material after termination. The order continues to bind covered persons after the proceeding concludes, subject to permission or court relief. The approving court also requires sealing motions to satisfy Local Rule IA 10-5 and the cited Ninth Circuit authorities.[1]

Reviewed procedural record

The public docket records an August 7, 2026 removal petition and the October 9 approval of the protective order. The reviewed order identifies Gloria M. Navarro and Brenda Weksler as the district and magistrate judges. This coverage addresses the verified discovery order; the original complaint and underlying merits have not been established from the sources reviewed.[2][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 D. Nevada, Cruz Barriga v. Sam’s West, Inc., No. 2:26-cv-02441-GMN-BNW, ECF 13, October 9, 2026, stipulated protective order (14 pages), complete body reviewed October 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CourtListener/RECAP public docket, entries 1–13 and metadata reviewed October 10, 2026; public reproduction may be incomplete.
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