Clark v. Barrett Business Services, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KYLE B. CLARK,

12 Plaintiff, No. 2:24-cv-01619-TLN-CKD

13 14 v. ORDER

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.;

15 and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 16 Defendants, 17 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Kyle B. Clark’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to 20 Remand. (ECF No. 31.) Defendant Barrett Business Services, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed an 21 opposition. (ECF No. 38.) Plaintiff did not file a reply. 22 Also before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration. (ECF No. 8.) 23 Plaintiff filed an opposition. (ECF No. 36.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 41.) 24 For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand and 25 GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration. 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 This case arises from an employment dispute. Defendant provides payroll administration, 3 workers’ compensation insurance, staffing and consulting services and employed Plaintiff as a 4 …