Orange Belt District Council of Painters No. 48 v. Maloney Specialties, Inc., a Corporation

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from an order of the district court confirming an arbitration award. We hold that it was proper for the district court to exercise jurisdiction in this matter and to enforce the award. Although the district court should not have addressed the defense of contractual illegality, it made clear that the issue did not affect the result in the current proceeding. We therefore affirm.

I. Facts

Maloney Specialties, Inc. (Maloney) is a drywall contractor in Southern California. Maloney executed a collective bargaining agreement with Orange Belt District Council of…