Snipes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRY T. SNIPES, SR., an individual, No. 2:15-cv-00878-MCE-DB Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC., a Virginia corporation, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendant. 17 Through the present class action, Terry T. Snipes, Sr., on behalf of himself and those similarly situated (collectively “Plaintiffs”), challenges various wage and hour practices utilized by his employer, Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Dollar Tree”). Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Amend Operative Class Definition. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s Motion (ECF No. 92) is GRANTED.1 /// /// /// 27 1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance, the Court ordered this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(g). BACKGROUND 2 Dollar Tree initiated an arbitration program for prospective employees 4 …