Ortega
Ortega v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THERESA ORTEGA, et al., Case No. 23-cv-05596-JST
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. COMPEL ARBITRATION
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC., et al., Re: ECF No. 29 Defendants.
12 Before the Court is a motion to compel arbitration by Defendants UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (“UHG”), Optum Services, Inc. (“OSI”), and Optum Car, Inc. (“OCI”) (collectively “Defendants”). ECF No. 29. The Court will grant the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Theresa Ortega and Gabriela Rocha, both residents of California, are former employees of Defendants who worked at Defendants’ California locations. ECF No. 28 ¶ 26. They bring this action individually and on behalf of a class, alleging that Defendants failed to provide sufficient notice before terminating their employment, among other claims. Ortega was hired in April 2023 as an administrative assistant to the facilities director, while Rocha was hired in April 2023 as a registration clerk. Id. Upon…