Beluca Ventures LLC v. Einride Aktiebolag

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BELUCA VENTURES LLC, et al., Case No. 21-cv-06992-WHO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. COMPEL

EINRIDE AKTIEBOLAG, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 3, 17, 18 Defendants.

Plaintiffs Beluca Ventures LLC (“Beluca”) and Christian Lagerling, the owner and sole member of Beluca, filed this suit in Marin County Superior Court seeking to collect compensation from defendants Einride Aktiebolag (“Einride AB”) and Einride U.S. Inc. related to Beluca’s fundraising for defendants. Compl. [Dkt. No. 1-1], ¶¶ 1, 10-13. Defendants removed the case to federal court and now move to compel arbitration. Dkt. Nos. 1, 17. Because the alleged oral agreement does not arise out of or in connection to the Consultancy Agreement with the arbitration provision defendants seek to enforce, the motion to compel arbitration is DENIED. BACKGROUND The parties have entered into a series of written agreements over time regarding Lagerling’s…