Robert Smith v. Americredit Financial Services

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 13, 201109-57016California166 words

Opinion

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 13 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ROBERT SMITH, an individual, No. 09-57016 individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, D.C. No. 3:09-cv-01076-DMS-

BLM

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, ORDER

INC., a business entity form unknown, DBA ACF Financial Services, Inc.,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2011 Pasadena, California

Before: B. FLETCHER, SILVERMAN, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Because of recent developments after the district court’s order on December

11, 2009, we vacate the order compelling arbitration and remand the matter for

reconsideration in light of AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740

(2011), and Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., ___ Cal. Rptr. 3d ___, 2011 WL

5865694 (Ct. App. 2011).

VACATED AND REMANDED.