Opinion
5:23-cv-2622
03-19-2024
JAHMEAN JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. ZEP MANUFACTURING; ZEP, INC.; and EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS, Defendants.
ORDER
JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
AND NOW, this 19th day of March, 2024, for the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this date, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Express's Motion to Compel Arbitration, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED.
2. Zep's Motion to Compel Arbitration, ECF No. 14, is GRANTED.
3. Jackson is DIRECTED to promptly submit all of his claims to binding arbitration pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
4. The above-captioned action is STAYED pending the outcome of the arbitration.
5. The parties are to jointly submit a status report to the Court on the first day of each month, commencing on May 1, 2024, and every other month thereafter, to report on the status of the arbitration proceedings, including but not limited to the date scheduled for the arbitration hearing(s).
6. Within thirty days of the completion of the arbitration proceedings, the parties are directed to notify the Court that the arbitrations have concluded and that the above captioned action is ready to proceed.