Hoang To v. Directtou, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JONATHAN HOANG TO, et al., Case No. 24-cv-06447-WHO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON THE MOTIONS TO

v. COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL

DIRECTTOU, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 79, 80 Defendants.

There are two motions before me: the defendants’ Motion to Stay and Compel Arbitration and the plaintiffs’ Motion to Appoint Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel. In the underlying operative complaint, plaintiffs Jonathan Hoang To, Jeffry Heise, and Joseph Mull (together, “plaintiffs”) allege that defendants DirectToU, LLC (“DirectToU”) and Alliance Entertainment, LLC (“Alliance”) (altogether, “the defendants”) violated the Video Privacy Protection Act and California state laws. After plaintiffs filed their Third Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 68, hereafter “TAC”), defendants moved to stay the case and compel arbitration. Because I conclude that defendants have not waived their right to compel arbitration, I GRANT the motion. The Motion to Appoint…