Saldarriaga v. Citibank, N.A et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION
Case No. 25-61757-CIV-DIMITROULEAS/HUNT
GABRIEL SALDARRIAGA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CITIBANK, N.A., et al.,
Defendants.
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
THIS CAUSE is before this Court on Defendant Citibank, N.A.’s Motion to Compel
Arbitration, ECF No. 24. 	The Honorable William Dimitrouleas, United States District
Judge, referred the Motion and all pre-trial discovery motions in this case to the
undersigned United States Magistrate Judge. ECF Nos. 25; 29; see 28 U.S.C. § 636(b);
S.D. Fla. Mag. R. 1. 	Defendant Citibank, N.A., and Plaintiff Gabriel Saldarriaga have
agreed to arbitrate the instant claims. See ECF No. 32. For the reasons set forth above,
the undersigned hereby RECOMMENDS that the Motion to Compel Arbitration, ECF No.
24, be GRANTED and that these proceedings be stayed during arbitration, as agreed to
and as to Citibank, N.A. only.
Within fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of this Report and
Recommendation, any party may serve and file written objections to any of the above
findings and recommendations as provided by the Local Rules for this district. 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1); S.D. Fla. Mag. R. 4(b). The parties are hereby notified that a failure to timely
object waives the right to challenge on appeal the district court’s order based on
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unobjected-to 	factual 	and 	legal 	conclusions 	contained 	in 	this 	Report 	and
Recommendation. 11th Cir. R. 3-1 (2016); see Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985).
DONE AND SUBMITTED at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 10th day of December
2025.
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PATRICK M. HUNT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished to:
The Honorable William Dimitrouleas
Counsel of record
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