Waste Management, Inc. v. Residuos Industriales Multiquim, S.A. De C.V.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Waste Management, Inc. (“WM”) sued Residuos Industriales Multiquim, S.A. de C.V. (“RIMSA”) on various equitable claims in Texas state court. RIMSA removed the case and filed a motion to stay litigation in the light of an ongoing arbitration between WM and RIMSA’s parent company, CGEA Onyx, S.A. (“Onyx”). The district court denied the motion, and RIMSA appealed. WM, contending that because RIMSA had no right to a mandatory stay under 9 U.S.C. § 3, filed a motion to dismiss this interlocutory appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction. We hold that even though RIMSA…