Hall v. Compass Group USA, Inc

Opinion

DAVID B. DORNAK, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6274 ALLISON L. KHEEL, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 12986 300 S. Fourth Street, Suite 1500 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: (702) 252-3131 E-Mail Address: ddornak@fisherphillips.com E-Mail Address: akheel@fisherphillips.com Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA LADONAUGH HALL, an individual, ) Case No.: 2:23-cv-01206-CDS-BNW ) Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND ORDER vs. ) TO STAY DISCOVERY AND THE ) EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION COMPASS GROUP USA, INC., d/b/a ) CONFERENCE PENDING FLIK INTERNATIONAL, a foreign ) DECISION ON MOTION TO corporation; FLIK INTERNATIONAL ) COMPEL ARBITRATION CORP., d/b/a FLIK INTERNATIONAL, a ) foreign corporation; DOES I-X, inclusive; ) (FIRST REQUEST) and ROE CORPORATIONS I-X, inclusive, ) ) Defendants. )

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the Parties’ counsel of record that all discovery (including the issuance of a discovery plan and scheduling order in this case) be stayed, pending the Court’s decision on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration (ECF No. 18). The Parties further jointly request that the Early Neutral Evaluation (“ENE”) Conference set for February 6, 2024, be vacated and the Court stay the further scheduling of a future ENE Conference until the Court has issued a decision on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration. Defendants have filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration, which is fully briefed and currently pending decision by the Court. Any attempt to conduct merit-based before the horse.” See CIGNA Healthcare of St. Louis, Inc. v. Kaiser, 294 F.3d 849, 855 (7th Cir. 2002); Klepper v. SLI, Inc., 45 Fed. Appx. 136, 139 (3d Cir. 2002). Indeed, the Ninth Circuit has held that if a party is required to proceed with discovery while the enforceability of an arbitration agreement is still being litigated “the advantages of arbitration—speed and economy—are lost forever” and that such a loss is serious and “perhaps, irreparable.” Alascom, Inc. v. ITTN Elec. Co., 727 F.2d 1419, 1422 (9th Cir. 1984); see Winig v. Cingular Wireless, No. C-06-4297-MMC, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83116, at *6 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2006). The Parties wish to avoid the time and cost of discovery until the Court has resolved the issue of the proper forum for this matter and decided Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration. See Mundi v. Union Sec. Life Ins. Co., No. CVF-06-1493, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64012, at *16-17 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2007). Defendants are additionally concerned that participating in discovery and other proceedings while the Motion to Compel Arbitration is pending could be viewed as a waiver of their position that the matter should be arbitrated. Therefore, the Parties have agreed and request that all discovery and associated discovery deadlines in this case be stayed pending resolution of Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration. The Parties further agree and request an order that the pending ENE Conference be vacated and scheduled for a new date if Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration is denied. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ] This is the Parties’ first request for a stay in this matter and is made in good faith 2 and not for the purpose of delay. 3 Dated this 12" day of January, 2024. 4 FISHER & PHILLIPS LLP JENNINGS & FULTON, LTD. By: /s/Logan G. Willson, Esq. 6 By: /s/ Allison L. Kheel, Esq. nogn SOT 8 ADAM R. FULTON, ESQ. 7 DAVID B. DORNAK, ESQ. LOGAN G. WILLSON, ESQ. ALLISON L. KHEEL, ESQ. 2580 Sorrel Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 9 oe Att Plaint. 10 Attorneys for Defendants orneys for Plaintiff

1] ORDER S 12 □□ IT IS SO ORDERED. 13

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