Garcia
Garcia v. Start Yoshi, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JOSE GARCIA, Case No. 23-cv-06518-VKD
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION
START YOSHI, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Jose Garcia sues his former employer, Start Yoshi, Inc. (“Yoshi”), for discrimination and wrongful termination. Mr. Garcia filed his complaint in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, asserting California and common law claims for relief. Yoshi removed the matter here, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. See Dkt. No. 1. Yoshi now moves to compel arbitration and to dismiss this action, or alternatively, to stay the case pending completion of the arbitration proceedings. Dkt. Nos. 7, 14. Mr. Garcia opposes the motion. Dkt. No. 13. Upon consideration of the moving and responding papers, as well as the oral arguments presented, the Court grants Yoshi’s motion to compel…