Gouthro v. Tesla Motors Inc

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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that #6 , #7 Tesla's Motion to Compel Arbitration, is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is STAYED pending resolution of the claims which must be arbitrated. Upon conclusion of arbitration, the parties shall jointly file a notice with the Court addressing the need for additional proceedings. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 3/31/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SEAN GOUTHRO,
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Plaintiff,
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TESLA MOTORS, INC.,
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Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:20-cv-00286-GMN-BNW
ORDER

Pending before the Court is Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc.’s (“Tesla’s”) Motion to

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Compel Arbitration, (ECF Nos. 6, 7). Tesla contends that Plaintiff Sean Gouthro (“Plaintiff”)

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executed a binding arbitration agreement while employed with Tesla—which purportedly

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encompasses Plaintiff’s first, second, and fourth claims for breach of contract, breach of the

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covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and tortious discharge against public policy. (Compl.

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¶¶ 33–47, 56–61, ECF No. 1). On March 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Non-Opposition

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to Tesla’s Motion to Compel Arbitration, (ECF No. 9). Pursuant to this District’s Local Rule 7-

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2(d), Plaintiff’s non-opposition constitutes consent to granting Tesla’s Motion.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Tesla’s Motion to Compel Arbitration, (ECF Nos. 6,

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7), is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is STAYED pending resolution of the

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claims which must be arbitrated. Upon conclusion of arbitration, the parties shall jointly file a

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notice with the Court addressing the need for additional proceedings.

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DATED this _____ day of March, 2020.

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Gloria M. Navarro, District Judge
United States District Court
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