Harden v. Everglades College, Inc.

Filing 17

ORDERED: The parties' Joint Stipulation to Compel Arbitration (Doc. #16) is GRANTED. The parties are DIRECTED to arbitrate this case promptly--in accordance with their stipulation and arbitration agreement. This case is STAYED until the parties advise the Court that (1) arbitration has been completed and (2) the stay should be lifted or the case should be dismissed. The parties are DIRECTED to notify the Court of such matters within seven (7) days of the arbitration concluding. The parties are DIRECTED to file a joint report on the status of arbitration on or before February 14, 2022, and every ninety (90) days after that date until arbitration concludes. The Clerk is DIRECTED to add a stay flag on the docket. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 11/16/2021. (AEH)

Case 2:21-cv-00705-SPC-NPM Document 17 Filed 11/17/21 Page 1 of 2 PageID 51

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
ERICA HARDEN, an individual
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:21-cv-705-SPC-NPM

EVERGLADES COLLEGE,
INC.,
Defendant.
/
ORDER1
Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Stipulation (Doc. 16). The parties
agree Plaintiff’s claims are subject to an arbitration agreement. So they concur
the Court should stay this case and compel arbitration. The Court construes
this stipulation as a motion to compel arbitration.

Given the parties’

agreement, the Court grants the motion. See 9 U.S.C. § 3-4.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The parties’ Joint Stipulation to Compel Arbitration (Doc. 16) is
GRANTED.

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2. The parties are DIRECTED to arbitrate this case promptly—in
accordance with their stipulation and arbitration agreement.
3. This case is STAYED until the parties advise the Court that (1)
arbitration has been completed and (2) the stay should be lifted or the
case should be dismissed. The parties are DIRECTED to notify the
Court of such matters within seven (7) days of the arbitration
concluding.
4. The parties are DIRECTED to file a joint report on the status of
arbitration on or before February 14, 2022, and every ninety (90)
days after that date until arbitration concludes.
5. The Clerk is DIRECTED to add a stay flag on the docket.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on November 16, 2021.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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