Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc.

Filed 7/28/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA TIMOTHY SANDQUIST, ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant, ) ) S220812 v. ) ) Ct.App. 2/7 B244412 LEBO AUTOMOTIVE, INC., et al., ) ) Los Angeles County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. BC476523 ____________________________________) Plaintiff Timothy Sandquist and the various defendants here are parties to an arbitration agreement. A salient question is whether that agreement permits or prohibits arbitration on a classwide basis. Here we must answer a question one step removed—who decides whether the agreement permits or prohibits classwide…