Indus Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 INDUS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.; No. 2:22-cv-02022-JAM-JDP a California Corporation; and AVERWOOD INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., a California Corporation, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

Plaintiffs, DISMISS v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation, ET AL., Defendants. 19 Before the Court is Defendants Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Insurance Company of America, Nationwide Mutual Capital, LLC, and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company’s (collectively, “Nationwide”) motion to compel arbitration and dismiss Plaintiff Averwood Insurance Services, Inc.’s claims without prejudice. See Mot. to Compel and Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 20. Defendants contend that the parties’ contract expressly delegates all issues and claims to arbitration, which is binding on the Court. Plaintiffs Averwood Insurance Services, Inc. (“Averwood”) and Indus Insurance Agency, Inc.…