Green

Green v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 22, 20223:21-cv-02387California574 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY HUNTER GREEN,

Case No. 21-cv-02387-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, MOTION TO DISMISS

et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Mary Green sued Defendants Sunrun and Costco averring various labor-law claims. Green worked at a Sunrun kiosk inside a Costco, selling solar panels, until she was fired, allegedly because of age and disability discrimination. Sunrun moves to compel arbitration of Green’s claims against it, and consequently to dismiss this case.1 Sunrun introduces evidence of Green’s signed employment contract, which includes an arbitration agreement.2 Green validly signed the contract electronically, using a secret password to authenticate her signature, in compliance with the California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Civil Code § 1633.1 et seq. Green’s argument that she did not consent to an electronic…

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