Hoover Group Inc. v. Probala & Associates

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LAMBROS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on petitioner’s motion, brought under the Federal Arbitration Act, for an order compelling consolidation of the pending arbitrations between petitioner and respondents, pursuant to 9 U.S.C. sec. 4.

Factual Background

There appears to be no dispute over the relevant facts, which can be summarized as follows: In July of 1988, respondent Proba-la & Associates (Probala) commenced arbitration with the American Arbitration Association in Cleveland, Ohio against Hoover Group, Inc. (Hoover) for an alleged breach of…