Sharp Electronics Corporation v. Copy Plus, Incorporated

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Copy Plus, Incorporated (Copy Plus) brought suit against Sharp Electronics Corporation (Sharp) in Wisconsin state court. Sharp filed actions in both state and federal court to compel arbitration and to stay the state court suit. The state court denied Sharp relief. The district court determined that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction to consider Sharp's petition. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

Sharp, a New York corporation with its principal place of business in New Jersey, and Copy Plus, a Wisconsin…