Safley
Safley v. BMW of North America, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CLARENCE F. SAFLEY, JR.; Case No. 20-cv-00366-BAS-MDD
DEBORAH S. SAFLEY,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S Plaintiffs, MOTION TO COMPEL 13 ARBITRATION (ECF No. 16) v.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Presently before the Court is Defendant BMW of North America, LLC’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay This Action. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiffs Clarence and Deborah Safley oppose. (ECF No. 19.) The Court finds this motion suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND On October 30, 2017, Plaintiffs acquired a 2017 BMW 540I sedan for a total sale price of $75,756.80 (“Vehicle”). (Retail Installment Sale Contract (“Sale Contract”), Fritter Decl. ¶ 3, Ex. 1, ECF No. 24-21; see also Compl. ¶ 4, ECF No. 1-2.) Plaintiffs allege
28 the Vehicle suffers from serious defects, and they…