United States Ninth Circuit

In a dispute over a cross country move gone bad, removal to federal court, an order confirming arbitration award for the moving company, and dismissal of plaintiff's subsequent claims are affirmed where: 1) removal was proper because the Carmack Amendment preempts state law claims over interstate shipping contracts seeking over $10,000 for delay, loss, failure to deliver or damage to property; 2) plaintiff did not present evidence of arbitrator bias; and 3) plaintiff's subsequent claims fell within the binding arbitration award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/12/2008
• Published 09/12/2008

Judges

• BEEZER, Circuit Judge:, Before: JEROME FARRIS, ROBERT R. BEEZER, and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Zeddrick F. White, pro se appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregg S. Garfinkel and Brent M. Finch, Stone, Rosenblatt & Cha, Woodland Hills, CA, for the appellee.