Anderson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

EUGENE DIVISION

BETHANY ANDERSON, on behalf of Case No. 6:25-cv-02069-AP

themselves and others similarly situated,

FINDINGS AND

Plaintiff, RECOMMENDATION

v.

ARB GAMING, LLC, d/b/a Modo.us,

Defendant.

______________________________________

POTTER, United States Magistrate Judge:

Plaintiff Bethany Anderson filed this class action complaint against Defendant ARB

Gaming, LLC, d/b/a Modo.us (Modo), seeking damages and declaratory relief for alleged

violations of Oregon gambling laws. Defendant moves to dismiss the case based on lack of

personal jurisdiction under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2). Alternatively, Defendant moves to compel

arbitration of Plaintiff’s claims based on an arbitration agreement to which Plaintiff allegedly

agreed to be bound. For the reasons discussed below, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss should be

DENIED. Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration should be GRANTED.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is an Oregon resident who wagered and lost money on Defendant’s website.

Compl. ¶ 9, ECF No. 1. She seeks to represent a class defined as “[a]ll persons in Oregon who

have paid and lost money and other things of value on Modo.us.” Compl. ¶ 80. Plaintiff alleges

that Defendant operates a Casino Website that is “an unregulated and illegal gambling website.”

Compl ¶ 2. On the website, users can play casino-style games; users wager money to play and

receive prizes such as cash or cash-equivalent gift cards if they win. Compl. ¶ 5. Plaintiff brings

claims under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, Oregon’s Gambling Loss Recovery Statute, ORS 30.740, and

Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act, ORS 646.605. Compl. ¶¶ 90-133.

Defendant is a Delaware Limited Liability Company with its principal place of business

in Florida. Fetchmeyer Decl. ¶ 6, ECF No. 23. Defendant operates a self-described “casino-

themed social game compan[y]” wherein players can play games resembling casino-based

games. Def.’s Corrected Reply Mot. to Compel Arbitration 6, ECF No. 42. According to

Defendant, their website “offers customers the ability to access its free-to-play social games

online” which are “designed solely for amusement and entertainment.” Fetchmeyer Decl. ¶ 15.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

I. Personal Jurisdiction

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of

Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). When a defendant moves to dismiss for lack of personal

jurisdiction, “the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing that jurisdiction is proper.” Ranza v.

Nike, Inc., 793 F.3d 1059, 1068 (9th Cir. 2015) (quoting CollegeSource, Inc. v. AcademyOne,

Inc., 653 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir. 2011)). To establish that jurisdiction is proper, a plaintiff

“may not simply rest on the ‘bare allegations of [the] complaint.’” Id. (quoting Schwarzenegger

v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 800 (9th Cir.2004)). However, “uncontroverted

allegations” in the complaint “must be taken as true, and ‘conflicts between parties over

statements contained in affidavits must be resolved in the plaintiff’s favor.’” Id. (quoting

Schwarzenegger, 374 F.3d at 800) (cleaned up).

II. Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) “governs the enforceability of arbitration agreements

in contracts involving interstate commerce.” Kramer v. Toyota Motor Corp., 705 F.3d 1122,

1126 (9th Cir. 2013). The FAA codifies the intent that private agreements to arbitrate are “valid,

irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the

revocation of any contract.” 9 U.S.C. § 2. To that end, the question of whether parties agreed to

refer a particular dispute to arbitration, is “an issue for judicial determination unless the parties

clearly and unmistakably provide otherwise.” Knapke v. PeopleConnect, Inc., 38 F.4th 824, 830–

32 (9th Cir. 2022) (quoting Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 537 U.S. 79, 83 (2002))

(cleaned up). Once satisfied that a valid agreement exists, courts must “‘rigorously enforce’

arbitration agreements according to their terms.” Am. Exp. Co. v. Italian Colors Rest., 570 U.S.

228, 233 (2013) (quoting Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd, 470 U.S. 213, 221 (1985)).

The FAA “leaves no place for the exercise of discretion by a district court, but instead

mandates that district courts shall direct the parties to proceed to arbitration.” Dean Witter

Reynolds, Inc., 470 U.S. at 218. Thus, when considering a motion to compel arbitration, the court

is limited to determining (1) whether a valid arbitration agreement exists, and if so, (2) whether

the arbitration agreement encompasses the dispute at issue. Capili v. Finish Line, Inc., 116 F.

Supp. 3d 1000, 1004 (N.D. Cal. 2015), aff’d, 699 F. App’x 620 (9th Cir. 2017) (citing Cox v.

Ocean View Hotel Corp., 533 F.3d 1114, 1119 (9th Cir.2008)). If these conditions are satisfied,

the court must compel arbitration. 9 U.S.C. § 4; Zoller v. GCA Advisors, LLC, 993 F.3d 1198,

1201 (9th Cir. 2021). Finally, when faced with questions regarding the “scope of arbitrable

issues” within an agreement, courts should resolve such questions “in favor of arbitration.”

Moses H. Cone Mem’l Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp., 460 U.S. 1, 24–25 (1983).

Courts apply the summary judgment standard on a motion to compel arbitration because

an order compelling arbitration is “in effect a summary disposition of the issue of whether or not

there had been a meeting of the minds on the agreement to arbitrate.” Hansen v. LMB Mortgage

Servs., Inc., 1 F.4th 667, 670 (9th Cir. 2021); Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. The party seeking to avoid

arbitration “bears the burden of proving that the claims at issue are unsuitable for arbitration.”

Green Tree Fin. Corp.–Alabama v. Randolph, 531 U.S. 79, 91 (2000).

DISCUSSION

I. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Should be

Denied

Defendant moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction under

Rule 12(b)(2). Defendant argues it should not be “forced to litigate” in Oregon because it has no

substantial connection to Oregon that would render it subject to this Court’s jurisdiction.1 Def.’s

Mot. to Dismiss 2, ECF No. 22. The Court disagrees.

