Rittmann et al v. Amazon.com Inc et al

Filing 101

MINUTE ORDER granting parties' 100 Stipulated Motion and Order to Partially Lift Stay. The stay in this action shall be partially lifted for the limited purpose of resolving Defendants' motion to compel arbitration (Dkt. No. 36 ) . The parties shall file supplemental briefs on Defendants' motion to compel arbitration on or before 2/20/2019. The parties' response briefs are due on or before 3/6/2019. Furthermore, the Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate the motion to lift stay (Dkt. No. 99 ) as moot. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BERNADEAN RITTMANN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. C16-1554-JCC
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v.
AMAZON.COM, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion to partially lift the
stay (Dkt. No. 100). The motion is GRANTED. The Court ORDERS:
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The stay in this action shall be partially lifted for the limited purpose of resolving

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Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration (Dkt. No. 36), in light of the Supreme Court’s recent

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decision in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 2019 WL 189342 (2019).

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The parties shall file supplemental briefs, not to exceed 15 pages, on Defendants’

motion to compel arbitration, in light of New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira.
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The parties’ supplemental briefs are due on or before February 20, 2019. The

parties shall indicate the noting date on their supplemental briefs as March 8, 2019.
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The parties’ response briefs, not to exceed 10 pages, are due on or before March

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6, 2019.

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make an application to the Court to lift the stay in full.

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After the Court has resolved the motion to compel arbitration, either party may

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The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate the motion to lift stay (Dkt. No. 99) as

moot.
DATED this 29th day of January 2019.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Tomas Hernandez
Deputy Clerk

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