ULTIMATE BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP, Defendant.

Case No.: BC715319

Hearing Date: October 31, 2018

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Ultimate Brand Management LLC (“Plaintiff”) alleges four causes of action against Defendants Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (“JMBM”); Joel Deutsch, the individual; Joel Deutsch P.C.; Jonathan Weininger, the individual; Jonathan Weininger P.C.; and Michael Belch (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges (1) breach of fiduciary duty; (2) legal malpractice; (3) declaratory relief; and (4) negligence. The action arises from Defendant’s representation of Plaintiff in a trademark dispute with Wal-Mart Stores.

REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE

Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. (Cal. Evid. Code §452, 453.)

ANALYSIS

Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action o