A. Personal Jurisdiction

“Federal courts ordinarily follow state law in determining the bounds of their jurisdiction

over persons.” Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117, 125 (2014). Oregon state law “authorizes

personal jurisdiction over defendants to the full extent permitted by the United States

Constitution.” Ranza, 793 F.3d at 1068 (citing Or. R. Civ. P. 4). Nevertheless, federal courts

sitting in Oregon must still ensure an exercise of personal jurisdiction over a defendant

“comports with the limits imposed by federal due process.” Daimler AG, 571 U.S. at 125.

Personal jurisdiction over a defendant is proper where the defendant has sufficient “minimum

1 In response to Defendant’s Motion, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Open Jurisdictional Discovery

and a Motion for Judicial Notice. ECF Nos. 34 and 35. Both Motions are predicated on the Court

granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. Because this Court recommends denying Defendant’s

Motion to Dismiss, it also recommends denying those motions as moot.

contacts with [the forum state] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional

notions of fair play and substantial justice.’” Id. (quoting Int’l Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S.

310, 316 (1945) (citation modified)).

A foreign corporation may be subject to either general or specific personal jurisdiction.

General jurisdiction “permits a court to hear ‘any and all claims’ against a defendant, whether or

not the conduct at issue has any connection to the forum.” Ranza, 793 F. 3d at 1068 (quoting

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 919 (2011)). Because general

jurisdiction confers broader judicial authority over a defendant, a defendant must have

“continuous and systematic” contacts with the forum state to be subject to jurisdiction. Id. at

1069. In contrast, “specific jurisdiction exists when a case ‘arises out of or relates to the

defendant’s contacts with the forum.’” Id. at 1068 (quoting Helicopteros Nacionales de

Columbia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408, 414 n. 8 (1984)) (cleaned up).

B. Specific Jurisdiction

Defendant’s contacts with Oregon are not continuous and systematic to the extent

required to confer general jurisdiction. See Daimler AG, 571 U.S. at 137 (a corporation is

typically subject to general jurisdiction only in the state of it “place of incorporation [or its]

principal place of business”). Plaintiff, for her part, seems to concede that general jurisdiction

over Defendant is not extant2; Defendant is incorporated in Delaware and maintains its principal

2 Defendant points out that ARB has no executives or offices in Oregon, does not solely offer its

games in Oregon, does not target, advertise to or otherwise aim its games at Oregon residents.

Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 7. Moreover, Defendant states that its only continuous presence in

Oregon is “three non-executive employees who reside in and work remotely from Oregon.” Id.

Defendant “has no physical presence” or property in Oregon, “is not registered to do business in

Oregon,” does not target or direct any of their marketing activities towards Oregon Residents,

has never placed any advertisements in Oregon media outlets or targeted Oregon residents with

advertisements. Id. The Court agrees that Defendant is not subject to general jurisdiction in

Oregon.

place of business in Florida. Compl. ¶¶ 4-6. Instead, Plaintiff argues that this Court has specific

jurisdiction over Defendant, based on Defendant’s ongoing business activities in Oregon.

In assessing whether specific jurisdiction exists, courts must focus on the relationship

between the defendant, the forum, and the litigation. Walden v. Fiore, 571 U.S. 277, 283-84

(2014). Bearing these relationships in mind, the Ninth Circuit analyzes whether exercising

specific jurisdiction over a defendant comports with due process under a three-part analysis:

(1) The non-resident defendant must purposefully direct his activities or

consummate some transaction with the forum or resident thereof; or perform

some act by which he purposefully avails himself of the privilege of

conducting activities in the forum, thereby invoking the benefits and

protections of its laws;

(2) The claim must be one which arises out of or relates to the defendant’s forum-

related activities; and

(3) The exercise of jurisdiction must comport with fair play and substantial

justice, i.e. it must be reasonable.

Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., 135 F. 4th 739, 750-51 (9th Cir. 2025) (quoting Schwarzenegger, 374

F.3d at 802). The plaintiff bears the burden of proof at the first two steps. If plaintiff meets that

burden, defendant must then make a “compelling case” at step three that specific jurisdiction

would be unreasonable. Id. at 751 (citing Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 477

(1985)).

1. Purposeful Availment and Purposeful Direction

The first prong in the specific jurisdiction analysis consists of two separate but related

tests: (1) the purposeful availment test, and (2) the purposeful direction test (also known as the

“Calder effects test”3). The purposeful availment test “typically applies to contract cases,” while

3 In Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 789-90 (1984), the Supreme Court articulated the Calder

effects test, which “focuses on the forum in which the defendant’s actions were felt, whether or

the purposeful direction test “typically applies to tort claims.” Davis v. Cranfield Aerospace

Sols., Ltd., 71 F. 4th 1154, 1162 (9th Cir. 2023) (citation modified). However, either purposeful

availment or purposeful direction or some combination of both can satisfy the first prong of the

personal jurisdiction test. Briskin, 135 F. 4th at 751 n.10.

a. Purposeful Availment

The purposeful availment test is satisfied when a defendant has “performed some type of

affirmative conduct which allows or promotes the transaction of business within the forum

state,” Sher v. Johnson, 911 F.2d 1357, 1362 (9th Cir. 1990). When considering whether a

company operating a website purposefully availed itself of the privileges of operating within a

forum state, the Ninth Circuit applies a sliding scale test to identify “the ‘nature and quality of

commercial activity that an entity conducts over the internet.’” Mavrix Photo, Inc. v. Brand

Techs., Inc., 647 F.3d 1218, 1226 (9th Cir. 2011) (quoting Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com

Inc., 952 F. Supp. 1119, 1124 (W.D. Pa. 1997)).

The sliding scale test instructs that at one end of the scale are active sites “where a

defendant clearly does business over the internet.” Zippo Mfg. Co., 952 F. Supp. at 1124. This

includes websites where a defendant “enters into contracts with residents of a foreign jurisdiction

that involve the knowing and repeated transmission of computer files over the internet.” Id. In

such cases, courts are likely to find that “personal jurisdiction is proper.” Id. At the other end of

the scale are passive websites that do “little more than make information available to those who

are interested” and which, without more, do not support personal jurisdiction. Id.

not the actions themselves occurred within the forum.” Mavrix Photo, Inc. v. Brand Techs., Inc.,

647 F. 3d 1218, 1228 (9th Cir. 2011).

What remains is the middle ground which “is occupied by interactive [websites] where a

user can exchange information with the host computer.” Zippo Mfg. Co., 952 F. Supp. at 1124.

