Legal Opinion
Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire Company, a Division of Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc. v. Jose Gomez
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided April 13, 2006No. 08-05-00193-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
PHELPS DODGE MAGNET WIRE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF PHELPS DODGE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Appellant,
v.
JOSE GOMEZ,
Appellee.
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No. 08-05-00193-CV
Appeal from the
327th District Court
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC# 2004-2408)
O P I N I O N
This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration. For the reasons stated below, we dismiss the appeal.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In July of 1996, Jose Gomez, Appellee, was hired by Phelps Dodge as a mechanic. Appellee only speaks Spanish and during his time with…