Legal Opinion

Valentine Capital Asset Management, Inc. v. Agahi

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 29, 2009No. A121827PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NEEDHAM, J.

Sean Agahi, James B. Luippold, and Anthony Ortale (Agahi Defendants) appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arbitration and request for a stay of proceedings. They contend the court erred in (1) ruling that respondent John Valentine’s dispute with appellants was not subject to mandatory arbitration under the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and (2) refusing to stay proceedings pending arbitration. We will affirm the order.

I. FACTS AND PROCED URAL HISTORY

Respondent John Valentine is the founder and president of Valentine Capital Asset…

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