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witnesses."(Fitz,supra, caseaswell ashavingin its employmanyof the relevant discrimination 167,183(2002).) Court,96Cal.App.4th at I 18Cal.App.4th 716,citingMercurov. Superior C. Not Require This Court To Martinezv. MasterProtectionDoes CompelArbitration; In X'act,It SupportsPlaintiffs Request X'orDeclaratory And Injunctive Relief

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also Defendant's arguethatMartinezv. MasterProtection,ll8 Cal.App.4th107(2004) page10, Opposition, in its supports positionthat arbitrationshouldbe compelled this case. (See, the in lines7-9.) This is simplynot so. As stated Plaintifflsmovingpapers, Courtof Appealin similarto the undercircumstances arbitration atrial court'sordercompelling Martinezreversed that argument their the the instantcase.Specifically, MartinezCourtrejected employer's thoseclaimsmost to the whereit required employee arbitrate was'omutual" agreement arbitration while leavingthe doorsof the courtopento thoseclaimsmost likely to be broughtby employees,

of Plaintiff s Memorandum PointsandAuthorities,page t 2 likely to be broughtby employers.(,See, here,so situationthis Courtfaces the 1 3 10,line 11- page11,line 8.) That is substantially same Opposition. Plaintiff s Motion, not Defendant's t 4 Martinezactuallysupports

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to that In addition,the only reason theMartinezCourtagreed the "singledeposition,

of was agreement because set requesf'scheme forth in theparties'arbitration 1 6 singledocument involvedin that actionwhich "rest of allegations misconduct" t 7 the "relativelystraightforward at ratherthantestimony."(Ilartinez, supra,118Cal.App.4th I18.) l 8 largelyon documentation

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Martinez argument,the severance of for Finally,of significance purposes Defendant's it "a contains "multiple defects," indicates systematic that,wherea contract Courtconcluded

an 22 effort to imposearbitrationon an employee...as inferior forum thatworksto the employer's cannotbe utilized to savethe agreement.(lvlartinez,supra, ll8 and 23 advantageoo severance at 24 Cal.App.4th 120.)(Citationsomitted.) Like Martinez,theCourthereis facedwith an it of it taintedwith multipledefects: is a contract adhesion, unreasonably agreement 25 arbitration lacksmutuality,andthe the of underthe circumstances this case, agreement 26 limits discovery

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of the imposes inferior law of the Commonwealth Virginia, amongothers.Therefore, agreement

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in PlaintiffRlTA reasons, well asthosestated her movingpapers, as For the foregoing that SIGLAIN respectfullyrequests the Court granther Motion and declarethat sheis not bound an by thetermsof the ArbitrationAgreement.Plaintiff furtherrequests injunctionpermanently her. against of enjoiningenforcement the ArbitrationAgreement

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Dated: 6118/2008 LA . YOUNG

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PROOF OF SERVICE and that I am overthe ageof 18years, am not a partyto the I, Eric G. Young,declare Rosa, address 141StonyCircle,Suite202, Santa is action. My business within-entitled California95401 the on in On June 18,2008,I served the parties saidcause following document(s): l) Reply Memorandumof Pointsand Authoritiesin Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Enjoining Arbitration thereon with postage fully prepaid envelope By placinga true andcorrectcopythereofin a sealed as andaddressed follows: CarlaJ. Hartley,Attorney Dillingham& Murphy,LLP Floor 225BushStreet,6'n Francisco, 94104-4207 CA San Attorneys D efendants for

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BY MArL (), I personally depositedthe aforementionedenvelopewith the U.S. Postal Service on the date set forth above.

ofcollectiol atldprocessing ( X) - I am "readilyfamiliar" with 4q 4* I practice practice, would be deposited with the it for correspondence mailing. Underthat prepared Santa at thereon fully on U.S. PbstalService thaisamedaywith postage motion ofbusinbss.I am awarettrat,gn Rosa,California,in the ordinarycourse date invalid if postalcancellation or is service presumed of the partyservice, postags meterdateis morethaironedayafterthe dateof depositfor mailing. by to eachsuchdocument be delivered handto BY PERSONAL SERVICE - I caused notedasfollows: or theperson persons machine by to the BY FACSIMILE - I caused saiddocument(s) be transmitted Facsimile and/ornumber: address to the following person, into to the By EXPRESSMAIL - I caused saiddocument(s) be deposited a designated of pick up on the dateof execution this Declaration. Mail box for Express of California that the Rosa,California,

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I declareunderpenaltyof perjury underthe lawq d is 22 foregoing ttot u"a t,jnecJqn{ waseiecute oryhG Stateof Califomia. Countyof Sonoma,

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