Tobon v. The Sherwin Williams Company
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:22-cv-01925
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Tobon v. The Sherwin Williams Company, Judge Chhabria compelled arbitration and dismissed the case without prejudice.
Troy Tobon, The Sherwin Williams Company, and the other defendants named in the case. The dispute was ordered to proceed in arbitration, and the district-court case was dismissed without prejudice.
What happened
Tobon v. The Sherwin Williams Company was before the Northern District of California. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or claims.
The court ordered the case to arbitration based on the reasoning in a related case. At a case-management conference, lawyers for both sides agreed that the same reasoning applied. The court then dismissed the case without prejudice and stated that Tobon kept his right to appeal.
Judge Vince Chhabria issued the order on August 23, 2022.
The detailed version
- Tobon v. The Sherwin Williams Company · No. 3:22-cv-01925
- Vince Chhabria
- Aug. 23, 2022
Background
The opinion provides no details about the underlying claims. It states that the case was related to No. 22-cv-00375 and that the court relied on the reasoning given in that related case. At a case-management conference, counsel for both parties agreed that the same reasoning applied to Tobon’s case.
Ruling
The court compelled arbitration, ordering the dispute to proceed in arbitration rather than in the district court. The court then dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar a later filing. The court also stated that Tobon retained his appellate rights.
Disposition
The case was dismissed without prejudice after the court ordered arbitration. Judge Vince Chhabria signed the order on August 23, 2022.
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