McAfee v. Airpros USA, LLC

• Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
• Decided: January 3, 2025
• Docket: 6:24-cv-02005
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

INDIA MCAFEE,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 6:24-cv-2005-JSS-DCI

AIRPROS USA, LLC,

Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER The parties jointly move to compel arbitration pursuant to their arbitration agreement (Dkt. 30-1) and seek a stay of the case pending the arbitration. (Dkt. 30.) There is a “liberal federal policy favoring arbitration agreements.” Burch v. P.J. Cheese, Inc., 861 F.3d 1338, 1346 (11th Cir. 2017) (quoting Caley v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 428 F.3d 1359, 1367 (11th Cir. 2005)). Further, “district courts enjoy broad discretion in deciding how best to manage the cases before them.” Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp., 123 F.3d 1353, 1366 (11th Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration (Dkt. 30) is GRANTED as follows: 1. The parties SHALL arbitrate this case pursuant to their arbitration agreement (Dkt. 30-1). 2. This matter is STAYED pending the final outcome of the arbitration. 3. The parties SHALL file a joint status report no later than five days after the arbitration reaches its final outcome. 4. The Clerk is DIRECTED to administratively close this case. ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on January 3, 2025.

/ . eo! JULIE S. SNEED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record

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