Esguerra-Aguilar, Inc. v. Shapes Franchising, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ESGUERRA-AGUILAR, INC., et al., Case No. 20-cv-00574-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

PENDING ARBITRATION

SHAPES FRANCHISING, LLC, et al., [Re: ECF 13] Defendants.

Plaintiffs Esguerra-Aguilar, Inc. and Avi Minkoff bring this action against their former franchisor, Shapes Franchising, LLC (“Shapes”), and four individuals, Rory O’Dwyer, David Schaefers, Debbie Harris, and Scott Weber (“Individual Defendants”). Plaintiffs’ claims arise from Defendants’ alleged misrepresentations to induce Plaintiffs to enter into franchise relationships with Shapes. Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Stay the Proceedings Pending Arbitration (“Motion”). ECF 13. The Court heard oral arguments on May 28, 2020. For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Esguerra-Aguilar, Inc. (“Esguerra-Aguilar”) is a California…