Websites occupying the middle ground must be examined for their “level of interactivity” and

the “commercial nature of the exchange of information” to determine if the exercise of

jurisdiction is proper. Id. In considering the relationship between personal jurisdiction and any

website, the “common thread . . . is that ‘the likelihood that personal jurisdiction can be

constitutionally exercised is directly proportionate to the nature and quality of commercial

activity that an entity conducts over the internet.” Cybersell, Inc. v. Cybersell, Inc., 130 F. 3d

414, 419 (9th Cir. 1997) (quoting Zippo Mfg. Co., 952 F. Supp. at 1124.)

Applying the Zippo framework, Defendant’s website is both highly interactive and highly

commercial in nature. In considering interactivity, the website offers “casino style” games

including “live table games where online players interact directly with live dealers via a

webcam.” Pl.’s Opp. to Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 2, ECF No. 29. Defendant’s website “allows

Oregon residents to wager money and win prizes.” Compl. ¶ 14. “Live” dealers or croupiers are

pictured next to casino-style tables including craps, blackjack and roulette. Compl. ¶ 33. Each

page indicates that the dealers are there to interact with players at the virtual tables. Smith Decl.

¶ 9, Ex. 7, ECF No. 30. Players earn “Sweepstakes Coins” through “promotions, daily logins,

AMOE,4 or bonuses with some GC purchases.” Smith Decl. ¶ 13, Ex. 11.

As to the commercial nature of Defendant’s website, Defendant conducts a significant

number of different transactions with its customers. Players are encouraged to purchase “gold

coins” which are sold in packages. Smith Decl. ¶ 12, Ex. 10. While the gold coins themselves are

not redeemable for cash prizes, players can then win or earn “sweepstakes coins” that “can be

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exchanged for real cash prizes.” Smith Decl. ¶ 13, Ex. 11. Players “often receive bonus

sweepstakes coins” when they purchase gold coin packages. Smith Decl. ¶¶ 12- 13, Ex. 10-11.

Players can redeem sweepstakes coins for cash through debit card transfer to the Visa or

Mastercard used to purchase gold coins, through ACH bank transfer to the player’s bank

account, or redeem for gift cards. Smith Decl. ¶ 15, Ex. 13. Based on these facts, Defendant’s

website is sufficiently commercial.

Defendant argues that its financial transactions with Oregon residents are not significant

enough to confer jurisdiction, citing a district court case from the Northern District of Georgia to

support this argument. Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 3-4 (citing Fair Gaming Advocs. Georgia Inc. v.

VGW Holdings Ltd.., No. 1:24-cv-0901, 2024 WL 5113237 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2024)). In Fair

Gaming, the court found it lacked personal jurisdiction because the “casino gaming websites” did

little more than “accept[] payments from Georgia users in order to play the games.” 2024 WL

5113237 at *4. The court further concluded that “a contingent of Georgia residents [who]

happened to use and make purchases” amounted to “random, fortuitous, or attenuated” contacts,

and were not sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction. 2024 WL 5113237 at *4-5.

The facts in this case are distinguishable from Fair Gaming. First, Defendant has more

than incidental or random contacts with Oregon players. Oregon players are required to identify

that they live in Oregon; they must verify their address and provide proof of their address by

uploading documentation to that effect. Smith Decl. ¶ 16, Ex. 14. Second, many states are

blocked from using Defendant’s platform, meaning Defendant must proactively block users from

those states where access is prohibited. Smith Decl. ¶ 5, Ex. 3. Players from states where access

is not prohibited, including Oregon, are then solicited to return repeatedly to the website with

promotional emails that offer things like birthday prizes and other sweepstakes. Anderson Decl.

¶¶ 7-9. Finally, Defendant’s own website states that “[a]ccess to Modo is based on your physical

location in real time.”5 Modo restricts players from accessing sweepstakes coins where such

activities are prohibited by law, indicating Defendant is aware of and keeping track of players

enough to differentiate between those who can and cannot legally access the full platform

experience. Smith Decl. ¶ 5, Ex. 3. Based on these facts, Defendant’s contacts with Oregon

residents amounts to more than mere random, fortuitous and attenuated encounters.

b. Purposeful Direction

The next inquiry is whether Defendant purposefully directed its activities towards Oregon

residents. To satisfy the purposeful direction test, a defendant must “(1) commit an intentional

act, that is (2) expressly aimed at the forum state, and (3) which causes harm that the defendant

knows will be suffered in the forum state.” Briskin, 135 F. 4th at 751. A defendant need not have

a physical presence in the forum state, so long as their efforts are purposefully directed toward

residents of the forum state. Id. at 751-52.

Defendant’s actions towards Oregon players are intentional acts and are expressly aimed

at Oregon players. Defendant affirmatively collects residency information from individuals

accessing the website. Compl. ¶ 17. Defendant denies access to people living in states that do not

permit online gaming of the type offered through ARB’s website. Smith Decl. ¶ 5, Ex. 3. As

discussed above, players sign up and must affirm that they do not live in any of the “excluded”

states or territories. Smith Decl. ¶ 6, Ex. 4. Players must verify their address by uploading

documents showing their address, such as a utility bill. Smith Decl. ¶ 16, Ex. 14. Defendant

5 See MODO CASINO, LOCATION RESTRICTIONS, https://support.modo.us/articles/-ry3xccuV1e

(last accessed on June 15, 2026).

maintains account and banking information of Oregon players for the purpose of conducting

financial transactions with Oregon residents.

