Lomeli

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JAIME PRIETO LOMELI, Case No. 19-CV-01141-LHK

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

v.

STAYING CASE

MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 42, 51 Defendants. 17 This is a putative class action brought by Plaintiff Jamie Lomeli against Midland Funding, LLC (“Midland Funding”), Midland Credit Management, Inc. (“MCM”), Hunt & Henriques (“H&H”), Michael Scott Hunt, and Janalie Ann Henriques (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants committed violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. in connection with Defendants’ efforts to collect a consumer debt from Plaintiff. Before the Court are Defendants’ motions to compel arbitration. ECF Nos. 42, 51. Having considered the parties’ submissions, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court hereby grants the motions to compel arbitration and stays the action. I. BACKGROUND 27 …