United States Second Circuit

District court correctly found that, where appellant did not raise an independent ground of federal jurisdiction in its complaint, it was without jurisdiction to vacate an arbitration award; but court erred in finding that the Federal Arbitration Act conferred upon it jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/26/2002
• Decided 05/09/2002
• Published 05/09/2002

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  OAKES, MESKILL and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin K. Tung, Flushing, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Schneider, New York City, for Appellees.