Legal Opinion
Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi v. Big Rivers Electric Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1986No. 86-4479PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
The district court stayed the declaratory judgment action of the Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi (MEAM) against Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers) pending arbitration. The district court also refused to enjoin Big Rivers from proceeding in another U.S. district court with a petition to compel arbitration. MEAM appeals from the orders. We affirm.
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MEAM is a joint agency of the State of Mississippi formed by several Mississippi cities to provide electric power. On June 1, 1984, MEAM entered into a Power Supply Agreement with Big Rivers, a Kentucky Rural…
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