United States Third Circuit
HAY GROUP, INC. v. E.B.S. ACQUISITION CORP., 03-1161, 03-1162
Per section 7 of the Federal Arbitration Act, an arbitrator is not authorized to issue pre-hearing discovery subpoenas on non-parties. There is no "special needs exception" to this rule.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/12/2004
- Published 03/12/2004
Judges
- Before ALITO, AMBRO, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kevin M. Toth,Reed Smith L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Peter C. Woodford (argued), Christopher E. Paetsch, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Appellant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., Mary J. Hackett, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Pittsburgh, PA, Kevin M. Toth, Reed Smith L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant, E.B.S. Acquisition Corp.
- For Appellees:
- Nicholas Sanservino, Jr. (argued), Willis J. Goldsmith, Sara B. McClure, Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.