Tarbell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Jeff Tarbell, No. 2:20-cv-01679-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., and Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. Defendants. 17 18 Jeff Tarbell alleges Caliber Home Loans and a recruiter from Heidrick & Struggles made 20 grand promises about a job but never intended to deliver. Tarbell sued for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, and negligence. Caliber now moves to compel arbitration, 22 and Heidrick moves to dismiss. As explained in this order, the motion to compel arbitration is granted, the case is stayed in its entirety, and the motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice to 24 renewal after the stay is lifted. I. BACKGROUND In 2019, Tarbell was a regional vice president at a mortgage company, where he made 27 nearly $1 million a year. Compl. {| 7, ECF No. 1. He took a call from a recruiter at Heidrick, who was looking for someone…