Morris
Morris v. Clark Pacific
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ----oo0oo---- 11 12 ROLON MORRIS, Case No. 2:20-cv-01291 WBS
CKD
13 Plaintiff,
14 v.
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
15 CLARK PACIFIC, a California MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION General Partnership; DOES 1-20 16 Individually and in official capacities, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18
19 ----oo0oo---- 20 Plaintiff Rolon Morris brought this action against his 21 former employer, defendant Clark Pacific, alleging that he was 22 wrongfully terminated, discriminated against, and harassed on the 23 basis of his race in violation of federal and state workplace 24 antidiscrimination laws. (See generally First Amended Compl. 25 (“FAC”) (Docket No. 11).) Defendant has filed a motion to compel 26 arbitration and stay judicial proceedings. (Mot. to Compel 27 Arbitration (Docket No. 13).) 28 1 I. Facts & Procedural History 2 Plaintiff worked for defendant as a laborer at 3 defendant’s Woodland, California manufacturing facility (the 4 “Woodland Plant”) from October 8, 2018 until…