Kaltwasser

Kaltwasser v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

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350 F. App'x 108
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 1, 2009No. 08-15962California574 words

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*109 AMENDED MEMORANDUM *

AT & T Mobile LLC (formerly Cingular Wireless, LLC, herein “Cingular”) appeals the district court’s order denying Cingular’s motion to compel arbitration on the ground that the provision in Cingular’s consumer cell phone contract requiring consumers to waive the right to bring a class action and to consent to arbitration is unconscionable under California law. The plaintiff, Jonathan C. Kaltwasser, brought a putative class action in federal district court in California against Cingular for alleged violations of the California Business and Professions Code and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and for breach of contract.

Cingular filed a motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act pursuant to the terms of its contract with Kaltwasser. The district court denied the motion. We review the denial of a motion to compel arbitration de novo. Shroyer v. New Cingular Wireless Servs., Inc., 498 F.3d 976, 981 (9th Cir.2007). We review the district court’s choice of law determination de novo. United States v. Orr Water Ditch Co., 391 F.3d 1077, 1080 (9th Cir.2004). We have jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. § 16 (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and we affirm.

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