Annette Serna v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 12 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANNETTE SERNA, an individual, No. 21-55238

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:16-cv-02047-FMO-JEM v.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS MEMORANDUM*

CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 9, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH, BADE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Annette Serna (“Serna”) appeals the district court’s denial of her

motion to vacate an arbitration award and, alternatively, its order compelling

arbitration. The parties dispute whether (1) a binding arbitration agreement required

Serna to arbitrate her claims and (2) the arbitrator’s decision to dismiss Serna’s

claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) should be

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth…