Summary
This document is a stipulation and proposed order filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in the case Fallica v. CoxCom, LLC. The parties request a stay of the defendant's deadline to respond to the complaint pending the court's decision on a motion to compel arbitration, along with an extended briefing schedule for that motion. The court granted the request via a brief order signed by Chief Judge Andrew P. Gordon.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the district court may stay the Defendant's deadline to respond to the complaint pending resolution of the motion to compel arbitration.
Holdings
- The court granted the parties' stipulation and ordered that Defendant's deadline to respond be stayed until thirty (30) days after the Court decides the motion to compel arbitration.
Key quotations
“The District Court has broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its power to control its own docket.” (Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997))
Factual background
Linda Fallica and Cheri Woods filed a complaint against CoxCom, LLC. CoxCom plans to move to compel arbitration, which could affect the claims. The parties agreed that staying the deadline to respond would promote efficiency.
Procedural history
Plaintiffs filed a complaint; Defendant intends to file a motion to compel arbitration. The parties stipulated to stay Defendant's response deadline until 30 days after the Court rules on the arbitration motion.