Velarde

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PABLO I. VELARDE, Case No. 20-cv-1358-MMA (MDD)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO COMPEL

ARBITRATION

ZUMIEZ, INC., and ZUMIEZ

SERVICES, INC.,

[Doc. No. 4] Defendants. 16 17 18 On May 6, 2020, Pablo I. Velarde (“Plaintiff”) filed an action in Imperial County Superior Court against Zumiez, Inc. and Zumiez Services, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). See Doc. No. 1-2. On July 17, 2020, Defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. See Doc. No. 1. Defendants now move to dismiss for failure to state a claim or, alternatively, to compel arbitration. See Doc. No. 4. Plaintiff responded to the motion with “Plaintiff’s consent and non-opposition to submit matter to binding arbitration [and] opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint.” Doc. No. 6. Defendants did not file a reply. See Docket. …