United States Second Circuit

In a dispute concerning allegations of doping made against plaintiff track and field athlete, defendants have not "refused to arbitrate" under the agreement, where they are willing to proceed only under procedures directed by the AAA supplemental procedures, rather than AAA commercial rules, as plaintiff requests.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/08/2004
• Published 07/08/2004

Judges

• CABRANES, Circuit Judge., Before:  McLAUGHLIN, CABRANES, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward G. Williams, Stewart Occhipinti, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Curt Holbreich (Mario Aieta, Daniel Jacobson, Garvey Schubert Barer, of counsel), Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C., San Francisco, CA, for Respondent-Appellee USA Track & Field, Inc., Brent E. Rychener (Matthew Barnett, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Bradley I. Ruskin, Proskauer Rose LLP, of counsel) Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Colorado Springs, CO, for Respondent-Appellee United States Anti-Doping Agency.