United States Fourth Circuit

Where there is no dispute that relevant claims fall within the scope of an arbitration agreement, or that the agreement falls within the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act, and no showing is made that the arbitration agreement is unenforceable, denial of a motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings was improper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2002
• Decided 05/15/2002
• Published 05/15/2002

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and JACKSON, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  William Willis Carrier, III, Tydings & Rosenberg, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants.  John Thomas Ward, Ward, Kershaw & Minton, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Ann M. Grillo, Tydings & Rosenberg, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants.  Richard A. Fisher, Logan, Thompson, Miller, Bilbo, Thompson & Fisher, P.C., Cleveland, Tennessee, for Appellee.