Stafford
Stafford v. Rite Aid Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRYON STAFFORD, Individually and Case No.: 17-cv-1340-AJB-JLB on Behalf of All Others Similarly ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT Situated,
RITE AID CORPORATION’S
Plaintiff,
MOTION TO COMPEL
v. ARBITRATION (Doc. No. 78) RITE AID CORPORATION, Defendant. 16 Presently before the Court is Defendant Rite Aid Corporation’s (“Rite Aid”) motion to compel arbitration. (Doc. No. 78.) Plaintiff Bryon Stafford (“Plaintiff”) opposed the motion, (Doc. No. 86), and Defendant replied, (Doc. No. 88.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Rite Aid’s motion to compel arbitration. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff brings a putative class action against Rite Aid for an alleged deceptive and unfair pricing scheme involving Rite Aid’s Rx Savings Program. (Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), Doc. No. 30.) As general background, the overwhelming majority of Rite Aid’s clients are enrolled in either a …