Schultz v. Citibank, N.A.

Filing 16

ORDER: The parties' Joint Motion to Order Arbitration, Extend all Deadlines, and Stay Court Proceedings (Doc. # 15 ) is GRANTED. This case is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the resolution of the arbitration proceedings. The part ies shall file a joint status report on August 25, 2017, to inform the Court of the status of the arbitration proceedings. Thereafter, the parties shall continue to file joint status reports with this Court every 90 days until the arbitration proceedings are completed. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 4/26/2017. (KAK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
BARBARA SCHULTZ,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 8:17-cv-631-T-33TBM

CITIBANK, N.A.,
Defendant.
________________________________/
ORDER
This matter is before the Court pursuant to the parties’
Joint Motion to Order Arbitration, Extend all Deadlines, and
Stay Court Proceedings (Doc. # 15), which was filed on April
25, 2017.

The Court grants the Motion.

As stated in the

Motion, “the parties agree that this entire litigation shall
be submitted to binding arbitration,” and “Plaintiff agrees to
submit her claims to binding arbitration, as required by the
Agreement, with the American Arbitration Association (‘AAA’)
pursuant to its Consumer Arbitration Rules.” (Id. at 1-2).
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
(1)

The parties’ Joint Motion to Order Arbitration, Extend
all Deadlines, and Stay Court Proceedings (Doc. # 15) is
GRANTED.

(2)

Plaintiff shall submit her claims to binding arbitration,
as

required

by

the

Arbitration

Agreement,

with

the

American

Arbitration

Association,

pursuant

to

its

Consumer Arbitration Rules.
(3)

This case, including all case deadlines, is STAYED and
ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the resolution of the
arbitration proceedings.

(4)

The parties shall file a joint status report on August
25, 2017, to inform the Court of the status of the
arbitration proceedings.

Thereafter, the parties shall

continue to file joint status reports with this Court
every 90 days until the arbitration proceedings are
completed.
(5)

The parties are directed to inform the Court immediately
upon the completion of the arbitration proceedings.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida, this

26th day of April, 2017.

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