Serpa

Filed 3/21/13; pub. order & mod. 4/19/13 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

VALERIE SERPA, B237363

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC464218) v.

CALIFORNIA SURETY

INVESTIGATIONS, INC., et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Ruth Ann Kwan, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, Fred M. Plevin, Jeffrey P. Ames and Matthew R. Jedreski for Defendants and Appellants, California Surety Investigations, Inc., Two Jinn, Inc., Aladdin Bail Bonds and Peter Holdsworth. Stevens, Carlberg & McMillan and Daniel P. Stevens for Plaintiff and Respondent Valerie Serpa. __________________ California Surety Investigations (CSI), its employee Peter Holdsworth and CSI‟s parent company, Two Jinn, Inc., doing business as Aladdin Bail Bonds (collectively CSI parties), appeal from the order denying their motion to compel arbitration of claims brought against each of them by Valerie Serpa for sexual harassment, employment…