Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. v. Mad River Community Hospital, et al

Filing 7

ORDER granting 3 Motion to Compel Arbitration, the motion to transfer is denied as moot. The motion to stay 6 pending outcome of arbitration is GRANTED. Parties are ordered to file by 2/10/15 and on or before the 10th day of every second month thereafter a status report re arbitration and to notify the court within 14 days of the conclusion of arbitration. Signed by Chief Judge William H. Steele on 12/29/2014. (srr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND
SYSTEMS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MAD RIVER COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to compel
arbitration or, in the alternative, motion to transfer. (Doc. 3). The parties have
jointly stipulated that the motion to compel arbitration should be granted. (Doc. 6
at 1). Accordingly, the motion to compel arbitration is granted. This matter is
submitted to arbitration. The motion to transfer, since it seeks only alternative
relief should arbitration not be compelled, is denied as moot.
The parties have jointly moved for a stay of this action pending the
outcome of arbitration. (Doc. 6 at 2). “If any suit or proceeding be brought ...
upon any issue referable to arbitration ..., the court in which such suit is pending,
upon being satisfied that the issue involved in such suit or proceeding is referable
to arbitration ..., shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the
action until such arbitration has been had ....” 9 U.S.C. § 3 (emphasis added). As
this Court has observed, “[w]here a plaintiff initiates litigation without satisfying
arbitration requirements, courts routinely stay rather than dismiss the proceedings
to allow for implementation of the agreed-upon dispute resolution mechanism.”
Campbell v. Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc., 2010 WL 3306935 at *7 (S.D. Ala.

2010). Accordingly, the motion to stay is granted. This action is stayed pending
resolution of the arbitration proceedings.
The parties are ordered to file, on or before February 10, 2015 and on or
before the tenth day of every second month thereafter, a report detailing the status
of the arbitration proceedings. The parties are furthered ordered to file, within 14
days of the conclusion of arbitration proceedings, notification of same.
DONE and ORDERED this 29th day of December, 2014.
s/ WILLIAM H. STEELE
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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