California Court of Appeal

In arbitration proceedings governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, an arbitrator, not a court, should decide whether the parties' arbitration agreement permits consolidation of two arbitration proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2004
• Published 08/25/2004

Judges

• ARMSTRONG, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arkin Kaplan,Stanley S. Arkin and Michelle A. Rice, New York, NY;  Augustini & Wheeler, David Wheeler, Los Angeles, and Frederick A. Haist, Santa Monica, for Petitioners., Hogan & Hartson, Richard L. Stone, Anthony Basich, Neil R. O'Hanlon and Gary L. Urwin, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.