Pandolfi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANDREW PANDOLFI, et al., Case No. 23-cv-05971-EMC

Plaintiffs,

AMENDED ORDER DENYING AVIA

v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

COMPEL ARBITRATION

AVIAGAMES, INC., et al., Defendants. Docket No.

12 13 Plaintiffs Andrew Pandolfi and Mandi Shawcroft have filed suit against AviaGames, Inc. (“Avia”) and its co-founders (collectively, the “Avia Defendants”), as well as two companies that invested in Avia. The Avia Defendants have moved to compel arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. Having considered the parties’ briefs and accompanying submissions, as well as all supplemental briefing, the Court hereby DENIES the Avia Defendants’ motion. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. First Amended Complaint In the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”), Plaintiffs allege as follows. Avia is a gaming company that launched in 2017. See FAC ¶ 30. Ms. Chen and Ms. Wang are Avia’s co-founders. …