Manuel Reyes v. Hearst Communications, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 22 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MANUEL REYES, No. 21-16542

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 4:21-cv-03362-PJH

v.

MEMORANDUM*

HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 17, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, BEA, and H. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Hearst Communications, Inc. appeals the district court’s order denying its

motion to compel arbitration of claims asserted by Manuel Reyes. We have

jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. § 16(a). We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1. The district court did not err in finding that Reyes is a transportation

worker engaged interstate commerce, and that…