Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE DOE, Case No. 20-cv-1818-MMA (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. COMPEL ARBITRATION

CISSY STEELE, et al., [Doc. No. 25] Defendants. 16 17 Jane Doe (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against multiple Defendants alleging that she was targeted and groomed “for the sole purpose of sex trafficking her, in violation of the [Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act].” Doc. No. 12 (“FAC”) ¶ 1. A group of Defendants—Diabolic Video Productions, Inc. (“Diabolic”); Black Ice LTD (“Black Ice”); Zero Tolerance Entertainment, Inc. (“Zero Tolerance”); and Third Degree Films (“Third Degree”) (collectively, “Video Defendants”)—now move to compel arbitration. See Doc. No. 25. Plaintiff filed an opposition to Video Defendants’ motion, and Video Defendants replied. See Doc. Nos. 30, 33. The Court found the matter suitable for determination on the papers and without oral argument…