Burzdak

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KAREN BURZDAK, Case No. 21-cv-02148-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO COMPEL

ARBITRATION

UNIVERSAL SCREEN ARTS, INC., Docket No. 20 Defendant.

12 13 Plaintiff Karen Burzdak has filed a class action against Defendant Universal Screen Arts, Inc. (“USA”), asserting that it has a “practice of deceptively enrolling consumers into a paid and automatically renewing membership program.” Compl. at 1. She has pled violations of California Business & Professions Code §§ 17600 and 17200. Currently pending before the Court is USA’s motion to compel arbitration. Having considered the parties’ briefs and accompanying submissions, the Court hereby DENIES the motion to compel. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. Complaint In her complaint, Ms. Burzdak alleges as follows. USA is a “multi-company retailer that owns and operates myriad e-commerce websites and brands including…