Garland v. Credit One Bank, N.A.

Filing 5

ORDER: Plaintiff shall submit his claims to binding arbitration, as required by the Arbitration Agreement. This case, including all case deadlines, is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the resolution of the arbitration proceedings. The p arties 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. The parties are directed to inform the Court immediately upon the completion of the arbitration proceedings. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 4/26/2017. (DRW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
DAMON GARLAND,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 8:17-cv-971-T-33JSS

CREDIT ONE BANK, N.A.,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
This matter is before the Court pursuant to the parties’
Joint Stipulation Staying and Referring Case to Arbitration
(Doc. # 4), which was filed on April 26, 2017. As stated in
the Stipulation, the parties “agree this case is subject to
arbitration

pursuant

to

the

Visa/Mastercard

Agreement,

Disclosure Statement and Arbitration Agreement . . . entered
into by plaintiff and Credit One.” (Id. at 1).
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
(1) Plaintiff shall submit his claims to binding arbitration,
as required by the Arbitration Agreement.
(2)

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

(3)

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.

(4)

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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