Diaz v. Amazon.com Inc

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE RICKY DIAZ, et al., CASE NO. C21-0419-JCC Plaintiffs, MINUTE ORDER 11 v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Washington, et al., Defendants.

16 The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.

17 Coughenour, United States District Judge: 18 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulation and proposed order to stay this matter (Dkt. No. 51). The parties note that this Court has stayed another matter related to Amazon flex drivers pending the outcome of Sw. Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 993 F.3d 492 (7th Cir. 2021), cert. granted, No. 21-309, 2021 WL 5858631 (2021), and Moriana v. Viking River Cruises, Inc., 2020 WL 5584508 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2020), cert. granted, 20-1573, 2021 WL 23 5911481 (2021). (Dkt. No. 51 at 2.) The parties thus request that the Court Stay this matter until the Supreme Court issues its opinion in Saxon. (Id. at 3.)

25 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court GRANTS the motion (Dkt. No. 51) and STAYS this matter pending the United States Supreme Court’s issuance of an opinion in Saxon.

1 The Court further DENIES without prejudice Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings (Dkt. No. 48). Defendants may refile their motion once the Court lifts the stay. The parties are DIRECTED to file a status report and proposed further briefing schedule within one week of the decision.

5 DATED this 14th day of February 2022.

Ravi Subramanian Clerk of Court s/Sandra Rawski Deputy Clerk