California Tentative Rulings
Defendant’s unopposed motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings is granted. The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) applies to any dispute concerning an arbitration provision in a contract “evidencing a transaction involving commerce.” (9 U.S.C. § 2; see Khalatian v. Prime...
The petition by Defendants M3 Live Bar & Grill, Inc. and Musa Madain to compel arbitration and stay litigation is GRANTED. A party seeking to compel arbitration pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2 must plead and prove (1)...
The Court GRANTS IN PART the Petition to Compel Arbitration and orders the claims in Plaintiff’s Complaint filed herein into arbitration before the American Arbitration Association in Orange County, California. This case will be stayed pending completion of the arbitration....
The motion to order arbitration or, in the alternative, judicial reference, filed by defendants Nancy O’Brien; Patrick O’Brien; Dolly Newstrom; and Granada Mobile Estates, LLC is denied. Preliminary Matters Plaintiffs’ unopposed request for judicial notice of Gladys Clark’s declaration,...
Service Pursuant to CCP § 1290.4, a petition to confirm an arbitration award and a notice of hearing on the petition must be served either “in the manner provided in the arbitration agreement for the service of such petition and...
Defendant Santander Consumer USA, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration is granted. The Retail Installment Contract signed by Plaintiffs contains an arbitration clause which makes the Federal Arbitration Act applicable. The clause includes within its definition of claims to be arbitrated,...
The Motion by Defendant, Sky Zone LLC, to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss and/or Stay Action Pending Outcome of the Same, filed on 7/22/15 is GRANTED. Cal Code Civ Procedure § 1281.2. As Plaintiffs observe, arbitration agreements are not enforceable...
Defendants’ Petition/Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration: GRANT. The action is STAYED pursuant to C.C.P. §1281.4 pending the outcome of arbitration. Background This case arises out of Plaintiff Yaroujan Yaghmourian’s employment with Defendants as a warehouse manager. The Complaint alleges that...
Defendants Velocity Motors LLC dba Honda of Downtown Los Angeles, Federated Mutual Insurance Company, and American Honda Finance Corporation’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ Objection to the Declaration of Josef Shuster in Support of Defendants’ Petition to Compel...
Motion to Compel Arbitration Defendants Pacifica Companies, LLC, Pacifica Bay View, LLC, Pac Bay View, Inc., Pacifica Harbor View Two, L.P., and Pacifica S.D. Management, L.P. bring this motion to compel arbitration. However, only Defendant Pacifica Companies, LLC is a...