Rafael Benitez v. Gmri Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 19 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAFAEL RAMOS BENITEZ, individually, No. 23-55796 and on behalf of all others similarly situated, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellee, 3:22-cv-02031-L-JLB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

GMRI INC., a corporation,

Defendant-Appellant,

and

DOES, 1 through 100 inclusive,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California M. James Lorenz, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 10, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, N.R. SMITH, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Rafael Ramos Benitez brought this putative class action against GMRI Inc.,

his former employer, claiming unfair business practices and violations of wage and

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. hour laws. GMRI moved to compel arbitration pursuant to a Dispute Resolution

Process agreement (“DRP”) with Ramos. The district court denied the motion,

finding that the DRP was…