Opinion
Case No. 6:11-cv-998-Orl-31GJK.
August 30, 2011
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the Joint Motion for Entry of Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration and/or Stay the Litigation (Doc. 20). The parties seek to have the Court grant the pending Motion to Compel Arbitration (Doc. 11) and retain jurisdiction to enforce the arbitrator's award and, if requested by the parties subsequent to the arbitration, to determine entitlement to and amount of attorney's fees and costs.
The parties stipulate that they will bear their own fees and costs in regard to the instant motion. (Doc. 20 at 2).
After consideration of the foregoing, is hereby
ORDERED that the instant motion (Doc. 20) and the Motion to Compel Arbitration (Doc. 11) are GRANTED. This action is STAYED pending resolution of the arbitration proceedings. The Defendant shall file a status report on December 1, 2011 and every 90 days thereafter. Insofar as it may be necessary to do so, the Court retains jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration award and, upon request of the parties subsequent to the arbitration, to determine entitlement to and the amount of attorney's fees and costs. Each party will bear its own fees and costs in regard to the instant motion.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida.