Paeton Bangart v. Bonaventure of East Wenatchee LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 19 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PAETON BANGART, No. 23-35528

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00162-TOR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

BONAVENTURE OF EAST WENATCHEE

LLC,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 6, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, BEA, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Defendant-Appellant Bonaventure of East Wenatchee LLC appeals the

district court’s order below, which denied Bonaventure’s motion to compel

arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) of Plaintiff-Appellee Paeton

Bangart’s Washington state law claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public

policy. The parties are familiar with the facts, which we recount here only where

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. necessary. We have jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. §…