GABRIEL SALDARRIAGA
v.
CITIBANK, N.A., ET AL.
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A magistrate judge recommended granting Citibank's motion to compel arbitration in a dispute with plaintiff Saldarriaga. The parties had agreed to arbitrate their claims, and the court recommended staying the litigation pending arbitration.
The magistrate judge recommended granting Citibank's Motion to Compel Arbitration and staying the proceedings during arbitration as to Citibank only, given the parties' agreement to arbitrate.
[1] A motion to compel arbitration should be granted when the parties have agreed to arbitrate the claims at issue.
[2] Proceedings should be stayed pending arbitration when the parties have agreed to arbitrate.
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Establishes the factual predicate—the parties' mutual agreement to arbitrate—upon which the recommendation to grant the motion rests.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligencePlaintiff Gabriel Saldarriaga filed suit against Citibank, N.A. Citibank filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration. The parties subsequently agreed to arbi…
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THIS CAUSE is before this Court on Defendant Citibank, N.A.'s Motion to Compel Arbitration, ECF No. 24. The Honorable William Dimitrouleas, United States District Judge, referred the Motion and all pre-trial discovery motions in this case to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge. ECF Nos. 25; 29; see 28 U.S.C. § 636(b); S.D. Fla. Mag. R. 1. Defendant Citibank, N.A., and Plaintiff Gabriel Saldarriaga have agreed to arbitrate the instant claims. See ECF No. 32. For the reasons set forth above, the undersigned hereby RECOMMENDS that the Motion to Compel Arbitration, ECF No. 24, be GRANTED and that these proceedings be stayed during arbitration, as agreed to and as to Citibank, N.A. only.
Within fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of this Report and Recommendation, any party may serve and file written objections to any of the above findings and recommendations as provided by the Local Rules for this district. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); S.D. Fla. Mag. R. 4(b). The parties are hereby notified that a failure to timely object waives the right to challenge on appeal the district court's order based on
unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions contained in this Report and Recommendation. 11th Cir. R. 3-1 (2016); see Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985).
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DONE AND SUBMITTED at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 10th day of December
Pak mint PATRICK M. HUNT UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished to: The Honorable William Dimitrouleas Counsel of record