Cruise

Filed 8/27/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

STEPHANIE CRUISE, B248430

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC489042) v.

KROGER CO., et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Suzanne G. Bruguera, Judge. Reversed with directions. Littler Mendelson, Jeremy A. Roth, Henry D. Lederman and Emily T. Patajo for Defendants and Appellants. The Law Offices of Maryann P. Gallagher and Maryann P. Gallagher for Plaintiff and Respondent.

_________________________ Defendants and appellants Kroger Co., Kroger Manufacturing, Compton Creamery, Keith Oldenkamp, Steve Kuebbing, Jesse Turner, Keith Henry, Jill McIntosh and Tony Ramirez (sometimes collectively referred to as Kroger or the Kroger defendants) appeal an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of an employment discrimination action filed by plaintiff and respondent Stephanie Cruise (Cruise).1 At the time Cruise applied for employment with Kroger in 2007, she completed an employment application which…