Fuller
Fuller v. Bloom Institute of Technology
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JESSICA FULLER, et al., Case No. 23-cv-01440-AGT
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION
BLOOM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 10 11 Defendants.
12 When plaintiffs enrolled in defendants’ coding bootcamp, they signed an arbitration agreement. They agreed to arbitrate disputes arising from the parties’ Income Share Agreement, but they carved out from arbitration “proceedings commenced by either party seeking an injunction, a restraining order, or any other equitable remedy or a proceeding commenced by either party in small claims court.” E.g., Dkt. 59-1 at 9. Now involved in litigation, the parties dispute the scope of the carveout. Plaintiffs believe their claims fall within the carveout and should be resolved by a court, not an arbitrator. Defendants say the carveout isn’t implicated. Several of the named plaintiffs also contend there is no valid agreement to…