DelRosario v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the plaintiff's motion to stay the action pending arbitration. The court deemed the defendant's motion to compel arbitration moot, vacated the initial scheduling conference and related deadlines, and required the parties to file a joint status report after arbitration concludes.

Holdings

1. The action, including all discovery, must be stayed pending arbitration because the parties agreed to arbitrate and plaintiff satisfied the burden justifying a stay.
2. Defendant's motion to compel arbitration was moot because the parties had agreed to participate in arbitration and arbitration was already underway.
3. The court vacated all hearing dates and related deadlines, including the July 3, 2025 initial scheduling conference, while the action remained stayed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the action should be stayed pending completion of the parties' arbitration.
2. Whether defendant's motion to compel arbitration remained justiciable after the parties agreed to participate in arbitration.
3. Whether the initial scheduling conference and related deadlines should be vacated during the stay.

Disposition

other