City of Benkelman, NE v. Baseline Engineering Corp.

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A rural Nebraska community seeks federal review of its multi-million dollar claims against a Colorado corporation. A United States District Court in Nebraska determined that it lacked jurisdiction over the claims and issued a final judgment 1 ordering the parties to proceed to arbitration in Colorado. With jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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The City of Benkelman is a community of less than one thousand residents located in Dundy County, Nebraska. In 2005, the state health and human services department ordered the City to…