Schmidt v. Antunez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 24-cv-22464-ALTMAN/Sanchez JANET L. SCHMIDT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JUAN C. ANTÚNEZ, et al., Defendants. _____________________________/ ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION Our Plaintiffs, Janet L. Schmidt and John R. Fernstrom,1 have sued our Defendants (two lawyers, Juan C. Antúnez and Kimberly Martinez-Lejarza) for “invasion of privacy—public disclosure of private facts[.]” Complaint [ECF No. 1] at 1. The Defendants ask us to stay these proceedings and compel arbitration based on a July 7, 2021 “engagement agreement”…