Huynh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TRUCMAI and TRUCPHUONG HUYNH, No. 1:24-CV-0157-KES-EPG 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION,

13 v. DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND STAYING

14 ALLSTATE NORTHBROOK ACTION PENDING COMPLETION OF INDEMNITY COMPANY, and DOES 1 ARBITRATION 15 through 25, Docs. 6, 13 16 Defendants. 17 18 Before the Court is defendant Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company’s (“Allstate”) 19 motion to compel arbitration and stay action pending completion of arbitration proceedings, Doc. 20 13, and plaintiffs Trucmai and Trucphuong Huynh’s motion for summary judgment as to 21 Allstate’s affirmative defense asserting that plaintiffs’ claims must be arbitrated, Doc. 6. For the 22 reasons set forth herein, defendant’s motion to compel arbitration is granted, plaintiffs’ motion for 23 summary judgment is denied, and this action is stayed pending completion of arbitration. 24 I. Background 25 On January 2, 2024, plaintiffs…