Legal Opinion

Popkave v. John Hancock Distributors LLC

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 7, 2011No. Civil Action 10-3680PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On July 8, 2010, Petitioner Murray Popkave (“Popkave” or “Petitioner”) filed a Petition to Confirm an Arbitration Award issued by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) panel. Notice of Removal ¶ 2, ECF No. 1. On July 27, 2010, Respondent John Hancock Distributors (“JH Distributors” or “Respondent”) removed the action from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County to this court, invoking diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Id. ¶ 5. That same day, JH Distributors filed a Petition to Vacate the Arbitration…

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