Orion Pictures Corporation v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to determine when a district court may vacate a labor arbitrator’s decision under either section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, or section 2 of the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2202.

Facts

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. represents script writers in the motion picture industry. It entered into a collective bargaining agreement setting royalty rates to be paid to its members by various motion picture production companies.

Orion Pictures Corporation finances the production and distribution of motion pictures. In the…