United States Fifth Circuit

An order staying proceedings and compelling arbitration of investors' claims against defendants alleging fraud, negligence, and breach of various duties in connection with defendants' management of their investments is affirmed over claims that the district court erred by: 1) exercising jurisdiction over federal actions; 2) refusing to abstain from exercising jurisdiction; 3) ruling that an arbitration agreement was valid and binding; and 4) ruling that plaintiff's claims against certain parties were arbitrable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2006
• Published 08/24/2006

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Roberts (argued), McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans, LA, Gabriel A. Crowson, McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge, LA, Allen K. Trial, McGlinchey Stafford, Houston, TX, for Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Smith Barney, Pacific Life Ins. Co. and GE Life & Annuity Ins. Co., Glen Scott Love (argued), Robert L. Graves, Guglielmo, Marks, Schutte, Terhoeve & Love, Baton Rouge, LA, for Jerry Brown, Pat Brown, Lonnie Brown and Nettie Brown.