ORDER

CURTIS V. GÓMEZ, District Judge.

Before the Court are (1) the motion of Felton Carlson ("Carlson") to enforce an arbitration award; and (2) the motion of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. ("NCLH"), to vacate that arbitration award.

On December 3, 2013, Carlson commenced a civil action against NCLH by filing a complaint in this Court. On March 6, 2015, the Court referred this matter to arbitration and ordered the matter stayed pending the completion of arbitration. On July 1, 2016, the arbitrator rendered a final award in favor of Carlson. Subsequently, Carlson moved for this Court to enforce the arbitration award. NCLH moved for this Court to vacate the arbitration award.

On March 27, 2017, the Court held a hearing on these motions. During the hearing, the Court concluded that, before considering Carlson's motion to enforce, it was appropriate to consider whether there were grounds for vacating the arbitration award. After taking evidence and hearing argument from both parties, the Court held that the arbitrator had committed "misconduct . . . in refusing to hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy," 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(3), and "otherwise" prevented NCLH from "present[ing] [its] case," Convention Done at New York June 10, 1958, T.I.A.S. No. 6997 (Dec. 29, 1970) (Article V(1)(b)).

The premises considered, and for the reasons outlined by the Court from the bench on March 27, 2017, it is hereby

ORDERED that the motion of NCLH to vacate the July 1, 2016, arbitration award is GRANTED; it is further

ORDERED that the July 1, 2016, arbitration award is VACATED; it is further

ORDERED that Carlson's motion to enforce the arbitration award is MOOT; it is further

ORDERED that this matter is remanded to arbitration for further proceedings consistent with the Court's March 27, 2017, ruling; it is further

ORDERED that this matter is STAYED pending the completion of arbitration; it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall designate this action as a suspense matter; it is further

ORDERED that this matter shall be removed from the active trial docket; it is further

ORDERED that all pending motions are DENIED without prejudice; it is further

ORDERED that this matter shall be included in the Civil Suspense Docket; it is further

ORDERED that every three months, beginning on the date of this Order, the parties shall apprise the Court of the status of this matter; it is further

ORDERED that the case be restored to the trial docket when the action is in a status so that it may proceed to final disposition; and it is further

ORDERED that this order shall not prejudice the rights of the parties to this litigation.