Fiatarone

Fiatarone v. Squaw Valley Resort, LLC

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 13, 20212:21-cv-00451California712 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MARIA FIATARONE, No. 2:21-cv-00451-MCE-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER SQUAW VALLEY RESORT, LLC, Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff Maria Fiatarone (“Plaintiff”) seeks to recover from her former employer, Defendant Squaw Valley Resort, LLC (“Defendant”), for, very generally, harassment and retaliation she suffered during her tenure with the company. Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Stay the Case. ECF No. 3.1 “The [Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)] was enacted in 1925 in response to widespread judicial hostility to arbitration agreements.” AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 1745 (2011). Under the FAA, arbitration agreements “shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract.” 9 U.S.C. § 2. Section 2 of the FAA 27 1 Because oral argument will not be of material…

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