Reyes
Reyes v. Hearst Communications, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MANUEL REYES, Case No. 21-cv-03362-PJH Plaintiff,
v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendant.
Defendant Hearst Communications, Inc.’s (“defendant”) motion to compel arbitration came on for hearing before this court on August 12, 2021. Plaintiff Manuel Reyes (“plaintiff”) appeared through his counsel, Scott Nakama and Daniel Martinez de la Vega. Defendant appeared through its counsel, Richard Lapp and Andrew Cockroft. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court DENIES defendant’s motion. BACKGROUND Defendant distributes online and print media content. Dkt. 1 (Compl.) ¶ 8. Plaintiff is a “newspaper dealer.” Id. ¶ 11. He spends most of his time “sorting” or “delivering” various publications for defendant. Dkt. 23-4 ¶¶ 2, 24. Those…