Garcia
Garcia v. Central Coast Restaurants, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JENNIFER GARCIA,
Case No. 18-cv-02370-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER LIMITING DISCOVERY
CENTRAL COAST RESTAURANTS,
INC., et al., Defendants.
15 The parties have raised a question concerning the scope of discovery leading up to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) “mini-trial” scheduled for September 19, 2023. Defendants argue discovery must be limited “to facts relevant to the enforceability of three versions of arbitration agreements at issue in this case,” Dkt. 131; Plaintiff opposes limiting discovery, see Dkt. 132. Defendants’ position is correct. The focus of the mini-trial is “limited to determining (1) whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists and, if it does, (2) whether the agreement encompasses the dispute at issue.” Chiron Corp. v. Ortho Diagnostic Sys., Inc., 207 F.3d 1126, 1130 (9th Cir. 2000). While the FAA limits discovery when a motion to compel arbitration is pending, see Laguna v. Coverall N. Am.,…