BLANTON v. DOMINO'S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC

No. 19-2388.

962 F.3d 842 (2020)

Harley BLANTON, Plaintiff, Derek Piersing, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOMINO'S PIZZA FRANCHISING LLC; Domino's Pizza Master Issuer LLC; Domino's Pizza LLC; Domino's Pizza, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Anne B. Shaver , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP, San Francisco, California, for Appellant. Norman M. Leon , DLA PIPER LLP (US), Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Anne B. Shaver , Dean M. Harvey , Lin Y. Chan , Yaman Salahi , Jeremy J. Pilaar , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP, San Francisco, California, Derek Y. Brandt , Leigh M. Perica , McCUNE WRIGHT AREVALO, LLP, Edwardsville, Illinois, Sharon S. Almonrode , Emily E. Hughes , Dennis A. Lienhardt , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, P.C., Rochester, Michigan, for Appellant. Norman M. Leon , J. Robert Robertson , John J. Hamill , Michael S. Pullos , Mary M. Shepro , DLA PIPER LLP (US), Chicago, Illinois, David H. Bamberger , DLA PIPER LLP (US), Washington, D.C., Edward J. Hood , CLARK HILL PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and READLER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Derek Piersing and Domino's Pizza disagree about whether he should have to arbitrate his claims against the company. As in many arbitration cases, the question here is who should resolve their dispute: an arbitrator or a court. The district court held that an arbitrator should do so. We agree and affirm....

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