Arifin v. Ashcroft

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• finding dismissal appropriate because Plaintiff’s claims were covered by the broad provisions in the arbitration agreement, so that retaining jurisdiction and staying the action “would only serve to waste judicial resources.”
• an arbitration clause is “simply a type of forum-selection clause,” and a motion seeking dismissal based on an agreement to arbitrate therefore should be decided under Rule 12(b)(3)
• “The Illinois General Assembly clearly shares with Congress the same favorable view of arbitration agreements and their enforcement, as evidenced by its enactment of the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act ***.”
• “An 27 involved parties who waited until after the court had denied their motions to advance arguments that were available to them before they filed their motions. See Silva v. Pro Transp., Inc., 2016 WL 11547502, at (S.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2016) (Scola, J.

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