JOSEPH et al v. QUALITY DINING, INC., No. 5:2016cv01907 - Document 59 (E.D. Pa. 2017)

Court Description: OPINION/ORDER THAT DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS IS GRANTED. THE CLERK SHALL MARK THIS CASE CLOSED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JEFFREY L. SCHMEHL ON 3/21/17. 3/21/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(ky, )

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JOSEPH et al v. QUALITY DINING, INC. Doc. 59 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA STEPHANIE JOSEPH and RYAN RUTHERFORD, on behalf of themselves and similarly situated employees, Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-1907 v. QUALITY DINING, INC., and GRAYLING CORPORATION, Defendants. ORDER AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2017, upon consideration of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #9), and all supporting and opposing papers, after argument held, and for reasons more fully stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. 2. If Plaintiffs wish to pursue their claims, they must do so in arbitration under the FAA, 9 U.S.C. §§ 3-4, as set forth in their arbitration agreements and incorporated rules; further, they must do so individually and are not entitled to proceed as a class or as representatives thereof. 3. The Clerk shall mark this case closed. 4. To the extent the sixteen opt-in plaintiffs have asserted any claims as putative class members, their claims are dismissed without prejudice. BY THE COURT: /s/ Jeffrey L. Schmehl Jeffrey L. Schmehl, J. Dockets.Justia.com

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