Peoples
Peoples v. Children's Hospital of Central California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
YVONNE PEOPLES, et al., 1:19-cv-00272-LJO-SKO
Plaintiffs, ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
v. ECF No. 45 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, et al., 12 Defendants.
On August 21, 2019, Defendant Valley Children’s Hospital, Inc. (“VCH”) filed the instant
motion to compel arbitration and dismiss or stay proceedings. See ECF Nos. 45–46. Plaintiff Yvonne
Peoples (“Ms. Peoples”) filed her opposition on August 29, 2019. See ECF No. 47. VCH filed its reply on September 11, 2019, and September 12, 2019.1 See ECF Nos. 55, 58.
The Court has reviewed the parties’ filings and has determined the motion to compel arbitration
is suitable for decision based on the papers under Local Rule 230(g).
I. BACKGROUND
This is Ms. Peoples’s second lawsuit against VCH. In 2015, Plaintiff filed her first suit against
VCH alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation. See ECF No. 50 ¶ 9. In…