Ramos v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.
- Philip Halpern
- 7:22-cv-02786
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Ramos v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.: Judge Halpern stayed the case while the parties pursue individual arbitration.
Daniel Ramos, Mirian Qquehue, and The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.; the case is paused while their individual arbitrations proceed, and scheduled court appearances are canceled.
What happened
In Ramos v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc., Daniel Ramos and Mirian Qquehue and the company agreed to submit all disputes between them to individual arbitration under their arbitration agreements.
The court stayed the action while arbitration proceeds. It canceled scheduled conferences and other court appearances and directed the clerk to administratively close the case.
Judge Halpern ordered that either party may ask to reopen the case by letter within 30 days after the arbitration proceedings end. The order did not decide the underlying disputes.
The detailed version
- Ramos v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. · No. 7:22-cv-02786
- Philip Halpern
- Aug. 12, 2022
Background
Daniel Ramos and Mirian Qquehue brought this action against The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. The parties advised the court that they had agreed to submit all disputes between them to individual arbitration under their respective arbitration agreements.
Order
The court ordered that the action be stayed pending the outcome of arbitration. A stay pauses the court case while another proceeding goes forward. The court canceled all scheduled conferences and other scheduled court appearances.
The clerk was directed to administratively close the case. The order states that either party may move by letter to reopen the case within 30 days after the arbitration proceedings conclude. Administrative closure did not prevent such a request.
Ruling and effect
Judge Philip M. Halpern did not decide the underlying disputes. The court instead sent the parties to the agreed individual arbitration process, stayed the action pending that process, and administratively closed the case subject to a possible request to reopen it.
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