NELSON v. BROWN et al

Filing 88

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS 76 MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND FOR A STAY IS GRANTED AND DEFENDANT HAMILTONS 80 CROSS MOTION IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT THE PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT THIS MATTER TO MEDIATION AND, IF MEDIATION IS NOT SUCCESSFUL, T O ARBITRATION, PURSUANT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATIONS LAWYER DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. THIS MATTER IS STAYED PURSUANT TO 9 U.S.C. § 3 PENDING SUCH ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOHN R. PADOVA ON 1/28/19. 1/30/19 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE AND E-MAILED. (va, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MICHAEL R. NELSON
v.
DAVID L. BROWN, ET AL.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 17-3232

ORDER
AND NOW, this 28th day of January, 2019, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s “Motion to
Compel Arbitration and for a Stay” (Docket No. 76) and Defendant Michael A. Hamilton’s “Cross
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(c), or in the Alternative, Summary
Judgment Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 56” (Docket No. 80), and all documents filed in connection
therewith, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and For a Stay is GRANTED and
Defendant Hamilton’s Cross Motion is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties
shall submit this matter to mediation and, if mediation is not successful, to arbitration, pursuant to
the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Lawyer Dispute Resolution Program. This matter is STAYED
pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 3 pending such alternative dispute resolution.

BY THE COURT:
/s/ John R. Padova
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John R. Padova, J.