George Beltran v. PeopleReady, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GEORGE BELTRAN, Case No. 3:23-cv-00179-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO REMAND
v. AND MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION
PEOPLEREADY, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 10, 19 Defendants.
12 This is a putative wage and hour class action filed by plaintiff George Beltran against his former employers, PeopleReady, Inc. and TrueBlue Inc. (collectively “the defendants”). The case was initially filed in state court and removed to federal court by the defendants. At issue in this Order are Beltran’s Motion to Remand and the defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration. For the following reasons, Beltran’s motion is denied, and the defendants’ motion will be addressed following limited discovery, further briefing and if needed an evidentiary hearing. BACKGROUND I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff George Beltran filed this case against his former employers, PeopleReady and TrueBlue, asserting that the defendants…