Stephens v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Filing 11

ORDER granting 10 motion to stay. The proceedings are hereby STAYED and the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to administratively close the file. The parties shall file a joint status report on March 1, 2018, and every ninety (90) days thereafter advising the Court on the progress of arbitration. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 1/2/2018. (BAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

ALICIA STEPHENS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:17-cv-2056-Orl-40KRS

SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
This cause comes before the Court on Plaintiff Alicia Stephens and Defendant
Santander Consumer USA, Inc.’s Joint Motion Staying Case Pending Arbitration (Doc.
10), filed December 20, 2017. Upon review of the joint motion, the Court is satisfied that
the parties have agreed to binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
It is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The parties’ Joint Motion Staying Case Pending Arbitration (Doc. 10) is
GRANTED. The parties shall proceed to arbitration in accordance with the terms of their
arbitration agreement.
2. The proceedings are hereby STAYED and the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED
to administratively close the file. The Court retains jurisdiction of the case to adjudicate
any post-arbitration motions the parties may make.
3. The parties shall file a joint status report on March 1, 2018, and every ninety
(90) days thereafter advising the Court on the progress of arbitration.
DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on January 2, 2018.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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