Defendant would have the Court assume that any contacts with Oregon residents are

“random, fortuitous acts of a user accessing games through nationally available websites and

applications” as was the conclusion in Fair Gaming. Def.’s Mot. 11. But on these facts, the

Court cannot agree with Defendant’s interpretation. Indeed, Defendant’s work to obtain and

maintain the personal and financial data of Oregon residents sufficiently demonstrates that

Defendant expressly aimed its activities toward Oregon residents. Briskin, 135 F. 4th at 758

(holding that “an interactive platform expressly aims its wrongful conduct toward a forum state

when its contacts are its ‘own choice and not random, isolated, or fortuitous’”) (quoting Ford

Motor Co., v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 592 U.S. 351, 359 (2021)); see also Mavrix Photo,

Inc., 647 F.3d at 1230.

2. Plaintiff’s Claims Arise Out Of and Relate To Defendant’s Contact with

Oregon

Next, for specific jurisdiction to exist, the claims must arise out of or relate to the

defendant’s contacts with the forum state. Briskin, 135 F.4th at 760. Here, the claims arise

directly out of Defendant’s transactions with Plaintiff. Moreover, Defendant knew Plaintiff was

in Oregon because Plaintiff had to provide her address and location in order to conduct any

financial transactions such as buying gold coins or receiving sweepstakes coins.

Plaintiff’s claims also relate to Defendant’s contacts with Oregon because the financial

harm alleged by Plaintiff is the kind of injury that would “tend to be caused” by Defendant’s

contacts with Oregon players. Briskin, 135 F.4th at 760 (citing Yamashita v. LG Chem, Ltd., 62

F.4th 496, 505 (9th Cir. 2025)). Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that she gambled and lost money

using Defendant’s platform. Finally, Plaintiff’s claims largely arise under Oregon law, and the

proposed class Plaintiff seeks to represent is entirely made up of Oregon residents. Compl. ¶ 80.

Thus, Plaintiff has alleged facts that satisfy the second requirement for specific jurisdiction.

3. Fair Play and Substantial Justice

Finally, the exercise of jurisdiction must comport with traditional notions of fair play and

substantial justice. When the Plaintiff has satisfied the first two prongs of the test for specific

jurisdiction, the burden shifts to the Defendant to “present a compelling case” that the exercise of

jurisdiction would not be reasonable. Briskin, 135 F.4th at 761 (quoting Schwarzenegger, 374

F.3d at 802). In evaluating reasonableness, the Ninth Circuit employs a balancing test that

weighs seven factors:

(1) The extent of the defendant’s purposeful interjection into the forum state’s

affairs; (2) the burden on the defendant of defending in the forum; (3) the extent

of conflict with the sovereignty of the defendant’s state; (4) the forum state’s

interest in adjudicating the dispute; (5) the most efficient judicial resolution of the

controversy; (6) the importance of the forum to the plaintiff’s interest in

convenient and effective relief; and (7) the existence of an alternative forum.

Herbal Brands, Inc. v. Photoplaza, Inc., 72 F.4th 1085, 1096 (quoting Freestream Aircraft

(Bermuda) Ltd. v. Aero L. Grp., 905 F.3d 597, 607 (9th Cir. 2018)).

Defendant argues that all seven factors demonstrate the unreasonableness of finding

personal jurisdiction would be proper in Oregon. First, Defendant argues that it has limited

contacts with Oregon; it is incorporated in Delaware with its principal place of business in

Florida and only three non-executive employees live in Oregon. Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 13.

Defendant also argues that most of the witnesses and documentary evidence “is and are located

outside of Oregon.” Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 16. Defendant notes that any federal or state court in

Delaware would better serve as the exclusive forum. Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss 14. Defendant

further argues that the arbitration agreement and forum selection clause in the terms of use

supersede any interest Oregon may have in the efficient resolution of the case. Finally,

Defendant argues that Plaintiff has no interest in convenient or effective relief; if she had such an

interest she would have “sought a quick a simple arbitration on behalf of herself.” Def.’s Mot. to

Dismiss 16.

Defendant’s arguments do not persuade this Court that jurisdiction in Oregon would be

unreasonable. Defendant has created a business model that requires Oregon residents to

affirmatively declare and provide proof that they live in Oregon. And while it may be somewhat

inconvenient to defend in Oregon, modern courts are more than capable of efficiently managing

interstate claims, including exchange of discovery, depositions, and other case management

requirements. Moreover, Oregon has a significant interest in adjudicating the dispute: the claims

are brought under Oregon law and Oregon consumers make up the proposed class members.

Balancing these factors against Defendant’s arguments, the Court finds that jurisdiction in the

courts in Oregon would be reasonable.

In sum, for the reasons discussed above, the Court finds there is sufficient evidence to

warrant the exercise of specific jurisdiction over Defendant. Therefore, Defendant’s motion to

dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction should be denied.

II. Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Should Be Granted

Defendant separately moves to compel arbitration of Plaintiff’s claims because “every

Oregon customer of ARB’s platform . . . affirmatively accepted and agreed to arbitrate

individually through the Terms of Use, each of which included a class action waiver and

provision requiring arbitration of all past, pending, and future disputes.” Def.’s Mot. to Compel

Arbitration 3, ECF No. 24. Plaintiff argues that Defendant failed to establish the formation of a

valid agreement to arbitrate her claims because (1) the agreement lacks mutual assent; (2) the

agreement is illusory; (3) the agreement lacks lawful consideration; and (4) the delegation clause

is unconscionable.

A. The Arbitration Agreement

1. Background on Defendant’s Platform and Terms of Use

Defendant operates a website that allows users to play casino-style games. According to

Plaintiff's Complaint, the website is “an unregulated and illegal gambling website.” Compl § 2.

Regardless of the characterization of the website, everyone who wants to use the platform must

sign up and create an account and register a user account. Colello Decl. § 9, ECF No. 38. When a

user wants to create an account, they see this initial screen:

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Colello Decl. § 12. At all times applicable to this lawsuit, a user could not use the Platform

unless they first agreed to and then accepted the applicable Terms. Colello Decl. 4 13. While the

Terms have varied over time, all of the applicable Terms during the relevant time “required

arbitration of all past, present, or pending, and future disputes.” Colello Decl. § 15. When the

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Terms were amended, every user was required to re-agree to the amended Terms the next time

they logged onto the platform. Colello Decl. ¶ 16.

