Raul Gardea v. JBS USA. LLC

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

*540 Appellant Raul Gardea appeals the District Court's 2 grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees JBS USA, LLC and Swift Pork Company (collectively, "JBS"). For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

Appellant Raul Gardea worked at Appellee Swift Pork Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Appellee JBS USA, as a maintenance mechanic at JBS's pork processing facility in Marshalltown, Iowa. In early 2014, Gardea was treated for carpal tunnel syndrome in his right wrist. In February 2014, Gardea's main treating physician, Dr. Paulson, imposed a temporary work…