DICKERSON et al v. SUNTRUST BANKS INC et al

Filing 16

ORDER directing parties to prepare and submit Consent Order for Arbitration not later than 8/26/2014. Ordered by U.S. District Judge HUGH LAWSON on 8/12/2014. (nbp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION

CARL DICKERSON, CAROL JEAN
MAYO THOMAS, a.k.a., CAROLYN J.
THOMAS, DIMA, INC., and MAYO
ACADEMY, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:14-CV-194

v.
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC., and
SUNTRUST BANK,
Defendants.
JACK LEW, in his official capacity as
Secretary of the United States Dept. of
the Treasury, INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE (IRS), as a Division or as an
Agency of the United States Dept. of
the Treasury, and JODIE L.
PATTERSON, in her official capacity
as Director of Return Integrity and
Correspondence Services, Wage and
Investment Division of the Internal
Revenue Service,
Third-Party Defendants.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendants SunTrust Banks, Inc.’s and
SunTrust Bank’s Motion to Compel Arbitration. (Doc. 2). Defendants seek to enforce the
arbitration provision included in SunTrust’s Rules and Regulations for Deposit Accounts
that governs the accounts identified in the foregoing action. Plaintiffs do not dispute that
the claims they raised against Defendants are subject to the arbitration provision and do

not object to Defendant’s motion. (Doc. 15). Plaintiffs notify the Court and Defendants of
their intent to selects JAMS to serve as the arbitration administrator pursuant to the
election provision contained in the arbitration agreement.
The parties are directed to prepare and submit a Consent Order for Arbitration
that adheres to the applicable arbitration agreement and to the Federal Arbitration Act
by no later than August 26, 2014.
SO ORDERED, this 12th day of August, 2014.

s/ Hugh Lawson_______________
HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE
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