Slade

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEUL SLADE, Case No. 20-cv-2393 DMS (KSC)

10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO v. COMPEL ARBITRATION

EMPIRE TODAY, LLC, a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through 14 50, inclusive, 15 Defendants.

Pending before the Court is Defendant Empire Today, LLC’s motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff Jeul Slade filed a response in opposition to the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. Upon order of the Court, Defendant filed a supplemental brief, and Plaintiff filed an opposition to that supplemental brief. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background On March 19, 2018, Defendant Empire Today, LLC (“Defendant” or “Empire Today”), a home improvement and home furnishings company, hired Plaintiff Jeul Slade (“Plaintiff” or “Slade”) as a Satellite Operations…