Emecka Wimberley v. Chime Financial, Inc

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EMECKA WIMBERLEY, Case No. 2:24-cv-01031-SB-KES Plaintiff, “ ORDER OF DISMISSAL CHIME FINANCIAL, INC., Defendant.

The parties filed a stipulation to stay this matter pending arbitration. Dkt. No. 18. Pursuant to the stipulation, Plaintiffs claims shall be submitted to binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Consumer Rules, and Plaintiff is responsible for initiating the arbitration. The Court may stay or dismiss an action when all claims are subject to arbitration and the parties agree to arbitrate the claims. See Johnmohammadi v. Bloomingdale’s, Inc., 755 F.3d 1072, 1074 (9th Cir. 2014) (noting that a district court may stay or dismiss an action when all claims are subject to arbitration). This case is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. Any party objecting to dismissal must file an objection along with an explanation for the objection no later than May 15, 2024. If an objection is filed, all parties must appear in person for a hearing on May 24, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 6C. Absent any objection, this order will become final and the hearing will be vacated without further order of the Court.

Date: May 6, 2024 _Of oS Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. United States District Judge