Jackson v. Applied Materials Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 KEVIN F. JACKSON, Case No. 20-cv-06007-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. COMPEL ARBITRATION AND
STAYING ACTION
APPLIED MATERIALS CORPORATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 29 12 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Kevin Jackson filed this Title VII action against his former employer, Applied Materials Corporation (“Applied Materials”), and its Managing Director of Human Resources, Keith Dupen. Dkt. No. 1. Defendants now move to compel arbitration pursuant to Mr. Jackson’s employment agreement and stay the action. Dkt. No. 29. All parties have consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 4, 26. The Court heard oral argument on defendants’ motion on April 6, 2021. Dkt. No. 44. Having considered the parties’ briefs and arguments made at the hearing, the Court grants the motion to compel arbitration and stays the action pending arbitration. I. BACKGROUND …