Martinez-Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DARIO MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, Case No. 18-cv-05226-EMC

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ELKHORN PACKING CO., LLC, et al., Docket No. 24 Defendants.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Dario Martinez Gonzalez worked for Defendants Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC and D’Arrigo Bros. Co. during the 2016 and 2017 lettuce seasons. He worked for Defendants as an agricultural laborer, and, in this lawsuit, he alleges that the companies failed to pay him appropriately, failed to provide adequate meal or rest breaks, and breached the duty of care they owed to Plaintiff by providing food that was unsafe to eat. In December 2018, Defendants moved to compel arbitration. See Docket No. 24. In arguing that the parties’ Arbitration Agreement should not be enforced, Plaintiff raised the defenses of economic duress and undue influence. See Docket No. 28. On October 15 and 16, 2019, a bench trial was held to…