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Williams v. Eddie Acardi Motor Company

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division
Mar 10, 2008
Case No. 3:07-cv-782-J-32JRK (M.D. Fla. Mar. 10, 2008)

Summary

requiring arbitration of FMLA claim

Summary of this case from Booth v. S. Wine & Spirits of Am., Inc.

Opinion

Case No. 3:07-cv-782-J-32JRK.

March 10, 2008


ORDER

Under the E-Government Act of 2002, this is a written opinion and therefore is available electronically. However, it has been entered only to decide the motion or matter addressed herein and is not intended for official publication or to serve as precedent.


This case is before the Court on Defendant Eddie Acardi Motor Company's Motion to Stay District Court Proceedings and Compel Arbitration (Doc. 11). After the parties fully briefed the motion (Docs. 12, 16, 17), the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18) on January 28, 2008 recommending that the motion be granted, that the Court stay these proceedings and compel arbitration. No objections were filed and the time to do has now passed. Accordingly, upon independent review, it is hereby

ORDERED:

1. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.

2. Defendant Eddie Acardi Motor Company's Motion to Stay District Court Proceedings and Compel Arbitration (Doc. 11) is GRANTED.

3. This case is hereby STAYED while the parties engage in arbitration pursuant to the parties' Dispute Resolution Agreement and 9 U.S.C. §§ 3, 4.

4. The Clerk is directed to administratively close this file, which is subject to reopening upon motion of any party. No later than June 10, 2008, defendants should file a notice regarding the status of the arbitration proceedings.

DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida.


Summaries of

Williams v. Eddie Acardi Motor Company

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division
Mar 10, 2008
Case No. 3:07-cv-782-J-32JRK (M.D. Fla. Mar. 10, 2008)

requiring arbitration of FMLA claim

Summary of this case from Booth v. S. Wine & Spirits of Am., Inc.

In Williams, the plaintiff, an employee of a car dealership, argued that his individual employment duties did not have a substantial effect on interstate commerce, and therefore the agreement to arbitrate was invalid.

Summary of this case from McElveen v. Mike Reichenbach Ford Lincoln, Inc.
Case details for

Williams v. Eddie Acardi Motor Company

Case Details

Full title:SORON WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. EDDIE ACARDI MOTOR COMPANY, etc., Defendant

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division

Date published: Mar 10, 2008

Citations

Case No. 3:07-cv-782-J-32JRK (M.D. Fla. Mar. 10, 2008)

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