Cobarruviaz

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Dominic Cobarruviaz brought this lawsuit on behalf of himself and a . putative class of former and current shoppers and grocery delivery drivers who work for Defendant Maplebear, Inc., which does business as Instacart (hereafter, Instacart). See Docket No. 17 (First Amended Complaint) (FAC). “Instacart is a shopping and delivery service that provides shoppers and delivery drivers who are dispatched through a mobile phone application to shop, purchase, and deliver groceries to customers at their homes and businesses.” Id. at ¶ 2. Plaintiffs were classified by Instacart as independent contractors. Id. at ¶ 3. They claim, however, that they are Instacart’s employees, and thus are entitled to various protections for employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and under the labor codes of various states where Plaintiffs worked, such as California, New York, and Colorado. Id. at ¶ 5. The California-based Plaintiffs have also pled a claim for civil penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Id. at ¶¶ 119-123.

Prior to working for Instacart, Plaintiffs were required to…