Rodriguez v. Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc

Full title: CARMEN DELIA RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. MASTRONARDI PRODUCE-USA, INC.…

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 25, 2021

Civil 1:20-CV-01702 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 25, 2021)

Opinion

Civil 1:20-CV-01702

06-25-2021

CARMEN DELIA RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. MASTRONARDI PRODUCE-USA, INC., Defendant.

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge.

ORDER

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge.

AND NOW, this 25^th day of June, 2021, upon consideration of Defendant Mastronardi Produce-USA Inc.'s motion to compel arbitration and stay, and in accordance with the accompanying memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) the motion is DENIED without prejudice; (2) the parties are granted thirty days to conduct limited discovery on the issue of whether Plaintiff Carmen Delia Rodriguez's claims are governed by a valid arbitration agreement; and (3) at the close of thirty days, or after discovery is complete, Mastronardi may file a renewed motion to compel arbitration, which will be reviewed by this court under a motion for summary judgment standard. All other discovery will be stayed for that period of time, and until such time as the court decides the issue of arbitrability.