Fiorentine
Fiorentine v. Marvell Semiconductor Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES FIORENTINE, Case No. 24-cv-01136-MMC
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION;
STAYING ACTION
MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR INC.,
Defendant.
12 Before the Court is defendant Marvell Semiconductor Inc.'s ("MSI") Motion, filed March 31, 2024, "to Compel Arbitration and to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Stay Proceedings." Plaintiff James Fiorentine ("Fiorentine") has filed opposition, to which MSI has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND In his Complaint, Fiorentine alleges he began working for Cavium, Inc. in 2009, and that he "became a Marvell [MSI] employee" when, in 2018, it "acquired" his former employer. (See Compl. ¶ 12.) According to Fiorentine, his supervisor at MSI told him in January 2023 that his position, "Senior Sales Manager," had been…