Installit, Inc. v. Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Henderson, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND STAYING CASE
This matter came before the Court on September 19, 2016 for a hearing on Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. After carefully considering the parties’ writ *858 ten and oral arguments, the Court now GRANTS Defendant’s motion and hereby STAYS Plaintiffs claim pending completion of arbitration.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Installit Inc. (“Installit”) is a California corporation and employer in the business of installing pre-fabricated doors and cabinets in the San Francisco Bay Area. Compl. ¶ 4. Defendant Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board (“Carpenters” or “the Union”) is a labor organization with its principal place of business in Oakland. Id. ¶ 5.
Installit has been a signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with Carpenters since its formation as a company in 1993. Id. ¶ 15. The latest iteration of that agreement was the 2011 Carpenters Master Agreement for' Northern California (“2011 Agreement”), which provided in part:
2011 Agreement § 2 (Ex. C to Imus Deck). The parties agree that the terms of the 2011 Agreement were in effect when on April 15, 2015 Carpenters sent…