Central Reserve Life Insurance v. Kiefer

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

BUTLER, Chief Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Related State Court Proceeding (Doc. 1) and the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, to Abstain (Doc. 9). The Court finds that the Plaintiffs Motion should be GRANTED.

A state court action, South Baldwin Regional Med. Ctr. v. Kiefer, was initiated by South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (South Baldwin) against Mr. Kiefer for recovery of expenses owed for medical treatment in the Circuit Court for Baldwin County, Aabama, on February 5, 2002. Doc.…