Swanson v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HEATHER SWANSON, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-cv-05595 v. Judge Martha M. Pacold SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Southwest Airlines moves to compel arbitration in this retaliatory discharge case. [20].1 For the reasons set forth below, the court grants Southwest’s motion. This case is hereby stayed pending the outcome of the arbitration. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The court accepts Swanson’s recitation of the facts in her complaint for the purpose of deciding this motion.…