Opinion
2:22-cv-48-SPC-NPM
03-03-2022
VINCENT RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. GARTNER INC., Defendant.
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SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Before the Court is Defendant Gartner Inc.'s Unopposed Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration. (Doc. 13). Plaintiff Vincent Rodriguez sues Gartner, his former employer, for workplace discrimination and retaliation under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992. (Doc. 3). The case was in state court until Gartner removed it here based on diversity jurisdiction. (Doc. 1). The parties now agree that Plaintiff is contractually bound to arbitrate his claims per the arbitration provision in his Agreement Regarding Certain Conditions of Employment. (Doc. 13-1 at 8-9). So, having considered the Motion and record against the applicable law, and acknowledging that Plaintiff does not opposes the relief sought, the Court will send this action to arbitration.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Defendant Gartner Inc.'s Unopposed Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration (Doc. 13) is GRANTED.
1. The claims asserted by Plaintiff Vincent Rodriguez must be arbitrated.
2. This case is STAYED pending completion of arbitration.
3. The parties are DIRECTED to jointly notify the Court when arbitration has ended and if the stay is due to be lifted within seven days of arbitration ending.
4. The parties are DIRECTED to file a joint report on the status of arbitration on or before June 1, 2022, and every ninety days after until the Court says otherwise.
5. The Clerk is DIRECTED to add a stay flag to the file.
DONE and ORDERED.