Bielski
Bielski v. Coinbase Global, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ABRAHAM BIELSKI, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, No. C 21-07478 WHA Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
COINBASE, INC., STAY PENDING APPEAL AND
VACATING HEARING
Defendant.
15 In this putative class action, defendant moves to stay proceedings pending appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration. For the reasons herein, defendant’s motion is DENIED. A previous order described our facts (Dkt. No. 42). Defendant Coinbase, Inc. operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform where, in brief, users can buy and trade various forms of cryptocurrency and hold their assets in digital wallets. After the equivalent of $31,039.06 was transferred out of plaintiff Abraham Bielski’s Coinbase account, he turned to Coinbase for assistance but ran into egregious barriers to adequate customer service (Bielski Decl. ¶¶ 6–8). Bielski filed this lawsuit against Coinbase in September…