Dario Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARIO MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, on No. 19-17311 behalf of himself and other aggrieved employees, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellee, 3:18-cv-05226-

EMC

v.

ELKHORN PACKING CO. LLC; OPINION

D'ARRIGO BROS. CO. OF

CALIFORNIA,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Edward M. Chen, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 1, 2021 San Francisco, California

Filed November 3, 2021

Before: Eugene E. Siler, * Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bumatay; Dissent by Judge Rawlinson

* The Honorable Eugene E. Siler, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ V. ELKHORN PACKING

SUMMARY **

Arbitration / California Law

The panel reversed the district court’s order refusing to enforce arbitration agreements between Dario Martinez- Gonzalez and his former employers in an action alleging violations of federal and state…