Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 78

DORA CARBAJAL; Plaintiff, vs. NELLSON NUTRACEUTICAL, LLC., et al.; Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCV18076

Hearing Date: October 25, 2019

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

DefendantS NELLSON NUTRACEUTICAL, LLC, ROSS DAVIS, AND CINDY SOLIS’ Motion to Compel Arbitration AND STAY PROCEEDINGS

Defendants Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC, Ross Davis, and Cindy Solis’ Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This is an action for employment discrimination. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Dora Carbajal (“Carbajal”) was employed by Defendant Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC (“Nellson”), from approximately January 1995 until May 2, 2018, which included a period of time with a predecessor of Nellson, NBTY Manufacturing, LLC that Nellson purchased in 2015. (Compl. ¶¶ 1, 12.) Defendant Ross Davis (“Davis”) was Carbajal’s manager, and Defendant Cindy Solis was the HR Director at Nellson. (Compl. ¶¶ 3-4.) Carbajal suffered f