Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC v. Suppa

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DKT. NO. 5] AND DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DKT. NO. 36]

IRENE M. KEELEY, District Judge.

Pending before the Court are cross-motions for partial summary judgment, in which the parties seek a ruling on whether, in this case, class arbitrability is a question for the Court or for an arbitrator. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS the motion of the plaintiffs, Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC and Chesapeake Operating, LLC (collectively, “Chesapeake”), and DENIES the motion of the…