Pineda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LETICIA PINEDA, on behalf of herself No. 1:20-cv-00169-DAD-EPG and all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO COMPEL INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION

SUN VALLEY PACKING, L.P.,

(Doc. Nos. 23, 32, 48, 50, 51, 53) Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on the motion to compel individual arbitration filed by defendant Sun Valley Packing, L.P., on June 4, 2020. (Doc. No. 23.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pending motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 24.) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny defendant’s motion to compel individual arbitration.

22 The undersigned apologizes for the excessive delay in the issuance of this order. This court’s overwhelming caseload has been well publicized and the long-standing lack of judicial…