This document details the filing of a new civil case, Fonseca Lopez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, with case number 4:26-cv-01703. The filing on February 26, 2026, includes a Notice of Removal initiated by Costco Wholesale Corporation from a previous case in the Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County. Costco also filed a Corporate Disclosure Statement, Certificate of Interested Entities, and a Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.

This filing signifies the commencement of a federal lawsuit. For Costco, the immediate actions involved filing the necessary removal documents and disclosures. For the plaintiff, Fonseca Lopez, the next steps would involve responding to the removal and potentially engaging in discovery. As this is a new case filing, there are no immediate compliance deadlines or penalties mentioned, but parties should be prepared for standard litigation procedures and potential court-ordered deadlines as the case progresses.