Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Harold Wofford, et al., Plaintiffs,

Case No. 19STCV38193 v. [Tentative] Ruling

AG Lynwood LLC, et al. Defendants.

Hearing Date: August 27, 2020

Department 49, Judge Stuart M. Rice

(1) Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration

Moving Party: Defendants AG Lynwood LLC dba Lynwood Healthcare Center and Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC

Responding Party: Plaintiff Cynthia Robinson, individually and as successor-in-interest to decedent Harold Wofford

Ruling: The motion to compel arbitration is denied in full. Defendants have 30 days to respond to the operative complaint.

Defendants move to compel plaintiff to arbitrate all claims in the operative complaint for (1) elder abuse, (2) negligence, (3) violation of Health and Safety section 1430(b), (4) willful misconduct, and (5) wrongful death.

Defendants’ Objections to Cynthia Robinson’s Declaration

Objections 1-3 are overruled.

Motion to Compel Arbitration

California law governs