Memorandum Opinion and Order

Pending are plaintiff Pine Ridge Coal Company’s petition to compel arbitration [Docket 4] and defendant Phillip Loftis’s motion for summary judgment [Docket 6].  For the following reasons, the court GRANTS the plaintiff’s petition to compel arbitration, DENIES Mr. Loftis’s motion for summary judgment, ORDERS Mr. Loftis to submit to the grievance-arbitration process all claims asserted in the case of Loftis v. Pine Ridge Coal Company, Civ. Act. No. 03-C-23, now pending in Boone County Circuit Court, and ENJOINS Mr. Loftis from further prosecuting his claims in state court.