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Nature of Suit Code: 430
Nature of Suit: Banks and Banking
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SERGEI PORTNOY,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-1462 GEB JFM PS

vs.

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed the above-entitled

action. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate

Judge pursuant to Local Rule 72-302(c)(21).

On April 22, 2005, the magistrate judge filed findings

and recommendations herein which were served on the parties and

which contained notice to the parties that any objections to the

findings and recommendations were to be filed within ten days. 

No objections to the findings and recommendations have been

filed.

The court has reviewed the file and finds the findings

and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the

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magistrate judge's analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

that: 

1. The findings and recommendations filed April 22,

2005, are adopted in full;

2. Defendant’s March 7, 2005 motion to compel

arbitration is granted;

3. The parties are directed to arbitrate all claims,

pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 1et seq. and California Code of Civil

Procedure § 1281.1;

4. Defendant’s March 7, 2005 motion to stay this

action is granted; this action is stayed in its entirety pending

arbitration; 

5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to

administratively close this action pending arbitration; and

6. The parties are directed to notify this court

within thirty days of any decision rendered by the American

Arbitration Association.

Dated: May 19, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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