United States Seventh Circuit

District court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over municipality's declaratory judgment action over whether it is required to arbitrate a union grievance where the defendant is a private organization, and questions of substantive arbitrability do not establish a basis for federal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/26/2001
• Decided 04/20/2001
• Published 04/20/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory B. Ladewski (argued), Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aaron N. Halstead (argued), Shneidman, Myers, Dowling, Blumenfeild, Ehlke, Hawks & Domer, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.