2. Plaintiff’s Account

Plaintiff created her account on or about August 8, 2024. Colello Decl. ¶ 17. Plaintiff last

played on the platform on October 10, 2025. Colello Decl. ¶ 17. Defendant alleges the most

recent version of the agreement that Plaintiff agreed to is the version of the Terms dated August

4, 2025. Colello Decl. ¶ 19. Defendant states that the August 2025 Terms include the following

notice:

IMPORTANT NOTICES

. . .

THESE TERMS OF USE INCLUDE AN ARBITRATION AND CLASS

ACTION WAIVER AGREEMENT WHICH REQUIRES THAT ANY PAST,

PENDING, OR FUTURE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US SHALL BE

RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN

INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY AND FOR YOUR OWN LOSSES ONLY. YOU

MAY NOT PROCEED AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, MEMBER OR

PART OF ANY PROPOSED CLASS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE

ATTORNEY GENERAL SUIT, QUI TAM ACTION OR ANY

REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, OR OTHERWISE SEEK TO RECOVER

ON BEHALF OF OTHERS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS IN ANY

TYPE OF CLAIM OR ACTION. ARBITRATION MEANS YOU WILL NOT

BE ABLE TO SEEK DAMAGES IN COURT OR PRESENT YOUR CASE TO

A JURY, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY THESE TERMS.

OPT-OUT. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION ON

A RETROACTIVE BASIS AND AS TO ANY FUTURE CLAIMS, AND YOU

HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO AN ARBITRATION PROVISION

WITH US IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES, YOU

MAY OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITHIN THIRTY

(30) DAYS OF ENTERING THIS AGREEMENT BY FOLLOWING THE

INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE “BINDING ARBITRATION

AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER” – SEE SECTION 16 OF

THESE TERMS, BELOW. OPT-OUT REQUESTS SENT AFTER THE

THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. EVEN IF YOU

OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN SECTION 16, ALL

OTHER REMAINING SECTIONS OF THESE TERMS APPLY.

Colello Decl. ¶ 20, Ex. A (August 2025 Terms) at 1.

The operative Terms include a delegation clause “requiring that all past, pending, and

future disputes be arbitrated, and that questions of arbitrability, enforceability, and validity be

determined by an arbitrator.” Colello Decl. ¶ 21. The arbitration provision states that the parties:

agree that any past, pending, or future dispute, claim or controversy arising out of

or relating to any purchase or transaction by you, your access to or us of any

Platform or the Service, or to this Agreement, the Terms of Use, or Privacy Policy

(including without limitation any dispute concerning the breach, enforcement,

construction, validity, interpretation, enforceability, or arbitrability of this

Agreement or the Terms of Use) (a “Dispute”), shall be determined by arbitration,

including claims that arose before acceptance of any version of this Agreement.

August 2025 Terms § 17.2.

Plaintiff does not argue that she did not consent to the Terms when she created her

account, only that Defendant cannot prove she agreed to the terms. Pl.’s Sur-reply 1, ECF No.

43. And Plaintiff attests that she is “unaware of Modo.us sending [her] any notification of a

change in the website terms and conditions” and that she “was never given an opportunity to

review any changes to the terms and conditions before they went into effect.” Anderson Decl. ¶

11, ECF No. 31. Plaintiff argues that Defendant’s proffered evidence of contract formation, the

Colello Declaration, is insufficient and provides only generalized statements with no particular

facts pled as to the operative Terms to which Plaintiff allegedly agreed.

3. The Colello Declaration

Before turning to the question of whether the parties agreed to arbitrate, the Court must

address Plaintiff’s attacks on the veracity of the Colello Declaration, on which Defendant heavily

relies. See Pl.’s Resp. to Def.’s Mot. to Compel 11-15, ECF No. 32; Pl.’s Sur-reply 2-4, ECF No.

43. Under the Rules of Evidence, a witness “may testify to a matter only if evidence is

introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter.

Evidence to prove personal knowledge may consist of the witness’s own testimony.” Fed. R.

Evid. 602.

Personal knowledge and competence to testify can be reasonably inferred from a

declarant’s “position[s] and the nature of their participation in the matters to which they swore.”

Barthelemy v. Air Lines Pilots Ass’n, 897 F.2d 999, 1018 (9th Cir. 1990). However, matters

attested to “must be known to the declarant personally, as distinguished from matters of opinion

or hearsay.” Siskiyou Buckle Co., Inc. v. GameWear, Inc., No. 09-CV-3073-CL, 2011 WL

5999869, at *2 (D. Or. Nov. 30, 2011) (citing Bank Melli Iran v. Pahlavi, 58 F.3d 1406, 1412

(9th Cir. 1995)).

According to Plaintiff, the Colello Declaration cannot be used to prove a contract was

formed because Mr. Colello “lacks personal knowledge” of the facts set forth in his declaration.

Pl.’s Sur-reply 4. Plaintiff argues that Colello’s personal knowledge and competence to testify

cannot be inferred because his declaration “does not describe the specific records reviewed, does

not attach account-level acceptance logs, does not provide timestamps of alleged assent, and

does not include screenshots of the actual interface Plaintiff purportedly encountered when

accepting the Terms.” Pl.’s Sur-reply 2. Plaintiff further argues that the Court should reject Mr.

Colello’s declaration because he did not join Defendant’s organization until October 2025 and

thus cannot have personal knowledge as to Plaintiff’s registration with the platform. Pl.’s Resp.

to Def.’s Mot. to Compel 13.

Plaintiff is correct that Mr. Colello does not provide specifics as to what documents he

reviewed to reach those conclusions, nor does he provide examples of historical data on which he

based his conclusion that Plaintiff specifically “accepted and agreed to” the August 2025 Terms.

Colello Decl. ¶ 19. And he does not provide any evidence that indicates whether he obtained

such knowledge after the fact through records or other exhibits the Court might consider. See

Charles v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, No. 3:17-CV-0955-YY, 2018 WL 5660747, at *8

(D. Or. Aug. 1, 2018), report and recommendation adopted, No. 3:17-CV-0955-YY, 2019 WL

722561 (D. Or. Feb. 20, 2019), aff’d, No. 22-35613, 2024 WL 1672350 (9th Cir. Apr. 18, 2024)

(explaining that an affiant can “obtain personal knowledge of events and actions” by reviewing

pertinent business records) (citation omitted).

