1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KHALIL ABDUL-AZIZ, individually and Case No.: 25-cv-001745-JO-AHG on behalf of all others similarly situated, 12

Plaintiff, 13 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ v. MOTION TO COMPEL 14 ARBITRATION AND STAY ENFIN CORP., HATCH BANK, and 15 PROCEEDINGS [DKT. 19] DOES 1–10, 16 Defendants. 17 18 19 20 On October 23, 2025, the Court held oral argument on Defendants’ motion to compel 21 arbitration and stay proceedings pending the completion of arbitration. For the reasons 22 stated on the record, the Court finds that the parties clearly and unmistakably delegated the 23 threshold question of arbitrability to the arbitrator.1 Therefore, the Court grants 24

25 26 1 Because the arbitrator is the one to decide this question, the Court declines to reach the parties’ remaining arguments. See Fli-Lo Falcon, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.,

(9th Cir. 2024) 27 (if a court finds that the parties clearly and unmistakably delegated the issue of arbitrability, its inquiry ends). 28 | ||Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration [Dkt. 19] and stays the case pending the 2 completion of arbitration. See Smith v. Spizzirri,

(2024) (court must stay 3 || case while arbitration is pending). 4 5 6 | IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 || Dated: October 23, 2025 9 10 Honorable Jinsook Ohta United States District Judge

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