Rashid
Rashid v. BMW of North America, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASHRAF RASHID, Case No.: 20cv573-L-DEB Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING
v. MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION AND DENYING
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, MOTION TO STAY [ECF No. 9] Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court in this lemon law action is Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and stay action. Plaintiff filed an opposition and Defendant replied. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s motion is denied. I. BACKGROUND On September 6, 2019, Plaintiff leased a 2020 BMW M340I, vehicle identification number WBA5U7C01LA286757 (“Vehicle”), from BMW of Escondido (“Dealer”). The Vehicle was manufactured and/or distributed by Defendant BMW of North America, LLC (“BMW NA”). Plaintiff entered a lease agreement (“Lease”) with BMW Financial Services NA, LLC, (“BMW FS”) for the Vehicle,…