But Mr. Colello does aver that he is familiar with the corporate and organizational

structure of ARB as well as its operations. Colello Decl. ¶ 1. And he contends he is able to testify

about the matters in the declaration based on his personal knowledge. Colello Decl. ¶ 2. It is not

a stretch to conclude that the Vice President of Player Operations would have knowledge not

only of ARB’s current player terms of service but also of prior terms of service. Nor is it a

stretch to believe that he would have sufficient knowledge to say that “every Platform user was

required to re-agree to the amended Terms as a condition of continued use of the Platform and its

services, upon the user’s next login to or access of the Platform.” Colello Decl. ¶ 16.

Moreover, Defendant does not need to offer evidence of the precise date or manner of

acceptance to succeed in showing that Plaintiff accepted the arbitration terms. It is entirely

reasonable to accept that the Vice President of Player Operation could have personal knowledge

of a player’s account—like Plaintiff’s—by reviewing that account to determine when the account

was opened, last used, and last logged into. Colello Decl. ¶ 17.

There is nothing disputing the fact that in order to continue to use the website, users had

to agree to most current Terms. This is a fact that would be within Mr. Colello’s knowledge. Mr.

Colello makes clear that he knows all users would have to accept the then-applicable terms to use

the website. Colello Dec. ¶ 30. And Plaintiff used the website after the August 2025 Terms were

released. Colello Decl. ¶ 17. That is sufficient for the Court to consider the August 2025 Terms,

which the Colello Declaration includes as an exhibit.

To the extent Plaintiff focuses on Mr. Colello’s lack of personal knowledge as to the

specific date and manner in which Plaintiff accepted the agreement, that lack of knowledge does

not compel this Court to disregard the August 2025 Terms. Nor does it necessarily defeat the

proposition that an agreement to arbitrate was in fact formed particularly given that the earlier

2023 terms contained a provision to arbitrate. Based on the facts presented by both Plaintiff and

Defendant, Plaintiff accepted the terms and conditions of the website and a valid agreement to

arbitrate was formed.

B. The Parties Agreed to Arbitrate

Arbitration is “fundamentally ‘a matter of contract,’ and accordingly, ‘a matter of

consent.’” Godon v. Bend-CDJR, LLC, 348 Or. App. 61, 64 (2026) (quoting Coinbase, Inc. v.

Suski, 602 U.S. 143, 147-48 (2024)). “When the parties dispute the formation of an agreement,

the court, and not an arbitrator, must decide that threshold question.” Id. (citing Cornelio v.

Premere Rehab, LLC, 342 Or App 399, 404-05, 577 P.3d 847, rev. den., 374 Or. 616, 583 P.3d

307 (2025)); see also Granite Rock Co. v. Intl Bhd. of Teamsters, 561 U.S. 287, 296 (2010)

(stating that “where the dispute at issue concerns contract formation, the dispute is generally for

courts to decide”). But “in the presence of an otherwise-valid arbitration provision, a challenge

that ‘the [entire] agreement was fraudulently induced’ or ‘that the illegality of one of the

contract’s provisions renders the whole contract invalid’ must be sent to the arbitrator.”

Caremark, LLC v. Chickasaw Nation, 43 F.4th 1021, 1029 (9th Cir. 2022) (quoting Buckeye

Check Cashing, Inc., v. Cardegna, 546 U.S. 440, 445-46 (2006)).

As discussed at length above, players are required to register, create an account, and

provide address and age verification prior to conducting any transactions or playing any games

on the Platform. Part of that registration process requires customers to agree to the website’s

Terms. Indeed, Plaintiff’s own Complaint acknowledges that users cannot access the website

without accepting the Terms and Conditions.6 Compl. ¶ 75. And while Plaintiff does not recall

whether she accepted the August 2025 Terms, she does not dispute that she did accept a version

of the Terms when she registered in August 2024. Moreover, she offers no evidence

contradicting Defendant’s claim that updates to the Terms must be accepted as a condition of

continued access to the Platform. And she does not dispute that she continued to access the

Platform after the August 2025 Terms were released. Thus, with no evidence to the contrary and

given Plaintiff’s continued access to the Platform after the August 2025 Terms were released, it

is reasonable to presume Plaintiff assented to the August 2025 Terms. See Saeedy v. Microsoft

Corp., 757 F. Supp. 3d 1172, 1201-02 (W.D. Wash. 2024) (finding sufficient evidence of assent

where plaintiff continued to use products after receiving emails updating Terms of use)

(collecting cases).

Furthermore, Plaintiff provided a copy of the Terms in effect as of December 29, 2023,

prior to Plaintiff’s registration with the ARB website. Smith Decl. ¶ 4, Ex. 2 (December 2023

Terms). The December 2023 Terms also include a broad arbitration agreement under which

players agree to “resolve any Disputes – including any Dispute concerning the enforceability,

validity, scope, or severability of this agreement to arbitrate – through final and binding

6 Plaintiff makes much of the fact that prospective players can “access” the casino without

assenting to the Terms by clicking the “X” on the registration clickbox. See Pl.’s Sur-reply 5-6.

This action allows a person to view the home screen of Modo.us, but any attempts to interact

with the games or functions on the home page further prompt the user to create an account and

account creation requires that customers agree to the Terms.

arbitration.”7 December 2023 Terms § G(1). The provision to arbitrate has existed regardless of

which Terms apply. See Saeedy., 757 F. Supp. 3d at 1202 (finding that one plaintiff was not

bound by later terms and determined motion to compel arbitration based on earlier agreement).

Based on these facts, it seems clear that the threshold question of whether an agreement

to arbitrate was formed must be answered in the affirmative. See Kowalok v. ARB Gaming, LLC,

No. 4:25-CV-02161, 2026 WL 1113315, at *4 (N.D. Ohio Apr. 24, 2026), report and

recommendation adopted, 2026 WL 1374144 (N.D. Ohio May 15, 2026) (“Because Kowalok

does not dispute the existence or the scope of the Arbitration Agreement, the Court finds that his

allegations do not create a genuine issue of material fact as to the existence of an Arbitration

Agreement.”).

