Thompson v. Zavin

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATORS TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS

RAFEEDIE, District Judge.

This motion presents this Court a question of first impression: To what extent can and should a federal district court interfere with an arbitrator’s decisions after the Court has stayed an action pending arbitration pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 3 (1982) of the Federal Arbitration Act but before a final award is made. After consideration of the submitted papers and further research, this Court dispensed with oral argument. See Local Rule of Civil Procedure…