Nitsch

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

Re: Dkt. No.

Defendants DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.; The Walt Disney Company; Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC; Pixar; ImageM-overs, LLC.; Two Pic MC LLC (f/k/a Ima-geMovers Digital); Sony Pictures Animation Inc.; Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.; and Blue Sky Studios have filed a joint motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings. (“Mot.”), ECF No. 71. Having considered the parties’ submissions, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ motion.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a consolidated class action brought by former employees alleging antitrust claims against their former employers, various animation studios with principal places of business in California. 1 *854 Plaintiffs contend that Defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix and suppress employee compensation and to restrict, employee mobility.

A. Factual Background

The Court draws the following factual background from the uncontroverted allegations in the Consolidated Amended Complaint (“CAC”), and from judicially noticed documents. Unless otherwise noted, Plaintiffs’ allegations are presumed to be…