Kramer

Filed 9/12/24 Certified for Publication 10/4/24 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

DARREN KRAMER et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents,

A167779

v. COINBASE, INC., et al., (San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. No. CGC-23-604357) Defendants and Appellants.

Plaintiffs Darren Kramer, Manish Aggarwal, Mostafa El Bermawy, and Amish Shah filed a complaint against Defendant Coinbase, Inc. (Coinbase) for public injunctive relief under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Civ. Code, § 1750 et seq.; CLRA), the California False Advertising Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17500, et seq.; FAL), and the California Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200, et seq.; UCL). The trial court denied Coinbase’s motion to compel arbitration on the basis that plaintiffs sought public injunctive relief not subject to arbitration. We disagree with Coinbase’s argument on appeal that plaintiffs’ claims are subject to arbitration because they seek private injunctive relief, and we affirm the trial court order.

1 On September 9, 2024, Coinbase filed an unopposed request for

judicial notice of two…