C. The Arbitration Agreement is Not Illusory

Plaintiff next argues that lack of mutual assent and consideration renders any purported

agreement illusory and unenforceable. Specifically, Plaintiff argues that Defendant’s “unlimited

and sole power to change the Terms at any time. . . defeats mutual assent” thus rendering the

agreement illusory and unenforceable.” Pl.’s Sur-reply 7. Plaintiff further argues that any

unilateral modifications made to the agreement lacked consideration, or the consideration was

7 The December 2023 Terms clearly advised of the arbitration agreement on the first page

stating:

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS INCLUDE A PROVISION WAIVING

THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY CLASS ACTION, GROUP, OR

REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM AND REQUIRING YOU TO PURSUE PAST,

PENDING, AND FUTURE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US THROUGH

INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION UNLESS YOU OPT OUT WITHIN THE

SPECIFIED TIME FRAME. SEE SECTION G BELOW FOR MORE

INFORMATION.

Smith Decl. ¶ 4, Ex. 2 (December 2023 Terms).

based on unlawful gambling conduct, rendering the agreement invalid. Pl.’s Resp. to Def.’s Mot.

to Compel 17. The Court disagrees that the arbitration agreement is illusory and unenforceable.

1. Mutual Assent

First, it is well settled that a contract provision allowing a party to “modify terms

unilaterally does not render the contract unenforceable.” Associated Oregon Veterans v. Dept. of

Veterans’ Affs., 300 Or. 441, 448, 712 P.2d 103, 107 (1985). When allowed by the contract,

“unilateral changes are permissible” provided that any such modifications are made “in good

faith and be based on fair dealing.” Nat’l Mgmt Servs, Inc., v. Qwest Dex, Inc., No. 01-CV-1772-

HU, 2002 WL 35649667, at *5 (D. Or. Dec. 16, 2002); see also Crites-Bachert v. Providence

Health & Servs. - Oregon, No. 24-6664, 2025 WL 3141932, at *2 (9th Cir. Nov. 10, 2025)

(noting that Oregon law allows “unilateral changes” when the contract allows them).

Here, both the December 2023 Terms and the August 2025 Terms include a clause

reserving Defendant’s right to make unilateral changes to the agreement. See August 2025 Terms

§ 1.1; December 2023 Terms § B(e). Therefore, regardless of the version Plaintiff agreed to, the

Terms included a provision permitting unilateral changes. There is no evidence that such

modifications would be inconsistent with Oregon’s good faith and fair dealing requirements.

Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. v. Jewett, 320 Or. 599, 615, 892 P.2d 683, 693 (1995) (Oregon law

“imposes a duty of good faith and fair dealing in the performance and enforcement of every

contract.”). And Plaintiff was required to accept all material updates to the Terms by clicking a

clickbox in order to continue to use the website. Colello Decl. ¶ 16. She did so; she could have

chosen not to continue to use the website if she did not wish to accept. Thus, Defendant’s ability

to make unilateral changes does not defeat mutual assent and the agreement to arbitrate is not

illusory and unenforceable. Cf. Kowalok, 2026 WL 1113315, at *6-7 (concluding based on Ohio

law that that there was mutual assent for ARB’s arbitration agreement).

2. Consideration

Under Oregon law, a contract must be based on consideration. Godon, 348 Or. App. at

66. A mutual promise to arbitrate “is adequate consideration to enforce [an] agreement.” Wilson

v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., No. 3:17-CV-2054-SI, 2018 WL 2187443, at *4 (D. Or. May 11,

2018) (citation modified). However, when one party “has unlimited discretion to avoid its

obligations, that party’s promise is illusory.” Godon, 348 Or. App. at 66. In Oregon, “illusoriness

is a formation issue that is reserved for the Court.” Id. at 67. Here, the terms specify that both the

company and the customer agree to resolve all disputes, claims, or controversies through

arbitration. August 2025 Terms § 17.2. Both parties are bound by the agreement to arbitrate their

claims, which satisfies Oregon’s consideration requirements. Wilson, 2018 WL 2187443, at *4.

To the extent Plaintiff’s claim is that any consideration was illegal because the contract itself

involved an illegal enterprise (gambling), that cannot defeat arbitration. See Buckeye Check

Cashing, Inc., 546 U.S. at 446.

D. The Delegation Clause is Not Unconscionable

Plaintiff’s remaining arguments—that the Delegation Clause is both procedurally and

substantively unconscionable—are not persuasive. “Procedural unconscionability refers to the

conditions of contract formation, and substantive unconscionability refers to the terms of the

contract.” Motsinger v. Lithia Rose-FT, Inc., 211 Or. App. 610, 614, 156 P.3d 156, 160 (2007).

On the question of procedural unconscionability, Plaintiff argues that Defendant “drafted

the Terms unilaterally and presented them to Plaintiff on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, with no

opportunity for negotiation.” Pl.’s Sur-reply 13. Plaintiff acknowledges that “take-it-or-leave-it”

contracts do not render a contract unenforceable and instead points to the unequal bargaining

power between the parties as evidence of unconscionability. Pl.’s Sur-reply 13. But this contract

is not one where a person is forced to accept onerous Terms because they have no other choice

but to accept, which could trigger public policy questions as to contract formation. See generally,

Bagley v. Mt. Bachelor, Inc., 356 Or. 543, 340 P.3d 27, 38 (2014) (discussing public policy

exceptions to enforcing take-it-or-leave-it contracts in a recreation business context).

Plaintiff accepted the terms to play casino-themed games online. And while Modo.us

may be one of the larger players in the online gambling game, they are certainly not the only

players. Plaintiff had other options for online casino-themed game play. Finally, both the

December 2023 and August 2025 versions of the Terms provide opt-out instructions for the

arbitration agreement, allowing the Plaintiff the opportunity to opt out within 30 days of entering

into the agreement. December 2023 Terms 1; August 2025 Terms 1. “The presence of this opt-

out provision weighs heavily against a finding of procedural unconscionability, as it establishes

that Plaintiff retained a meaningful choice and was not compelled to accept arbitration as a

condition of using the service.” Kowalok, 2026 WL 1113315, at *8 (rejecting arguments that

ARB’s arbitration agreement was procedurally unconscionable).

