JACKSON v. RENT-A-CENTER WEST, INC.

No. 07-16164.

581 F.3d 912 (2009)

Antonio JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RENT-A-CENTER WEST, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian E. Silverberg, Hardy Law Group, Reno, NV, for the appellant.

Robert F. Friedman, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Dallas, TX, Michael T. Garone, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, OR, for the appellee.

Opinion by Judge THOMAS; Dissent by Judge HALL.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

Antonio Jackson appeals from a district court order dismissing his statutory race discrimination claim and compelling arbitration. Under the circumstances presented here, we conclude that the district court was required to determine whether the arbitration agreement was unconscionable, and we remand for further proceedings.

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Jackson was an employee of Rent-A-Center West, Inc. ("Employer"). On February 1, 2007, Jackson filed...

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