Civil Cover Sheet by Oto Analytics, LLC . (Cheney, Alexander) (Filed on 7/1/2024) — Oto Benworth (Dkt. 2)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:24-cv-03975-AMO · Doc. 2 · 2024-07-01 · Docket on CourtListener

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Womply respectfully petitions this Court for an order confirming an arbitral award issued in the JAMS arbitration captioned Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, JAMS Ref. No. 1210038203

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