Zamudio
Zamudio v. Aerotek, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 DIANA VEGA ZAMUDIO, an individual, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01673-JLT-CBD ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL ) ARBITRATION v. ) ) AEROTEK, INC., a Maryland Corporation; ) (Doc. 16) CATERPILLAR INC., a Delaware ) Corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, ) ) inclusive, ) Defendants. ) ) 17 Before the Court is Defendant Aerotek, Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration, in which defendant Caterpillar, Inc. joins. (Docs. 16, 32.) For the reasons explained below, the court DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND Aerotek is a temporary staffing company incorporated in Maryland. (Doc. 16-1 at ¶ 3.) Caterpillar is one of Aerotek’s clients. (Id.) Aerotek hired Plaintiff on or about July 10, 2019, as a full- time warehouse employee and placed her with Caterpillar. (Doc. 1 at 5.) Plaintiff alleges that she was terminated under false pretenses after sustaining an injury at work and that Defendants’ conduct amounts to 1) disability discrimination in violation of…