Brice

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 KIMETRA BRICE, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01481-WHO

10 Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY

11 v. PENDING ARBITRATION, MOTION

TO COMPEL ARBITRATION, AND

12 7HBF NO. 2, LTD., et al., MOTION TO TRANSFER 13 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 24, 25, 27

14 Plaintiffs Kimetra Brice, Earl Browne, and Jill Novorot bring this class action case against 15 defendants alleging that the loans they took out from entities controlled, managed, or funded by 16 defendants were usurious and illegal under California and federal law. Defendants have, in 17 response, filed three motions that are pending before me. The first is a motion brought by 18 defendants Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC, Sequoia Capital Franchise Partners, L.P., Sequoia 19 Capital IX, L.P., Sequoia Capital Growth Fund III, L.P., Sequoia Entrepreneurs Annex Fund, L.P., 20 Sequoia Capital Growth III Principals Fund, LLC, Sequoia Capital Franchise Fund, L.P, and 21 Sequoia Capital Growth Partners III…