United States Second Circuit

Under Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 USC 4, a district court's order compelling arbitration is independent and therefore immediately appealable even when a breach of contract action is pending in state court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2001
• Published 02/26/2001

Judges

• JACOBS, Circuit Judge:, Before KEARSE, JACOBS, and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James D. Nguyen,Foley & Lardner, Los Angeles, CA (C. Darryl Cordero, Foley & Lardner, Los Angeles, CA, and David D. Howe, Gilbert, Segall and Young LLP, New York, NY, of counsel) for Petitioner-Appellee., Robert Y. Lewis, Shaw Pittman, New York, N.Y. (Gail S. Cooper-Folb, Bannan, Green, Frank & Terzian LLP, Los Angeles, CA, of counsel) for Respondent-Appellant.