Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDY CRUZ GOMEZ, Case No. 3:23-cv-06608-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS,

v. STRIKE, AND COMPEL

ARBITRATION

NEW CHAMPION PROMOTIONS, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 50, 52, 53 11 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff Andy Cruz Gomez (“Cruz”) is a professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He filed this lawsuit against the defendants New Champion Promotions, LLC (“NCP”) and Jesse Rodriguez (collectively, “the NCP defendants”), as well as Matchroom Boxing USA, LCC (“Matchroom”), alleging that they violated federal and state laws that protect professional boxers from predatory promoters and managers, among other alleged legal violations. The NCP defendants moved to dismiss and moved to strike several requests for relief, and Matchroom moved to compel arbitration. For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part, with leave to amend. The motion to compel arbitration is granted as to the…