United States Ninth Circuit

A party to an arbitration agreement may not compel arbitration of claims under Federal Arbitration Act section 4 where a prior default in arbitration of those claims precludes that party from obtaining a stay of litigation pending arbitration under section 3.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2003
• Published 12/10/2003

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before ALDISERT,GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John B. Morrow,Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., Omaha, NE, for the defendants-appellants., Stephen L. Brischetto, Portland, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee.