Youlin Wang v. Forensic Professional Group USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 YOULIN WANG, Case No. 20-cv-08033-BLF

Petitioner,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

RICHARD KAHN, Respondent.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Youlin Wang brought this action to enjoin an arbitration which he claims was commenced without his knowledge or consent. Respondent Richard Kahn initiated the arbitration under what he claims is a valid arbitration agreement between the parties. Petitioner seeks injunctive relief to halt the arbitration, in which Kahn seeks payment of fees for the tax services provided in association with two real estate sales in Palo Alto, California (the “Arbitration”). In November 2019, Respondent Richard Kahn and Forensic Professionals Group USA, Inc. (“FPG”) initiated the Arbitration to recover unpaid fees against Petitioner Youlin Wang, as well as Petitioner’s former attorney Derek Longstaff. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”) ¶¶ 24-25. After…