Bagdasarian Productions, LLC v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

OPINION

HAWKINS, Senior Circuit Judge:

In an issue of first impression, we consider whether an order compelling enforcement of a contractual agreement to submit a dispute to a referee, and staying proceedings in the interim, is immediately appealable. The dispute stems from a written agreement between Plaintiffs Bagdasarian Productions, LLC and Janice Karman (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (“Fox”), regarding the popular “Alvin and the Chipmunks” movies. The parties’ Purchase/Producer Agreement Literary Material (the “Agreement”) granted Fox…