Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 78

WARREN FUJIMORI; Plaintiff, vs. ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC., et al.; Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCV17887

Hearing Date: October 25, 2019

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

Defendant ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC.’S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

Defendant Antelope Valley Hospital, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED as to the First through Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Thirteenth through Seventeenth Causes of Action, and Eleventh and Eighteenth Causes of Action only as to Defendant Antelope Valley. The Motion to Compel Arbitration is DENIED as to all other claims and parties. Proceedings on the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, and Twelfth Causes of Action, and the Eleventh and Eighteenth Causes of Action as to Proactive and Dr. Newman, are STAYED pending resolution of Fujimori’s claims in arbitration.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This is an action for employment discrimination. The Complaint alleges as follows. Plaintiff Warren Fujimori (