Mitchell v. ECOLAB, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BRET MITCHELL, Case No. 1:22-cv-01088-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

v. DISMISSING CASE 13 ECOLAB, INC., (ECF No. 9). 14 Defendant.

16 Before the Court is Defendant Ecolab, Inc’s motion to compel Plaintiff Bret Mitchell to participate in arbitration. (ECF No. 9). Defendant requests that the Court dismiss this case or otherwise stay the case pending the completion of arbitration. (ECF No. 9). For the reasons given below, the Court will grant Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and dismiss this action 21 without prejudice.1 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint in Madera County Superior Court on July 21, 2022. (See ECF No. 1-1). Plaintiff’s complaint alleges several employment discrimination claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Gov. Code §§ 12900, et seq., and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…