Motion Compel Arbitration

Cal. Super. - 6th Dist.April 5, 2021

1o 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LITTLEORWMEauegtfnaN 7m F oor San Jose, CA 95113.2431 408.998.4150 DEANGELO DANIELS, individually, and 0n behalf of other members 0f the general public similarly situated; GARUDA LABS, INC dba INSTAWORK, an unknown business entity; and DOES 1 through 21 CV379147 Santa Clara - Civil ANDREW M. SPURCHISE, Bar No. 245998 aspurchise@littler.com LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. 900 3rd Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 10022-3298 Telephone: 212.583.9600 Fax No.2 212.832.2719 ELISA NADEAU, Bar N0. 199000 enadeau@littler.com LINDA NGUYEN BOLLINGER, Bar No. 2895 1 5 lbollinger@littler.com ALEC S. DIMARIO, Bar No. 309811 adimario@littler.com LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 50 W. San Fernando, 7th Floor San Jose, CA 951 13.2431 Telephone: 408.998.4150 Fax No.2 408.288.5686 Attorneys for Defendant GARUDA LABS, INC. dba INSTAWORK Electronically Filed by Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara, on 9/10/2021 4:10 PM Reviewed By: R. Walker Case #21 CV379147 Envelope: 7244811 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Plaintiff, V. 100, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. 2 1CV379 147 Honorable Patricia M. Lucas Department 3 NOTICE OF MOTION AND DEFENDANT GARUDA LABS, INC. DBA INSTAWORK'S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION, STRIKE CLASS ALLEGATIONS, AND STAY PROCEEDINGS Hearing Date: October 27, 2021 Hearting Time: 1:30 pm Department: 3 Complaint filed: April 5, 2021 Case No. 21CV379147 NOTICE OF MOTION AND DEFENDANT GARUDA LABS, INC. DBA INSTAWORK'S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION, STRIKE CLASS ALLEGATIONS, AND STAY PROCEEDINGS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LITTLER MENDELSON P,C. Allarnsys al Law 7U! Fluol San Jose, CA 951131431 408.998.4150 T0 PLAINTIFF AND HIS ATTORNEYS 0F RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that 0n October 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in Department 3 of the Superior Court of California, County 0f Santa Clara, located at 191 North First Street San Jose, CA 951 13, before the Honorable Patricia M. Lucas, Defendant Garuda Labs, Inc., dba Instawork (“Defendant”) shall and hereby does move the Court for an order: (1) compelling Plaintiff Deangelo Daniels (“Plaintiff”) to arbitrate his claims against Defendant individually; (2) striking the class claims from the Complaint; and (3) staying filrther proceedings in this Court pending the outcome of this Motion and arbitration. This Motion and request are made pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, and to the extent necessary and not inconsistent with the FAA, California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1281.2 and 1281.4, and are brought on the grounds that a valid arbitration agreement exists that requires Plaintiff to arbitrate his claims, including his status as an employee or independent contractor, on an individual basis. This Motion is based 0n this Notice ofMotion and Motion, the Memorandum ofPoints and Authorities in Support, the Declaration of Adam Stepinski and accompanying exhibits, the Declaration of Alec S. DiMario, the pleadings and papers 0n file in this action, and such additional evidence 0r argument as may be presented at or prior to the time of the hearing. Dated: September 10, 2021 LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. XMBEW Andrew M. Spurchise Elisa Nadeau Linda Nguyen Bollinger Alec S. DiMario Attorneys for GARUDA LABS, INC. dba INSTAWORK 4849-6607-7690] / 108436-1004 2 Case N0. 21CV379147 NOTICE OF MOTION AND DEFENDANT GARUDA LABS, INC. DBA INSTAWORK‘S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION, STRIKE CLASS ALLEGATIONS, AND STAY PROCEEDINGS