Todd Johnston v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TODD JOHNSTON, Case No. 16-cv-03134-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO COMPEL INDIVIDUAL
ARBITRATION
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Docket No. 110 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Todd Johnston (“Plaintiff”) filed a class action lawsuit against Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”). Mr. Johnston asserts one cause of action: a violation of the WARN Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2102 et seq. He contends that Uber Technologies violated the WARN Act when it ceased operations in Austin, Texas without providing WARN Act notice to drivers at least 60 days in advance. Uber argues that this matter is not properly before the Court because Mr. Johnston agreed to bring this dispute in arbitration. In April 2017, Defendant filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration. On June 22, 2017, the Court stayed this matter because of pending appeals at the Ninth Circuit regarding the validity of…