Lipton v. Shearson, 95 Civ. 10955 (DAB).
Decision Date | 30 August 1996 |
Docket Number | No. 95 Civ. 10955 (DAB).,95 Civ. 10955 (DAB). |
Citation | 934 F. Supp. 638 |
Parties | Charles LIPTON, Bert Forman, and Judith Mark, Petitioners, v. Smith Barney SHEARSON and Charles Goubeaud, Respondents. |
Court | U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York |
Steven Kramer & Assoc., New York City (Steven M. Kramer, of counsel), for Petitioners.
Office of the General Counsel Smith Barney Incorporated, New York City (William A. Hohauser, of counsel), for Respondents.
Petitioners Charles Lipton, Bert Forman, and Judith Mark move pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 10 to vacate an arbitration award, alleging that the award, issued by NASD arbitrators in favor of Respondents, violates public policy, is arbitrary and capricious, and expresses the arbitrators' manifest disregard for the law. Respondents oppose the motion, and cross-move to dismiss the petition.
The law is clear that section 10 of the Arbitration Act does not confer subject matter jurisdiction in this court. United States v. Am. Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 32 F.3d 727, 731 (2d Cir.1994); Harry Hoffman Printing, Inc. v. Graphic Communications, Int'l Union, Local 261, 912 F.2d 608, 611 (2d Cir.1990). Petitioners do not claim to be of diverse citizenship from the Respondents, nor do they allege a jurisdictional basis other than section 10 of the Arbitration Act and New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 7511(b) in their initial moving papers. See Brief in Support of Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award at 2.
Reply Brief of Plaintiff in Support of Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award at 2.
Even if true that the underlying arbitration claim included federal securities and RICO claims, this Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over Petitioners' motion to vacate unless the motion to vacate presents a federal question. See Am. Society of Composers, 32 F.3d at 731. Petitioners' motion does not present such a question. Instead, the motion argues that (1) the arbitrators manifestly disregarded New York negligence law, (2) the award is contrary to New York public policy, and (3) the award is arbitrary and capricious. None of these arguments presents a federal question. Accor...
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