Cohen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMY COHEN, et al., Case No. 21-cv-06527-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

COMPEL ARBITRATION

v. Re: Dkt. No. 46, 51 CBR SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendant CBR Systems, Inc.’s (“CBR”) motion to compel arbitration, briefing for which is complete. See Dkt. Nos. 46 (“Mot.”), 59 (“Opp.”), 63 (“Reply”).1 Defendant GI Partners also moves to compel arbitration. See Dkt. Nos. 51 (“GI Partners Mot.”), 60 (“GI Partners Opp.”), and 62 (“GI Partners Reply”). For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS both motions. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege that Defendant CBR provides “newborn stem cell processing and preservation services,” acting as a private cord blood bank and storage service. See Dkt. No. 38 (“SAC”) ¶¶ 3-5. According to Plaintiffs, Defendant GI Partners acquired Defendant CBR in August 2018. Id. ¶ 6. Plaintiffs are clients who pay to store cord blood with CBR. Id. ¶¶…