Legal Opinion
F.C. Schaffer & Associates, Inc. v. Demech Contractors, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1996No. 95-31242PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
F.C. Schaffer & Associates, Inc. appeals the district court’s order staying its declaratory judgment action and compelling arbitration. Because we conclude that the district court’s order is not a final appealable order under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 16, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
*41I. Facts
F.C. Schaffer & Associates, Inc. (“Schaf-fer”) and Demech Contractors, Ltd. (“De-meeh”) entered into a joint venture agreement (the “agreement”) on October 29, 1992, to secure a contract from the Ethiopian Sugar Company (“ESC”) to construct a sugar factory and ethanol plant…
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