As to substantive unconscionability, Plaintiff again raises questions of illegal

consideration based on the fact that the service at issue here is gambling. As explained above,

valid consideration can exist where both parties agree to be bound to a particular dispute

resolution method, meaning the agreement is not based on illegal consideration. To the extent

that Plaintiff is arguing that because gambling is illegal, the contract—including the arbitration

provision—is void, the Supreme Court has made clear that an arbitration provision is severable

from the contract itself and when the “crux of the complaint is that the contract as a whole[] is

rendered invalid,” that is an issue for the arbitrator in the first instance. Buckeye Check Cashing,

Inc., 546 U.S. at 446; see also Kowalok, 2026 WL 1113315, at *4-5 (determining issue of

illegality regarding ARB’s August 2025 Terms should be decided by arbitrator in this first

instance).

Plaintiff further argues that the right to appeal an award in excess of $50,000 effectively

limits her access to appellate review and is therefore unconscionable. Pl.’s Sur-reply 15. The

agreement language cited by Plaintiff states that the parties agree that

any award issued by the Arbitrator in excess of $50,000 in favor of either party, or

any award which grants any form of declaratory or equitable relief that would

significantly impact other Modo users of the operations of the Platform, may be

appealed in accordance with the JAMS Optional Arbitration Appeal Procedures at

either party’s election.

August 2025 Terms § 17.11. Plaintiff points to Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, 279 F.3d 889,

894 (9th Cir. 2002) as a related example of unconscionable one-sidedness in an agreement. In

Circuit City, employees were forced to arbitrate any and all claims against their employer. Id.

The Ninth Circuit found the arbitration terms unconscionable because the employer was not

required to arbitrate any of its claims against employees. Id. No such problem exists in this case

as the Terms bind both parties to the same bases for appellate review.

Plaintiff also challenges the statute of limitations in the agreement, which narrows the

time a party has to file a claim to one year. August 2025 Terms § 15.3. But contracting parties

may agree to a statute of limitations different from that which is otherwise imposed by statute, so

long as the restrictions are not unreasonable. Hatkoff v. Portland Adventist Med. Ctr., 252 Or.

App. 210, 287 P.3d 1113, 1121 (2012); Wood Park Terrace Apartments Ltd. P’ship v. Tri-Vest,

LLC, 254 Or. App. 690, 297 P.3d 494, 497 (2013). See also Fink v. Guardsmark, LLC, No. CV

03-1480-BR, 2004 WL 1857114, at *3 (D. Or. Aug. 19, 2004) (contractual limitations on time in

which parties may bring a claim may be upheld if reasonable).

To the extent Plaintiff argues that provisions limiting financial liability beyond Oregon’s

statutory protections render the Delegation Clause unconscionable, those provisions are

severable. An offending contract provision may be severed if it is not an integral part of a

contract. Young v. Regis Corp., No. CV 06-6068-AA, 2006 WL 8459710, at *5 (D. Or. Aug. 2,

2006) (citing Graham Oil Co. v. ARCO Prods. Co., a Div. of Atl. Richfield Co., 43 F.3d 1244,

1248 (9th Cir. 1994), as amended (Mar. 13, 1995)).

Plaintiff seeks to recover under Oregon’s Gambling Right to Recovery Statute and Unfair

Trade Practices Act (UTPA). See ORS 30.740 and ORS 646.638. ORS 30.740 permits “persons

losing money or anything of value at or on any unlawful game . . . shall have a cause of action to

recover . . . twice the amount of the money or double the value of the thing so lost.” Oregon’s

UTPA statute permits successful plaintiffs to recover statutory damages, punitive damages,

equitable relief, and attorneys’ fees. ORS 646.638. These are statutory rights granted under

Oregon law. The Terms specify that when any limitations are “not permitted by law of any

applicable jurisdiction, such limitations shall be deemed severable and stricken from these

terms.” August 2025 Terms § 15.7. Thus, to the extent the August 2025 Terms conflict with

these statutory rights, those terms are severable.

Similarly, Plaintiff’s concerns regarding costs of arbitration are unfounded. Section

17.10.6 of the Terms state that “JAMS rules will govern payment of all arbitration fees.” August

2025 Terms § 17.10.6. The JAMS rules state that “[f]or matters involving consumers, the

consumer is only requires to pay $250.” JAMS ARBITRATION SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS,

available at https://www.jamsadr.com/arbitration-fees. Per the JAMS policy website, all other

costs must be borne by the company, including any remaining JAMS Filing Fee, Case

Management Fee and all professional fees for the arbitrator’s services.” JAMS CONSUMER

ARBITRATION MINIMUM STANDARDS, available at https://www.jamsadr.com/consumer-

minimum-standards. Thus, regardless of what operative clause under which Defendant purports

to compel arbitration, Plaintiff’s rights are protected under the governing rules of arbitration.

CONCLUSION

For the reasons discussed above, the Court recommends that Defendant’s Motion to

Dismiss be DENIED and Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration be GRANTED.

SCHEDULING ORDER

The Findings and Recommendation will be referred to a district judge. Objections, if any,

are due fourteen (14) days from service of the Findings and Recommendation. If no objections

are filed, then the Findings and Recommendation will go under advisement on that date.

A party’s failure to timely file objections to any of these findings will be considered a

waiver of that party’s right to de novo consideration of the factual issues addressed herein and

will constitute a waiver of the party’s right to review of the findings of fact in any order or

judgment entered by a district judge. These Findings and Recommendation are not immediately

appealable to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Any notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1)

of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure should not be filed until entry of judgment.

DATED this _2_4_th__ day of June, 2026.

__/s_/_A_m__y_ E_._ P_o_t_t_er_____________

AMY E. POTTER

United States Magistrate Judge