Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ashwant Singh, et al., No. 2:24-cv-00223-KJM-DB Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Batteries Plus, L.L.C., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In this dispute arising out of a franchise agreement, defendants move to compel arbitration 18 and to dismiss the action or stay the case pending arbitration. For the reasons below, the court grants the motion. 20 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Ashwant Singh is the owner and operator of plaintiff Clean Future Technologies, LLC. Ashwant Decl. at 2, ECF No. 9-6.' Defendant Batteries Plus, LLC, a Wisconsin limited 23 liability company, owns a national franchise that operates and franchises over 600 retail stores 24 under the “Batteries Plus” trademark. Daher Decl. 4 3, ECF No. 8-8; see Franchise Agreement at 25 4, Pls.’ Ex. 1, ECF No. 9-1. Batteries Plus retail stores sell batteries, light bulbs and other related 26 items and also offer device repair and other…