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Nature of Suit Code: 150
Nature of Suit: Overpayments &amp; Enforcement of Judgments
Cause of Action: 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Emily Cooper, individually and as

representative of all others similarly

situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

QC Financial Services, Inc., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 06-010-TUC-FRZ

 ORDER

This matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge for all pretrial

proceedings and report and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1) and LRCiv 72.1 and LRCiv 72.2, Rules of Practice of the United States District

Court for the District of Arizona.

Magistrate Judge Hector C. Estrada issued his Report and Recommendation, filed on

November 22, 2006, recommending that the District Court, after its independent review of

the record: (1) sever the class-action prohibition; (2) grant Defendant's Motion to Compel

Arbitration; (3) direct the parties to submit to the arbitrator the question whether Plaintiff

satisfies the requisite criteria necessary for class arbitration; (4) grant Defendant's Motion

to Dismiss; and (5) deny as moot Defendant's alternative request for a stay.

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Defendant QC Financial Services, Inc. filed objections to the Report and

Recommendation requesting that the Court compel arbitration, but decline the

recommendation of the magistrate judge to sever the class-action prohibition from the

underlying agreement at issue and decline the recommendation directing the parties to submit

the class action to the arbitrator. 

Plaintiff filed a response supporting the Report and Recommendation, asserting that

the Report and Recommendation should be adopted by the Court without further

proceedings.

The Report and Recommendation provides an in-depth analysis and thorough

discussion of the facts and issues and matters presented. 

 The Court, having made an independent review of the record herein, including

Defendant's objections, finds that the Report and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge

Estrada should be adopted as the findings of fact and conclusions of law of this Court.

Based on the foregoing, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. #33] is hereby

ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and conclusions of law by this Court;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or in the

Alternative to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings [Doc. # 10] in GRANTED in part

and DENIED in part;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's motion to compel is GRANTED and

the parties shall submit this matter to arbitration in accordance with the findings of the Report

and Recommendation, adopted herein;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the request to stay proceedings is DENIED;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED.

DATED this 30th day of March, 2007.

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