Jefferson v. Baptist Health System Inc

Filing 13

ORDER-re: Report and Recommendation 12 . The court is of the opinion that the Magistrate Judge's findings are due to be and are hereby ADOPTED and her recommendation is ACCEPTED. It is ORDERED that dft's motion to compel 8 is GRANTED, and this action is referred to arbitration; Pending arbitration of Pltf's claims, this action is STAYED; the parties SHALL report the status of arbitration within six (6) months of the entry date of this order or on the setting of a date for the arbitration hearing, whichever is earlier. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 11/13/2014. (AVC)

FILED
2014 Nov-13 AM 10:35
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER JEFFERSON,

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Plaintiff,
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BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., )
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Defendant.
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Case No.: 2:14-cv-01028-SGC

ORDER
The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation on October 23,
2014, recommending Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration be granted, this
action be referred to arbitration and stayed pending such arbitration, and the parties
be required to report the status of the arbitration within a specified period of time.
(Doc. 12). The parties had the opportunity to file objections. No objections have
been received from either party.
Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the
court file, the court is of the opinion that the Magistrate Judge’s findings are due to
be and are hereby ADOPTED and her recommendation is ACCEPTED.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. Defendant’s motion to compel (Doc. 8) is GRANTED, and this action is
referred to arbitration;

2. Pending arbitration of Plaintiff’s claim, this action is STAYED; and
3. The parties SHALL report the status of the arbitration within six (6)
months of the entry date of this order or on the setting of a date for the
arbitration hearing, whichever is earlier.
DONE and ORDERED this November 13, 2014.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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