Austin v. Lyft, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GEORGE JARVIS AUSTIN, Case No. 21-cv-09345-MMC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

AND DISMISS ACTION; VACATING

LYFT, INC., HEARING; DISMISSING ACTION Defendant.

12 Before the Court is defendant Lyft, Inc.’s (“Lyft”) “Motion to Compel Arbitration and 13 Dismiss Action,” filed August 9, 2022. Plaintiff George Jarvis Austin (“Austin”) has filed 14 opposition, to which Lyft has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in 15 support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court deems the matter suitable for 16 determination on the parties’ respective written submissions, VACATES the hearing 17 scheduled for September 16, 2022, and rules as follows. 18 In his operative complaint, the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Austin alleges 19 Lyft discriminated against him on the basis of his race in connection with a background 20 check performed as part of its “hiring process.” (See FAC at 5.) Based thereon, Austin 21…