FBC Mortgage, LLC v. Broker Solutions, Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 FBC MORTGAGE, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-00143-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v.

COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE

BRIAN SKARG, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff FBC Mortgage, LLC (“FBC”) brought suit based on the alleged misappropriation of its trade secrets by Defendant Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding (“NAF”) and former employees Defendant Brian Skarg, Defendant Amanda Benson, Defendant Ryan Gee, and Defendant Joshua Savea (former employee defendants hereinafter referred to as “Individual Defendants” or, with NAF, “Defendants”). See FAC (dkt. 7). Defendants now move to compel arbitration, and FBC separately moves to strike Defendants’ affirmative defense pertaining to arbitration. See Mot. to Compel (dkt. 57); Mot. to Strike (dkt. 54). The Court finds this matter suitable for resolution without oral argument, per Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), VACATES the hearing currently set for October 27, 2023, DENIES…