Young

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

OCT 20 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARK YOUNG, Nos. 24-6032

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 5:22-cv-03912-NW v. Northern District of California, San Francisco SOLANA LABS, INC.; et al.,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Rita Lin, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 8, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, NGUYEN, and BRESS Circuit Judges.

Solana Labs, Inc. (“Solana”) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion

to compel arbitration. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 16(a)(1)(B) and

28 U.S.C. § 1291. “We review denial of a motion to compel arbitration de novo,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. and review findings of fact underlying the district court’s decision for clear error.”

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