The United States of America for the use and benefit of Gulf State Manufacturers, LLC v. The Davis Group, Inc. et al

Filing 10

ORDER granting 2 Motion to Compel; granting 2 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 2/25/2013. (loh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SAW
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
20I3FE25
SAVANNAH DIVISION

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
for the use and benefit of
GULF STATES MANUFACTURERS,
LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company,

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Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV412-274

V.

THE DAVIS GROUP, INC., a
Florida corporation and
WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,
an Ohio corporation,
Defendants.

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Compel
Arbitration and Stay Action Pending Arbitration."

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2.) Defendants consent to Plaintiff's motion. (Doc. 8.)
Satisfied that the contract calls for arbitration of
Plaintiff's claims,' this CASE IS STAYED for ninety days
pending arbitration of the parties' dispute. The parties

' The terms and conditions mandate that any dispute arising
under the contract be arbitrated before the American
Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration
Rules in Birmingham, Alabama. (Doc. 2-1 at 19 ("Any
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
contract, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by
arbitration administered by the American Arbitration
Assocaition under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and
judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.") .)

are DIRECTED to arbitrate this dispute to its conclusion,
including a decision by the arbitrator, within ninety days
of this order. If the parties have not settled this matter
in arbitration within ninety days, the stay will be lifted.
The parties are further DIRECTED to notify the Court within
seven days of their concluding the arbitration proceedings.
Such notice should inform the Court of the resolution of
the parties' dispute and whether this litigation should be
dismissed.
SO ORDERED this 2(Eiay of February 2013.

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WILLIAM T. MOORE,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA