Filed: Feb. 25, 2019
Latest Update: Feb. 25, 2019
Summary: ORDER GENE E.K. PRATTER , District Judge . AND NOW , this 22nd day of February, 2019, upon consideration of Defendant 7-Eleven's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 29), Plaintiff Azmi Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 31), 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Arbitrable Claims (Doc. No. 30), Mr. Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 33), 7-Eleven's reply (Doc. No. 36), the parties' supplemental briefing on these issues (Doc. Nos. 58, 59, and 62), and 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Certain Discovery (Doc. N
Summary: ORDER GENE E.K. PRATTER , District Judge . AND NOW , this 22nd day of February, 2019, upon consideration of Defendant 7-Eleven's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 29), Plaintiff Azmi Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 31), 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Arbitrable Claims (Doc. No. 30), Mr. Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 33), 7-Eleven's reply (Doc. No. 36), the parties' supplemental briefing on these issues (Doc. Nos. 58, 59, and 62), and 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Certain Discovery (Doc. No..
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ORDER
GENE E.K. PRATTER, District Judge.
AND NOW, this 22nd day of February, 2019, upon consideration of Defendant 7-Eleven's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 29), Plaintiff Azmi Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 31), 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Arbitrable Claims (Doc. No. 30), Mr. Takiedine's response thereto (Doc. No. 33), 7-Eleven's reply (Doc. No. 36), the parties' supplemental briefing on these issues (Doc. Nos. 58, 59, and 62), and 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Certain Discovery (Doc. No. 68), and following an oral argument held on December 18, 2018, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. 7-Eleven's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 29) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as set out in the accompanying Memorandum;
2. 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Arbitrable Claims (Doc. No. 30) is GRANTED;
3. Mr. Takiedine's vendor negotiating practices claims—including his claims concerning 7-Eleven's proprietary products—are STAYED pending the resolution by arbitration pursuant to Sections 15(j), 15(k), and Exhibit J to the Franchise Agreements;
4. The remainder of this case will proceed; and
5. Mr. Takiedine shall respond to 7-Eleven's Motion to Stay Certain Discovery (Doc. No. 68) by March 8, 2019, indicating whether the manufacturing cost information he seeks relates to any of the claims that will proceed before the Court.
