In Re Directv Early Cancellation Fee Marketing

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RECONSIDER, GRANTING IN PART MOTION TO COMPEL, DENYING REQUEST FOR MORE DISCOVERY, AND ORDERING FURTHER BRIEFING

The Supreme Court’s ruling in AT & T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 1740 , 179 L.Ed.2d 742 (2011) changes the arbitration landscape and thus alters the course of this case. This Court previously granted in part and denied in part a motion to compel arbitration filed by Defendant DirecTV (“Defendant”) in an order dated September 7, 2010 (“September 2010 Order”). After Concepcion appeared on the horizon, the Court stayed this multi-district litigation pending the outcome of that case.

Defendant DirecTV (“Defendant”) now brings a “Motion to Reconsider Under Local Rule 7-18 And Motion to Dismiss Or Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration And To Compel Arbitration.” (Dkt. #213.) The Court will break that down into three separate motions, all addressed in this Order. First, the Court addresses the Motion to Reconsider regarding the Court’s ruling in the September 2010 Order denying Defendant’s motion to compel as to certain Plaintiffs. Defendant has appealed the portion of the September 2010 Order it now asks the Court to reconsider, so…