Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Jiffy Lube Int'l, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2018No. 17-15965PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Three months and one day after an arbitrator ruled against them, Randy and Elissa Stevens petitioned the district court to vacate the arbitral award. Their petition was one day late, and we affirm on that basis the district court's denial of the petition. In so doing, we hold that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a) governs how to calculate the Federal Arbitration Act's three-month filing deadline, and we clarify how to perform that calculation.
BACKGROUND
For years, the Stevenses operated a service center as Jiffy Lube franchisees. In 2013, Jiffy Lube declined to renew…
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