Ortiz v. Related Management Co. CA2/1

Filed 2/23/22 Ortiz v. Related Management Co. CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

MARCO ORTIZ, B307902

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC718443) v.

RELATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Randolph M. Hammock, Judge. Appeal dismissed. Law Offices of Ramin R. Younessi, Ramin R. Younessi, Samantha L. Ortiz, and Genicis Aguilar for Plaintiff and Appellant. Greenberg Traurig, Karin L. Bohmholdt, Lindsay E. Hutner, and Tayanah C. Miller for Defendant and Respondent. ____________________________

Marco Ortiz sued Related Management Company (Related) alleging employment discrimination and violations of the Labor Code, among other causes of action. The trial court ordered all of the matter except for a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim (Lab. Code, §§ 2698 et seq.) to arbitration. The arbitrator granted Related’s motion for summary adjudication in the arbitration proceeding. Related moved the trial court for an order confirming the arbitration award, and Ortiz filed a motion to vacate the arbitration award. The trial court granted the motion to confirm the award and denied Ortiz’s motion to vacate the award. Ortiz’s PAGA claim remains pending in the trial court, and no judgment has been entered in this matter. Because the record contains neither an appealable order nor a judgment, we dismiss the appeal. BACKGROUND Ortiz’s complaint alleges that he was wrongfully terminated on January 22, 2018. Based on his termination and other allegations in the complaint, Ortiz filed suit on August 22, 2018, alleging 16 causes of action against Related. In response, Related filed a motion to compel arbitration and to stay the action. The trial court granted Related’s motion and ordered the matter to arbitration. In its March 4, 2019 order granting Related’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the action, the trial court stated that the “motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED, except as to the PAGA claim, which shall remain pending in this litigation. This litigation is ordered stayed pending arbitration . . . .” The next substantive entry on the trial court docket is a February 21, 2020