Crawford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRANDI CRAWFORD, Case No. 3:20-cv-01732-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE ARBITRATION

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 19 SONY INTERACTIVE

ENTERTAINMENT LLC,

11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Brandi Crawford alleges that her minor son spent more than $1,000 without her permission in the Fortnite video game hosted on the PlayStation Network (PSN) operated by defendant Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE). Crawford sued on behalf of herself and a putative class of other parents whose kids spent money in SIE’s games without permission. Crawford’s minor son is not a party, and she has not been designated a guardian ad litem. She alleges declaratory relief and a variety of California state law claims. See generally Dkt. No. 1. SIE requests an order sending the case to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 2. Dkt. No. 19. The motion is granted, and the case is stayed pending further order. The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed. Crawford…