Loewen
Loewen v. McDonnell, III
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 KATHRYN LOEWEN, CASE NO. 19-cv-00467-YGR
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL
vs. ARBITRATION AND DENYING MOTION TO
DISMISS
JOHN MCDONNELL, III, ET AL., Re: Dkt. No. 45 Defendants.
Plaintiff Kathryn Loewen brings this action against defendants John McDonnell III (“John McDonnell”), The McDonnell Group, LLC (“TMG”), John “Jack” McDonnell II (“Jack McDonnell”), Tony VanBrackle, Michael Bradley, Gary Bender, and Carneros Bay Capital LLC, in connection with the alleged theft of her start-up company, Control Mobile, Inc. (“Control”). (Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”).) Now before the Court is defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), on grounds that the claims asserted in the complaint arise from and are inextricable related to Control’s March 19, 2015 Amended and Restated Shareholder Agreement. (Dkt. No. 45 (“Motion”).) Having carefully considered the papers submitted and…