Brown v. Wilmington Trust, N.A., No. 3:2017cv00250 - Document 33 (S.D. Ohio 2018)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY OVERRULING MOTION OF HENNY PENNY CORPORATION TO COMPEL INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND TO STRIKE ANY CLAIMS PURPORTEDLY BROUGHT ON A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS (DOC. # 13 ); OVERRULING DEFENDANT WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. 'S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION -(DOC. # 14 )- For the reasons set forth above, the Court OVERRULES the Motion of Henny Penny Corporation to Compel Individual Arbitration and to Strike Any Claims Purportedly Brought on a Class or Representative Basis, Doc. # 13, and Wilmington Trust, N.A.'s Motion to Compel Arbitration, Doc. #14. The previously-imposed stay, see Doc. #9, is lifted. The Court will schedule a Preliminary Pretrial Conference after Wilmington Trust files its Answer or other responsive pleading.. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 7/23/18. (kma)