Johnson v. Starbucks Corporation
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:24-cv-06266
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In SummerAnnie N. Johnson v. StarBucks Corporate Office, Judge Karas ordered an arbitration-status update rather than ruling on the requested stay.
SummerAnnie N. Johnson and StarBucks Corporate Office, the parties directed to report on the status of arbitration proceedings.
What happened
SummerAnnie N. Johnson v. StarBucks Corporate Office concerns Johnson’s request to pause the case while arbitration is considered. The opinion says the parties had not filed papers concerning a motion to require arbitration.
The court also noted that Johnson had not voluntarily agreed to proceed to arbitration, based on the defendant’s last letter. The court therefore asked both sides to report the status of any arbitration proceedings.
The court directed the parties to provide that update within one week, but did not rule on the request to pause the case or on any motion requiring arbitration. Judge Kenneth Karas issued the order.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Starbucks Corporation · No. 7:24-cv-06266
- Kenneth Karas
- Aug. 4, 2025
Background
SummerAnnie N. Johnson asked the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to stay, or pause, the case while arbitration proceeded. The request relied on federal arbitration law and decisions stating that a court must stay a case when it determines that the dispute must be arbitrated and a party requests a stay.
Court’s Action
The opinion states that, according to the defendant’s last letter to the court, Johnson had not voluntarily agreed to proceed to arbitration. It also states that neither party had filed papers concerning the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, meaning a motion asking the court to require arbitration.
The court directed both parties to provide an update within one week about the status, if any, of arbitration proceedings.
Result
The court did not decide whether the case must be arbitrated, whether to compel arbitration, or whether to stay the case. It ordered only the requested status update. Judge Kenneth Karas issued the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.