Smith v. Trans Union, LLC et al, No. 2:2022cv02041 - Document 41 (D. Nev. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER Granting 38 Stipulation to Refer this Action against CITIBANK ONLY to Final Arbitration and to Stay action as to CITIBANK only. Status Report due by 4/24/2023. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 1/24/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

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Smith v. Trans Union, LLC et al Doc. 41 Case 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document 41 Filed 01/24/23 Page 1 of 15 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 702.471.7000 FAX 702.471.7070 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 1 Joel E. Tasca, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 14124 2 Madeleine Coles Nevada Bar No. 16216 3 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 4 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 Telephone: 702.471.7000 5 Facsimile: 702.471.7070 tasca@ballardspahr.com 6 colesm@ballardspahr.com 7 Attorneys for Defendant Citibank, N.A. 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 10 MARLAINA SMITH, CASE NO. 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 13 ARBITRATE AND STAY CASE TRANS UNION, LLC; EQUIFAX 14 INFORMATION SERVICES, LCC; EXPERIAN INFORMATION 15 SOLUTIONS, INC.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; CITIBANK, N.A.; BANK OF 16 AMERICA, N.A.; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; AND NAVIENT 17 SOLUTIONS, LLC, 18 Defendants. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff Marlaina Smith (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) (collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate and agree as follows: 1. The Parties hereby stipulate and agree that Plaintiff will submit her claims in this action against Citibank only to final and binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as provided by the Card Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit 1. 2. Plaintiff shall initiate the arbitration within ninety (90) days of the entry of this stipulated order. Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document 41 Filed 01/24/23 Page 2 of 15 1 3. Plaintiff’s claims against Citibank only, and any discovery between the 2 parties and this Court, shall be stayed pending arbitration. 3 4. Judgment upon the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in 4 this Court. 5 WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request the Court so-order this 6 stipulation and refer Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Citibank, N.A. only to final 7 and binding arbitration. 8 It is so stipulated. 9 Dated: January 24, 2023 10 BALLARD SPAHR LLP FREEDOM LAW FIRM, LLC Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 702.471.7000 FAX 702.471.7070 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 11 By: /s/ Madeleine Coles By: /s/ Gerardo Avalos 12 Joel E. Tasca, Esq. Gerardo Avalos, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 14124 Nevada Bar No. 15171 13 Madeleine Coles, Esq. George Haines, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 16216 Nevada Bar No. 9411 14 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 8985 South Eastern Ave., Suite 350 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 15 Attorneys for Defendant Citibank, N.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff Marlaina Smith 16 ORDER 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff and Defendant Citibank N.A.'s Stipulation, (ECF No. 38), is GRANTED to the extent that the Court will stay discovery only between these two parties. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff and Defendant Citibank N.A. shall file Joint Status Reports every ninety (90) days, informing the Court of the status of arbitration proceedings and the case as a whole, beginning on April 24, 2023. 24 day of January, 2023. Dated this ____ 25 26 ___________________________ Gloria M. Navarro, District Judge UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 27 28 2 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page31ofof15 13 EXHIBIT 1 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page42ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page53ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page64ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page75ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page86ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page97ofof15 13 Case Case 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document 38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page108 of of 15 13 Case Case 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document 38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page119 of of 15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page12 10ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page13 11ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page14 12ofof15 13 Case Case2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK 2:22-cv-02041-GMN-NJK Document Document38-1 41 Filed Filed01/24/23 01/24/23 Page Page15 13ofof15 13

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