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You are here: Home / Arbitration / Court Decisions / Jurisdiction Issues / FIFTH CIRCUIT DISMISSES FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION APPEAL OF COURT’S ORDER SELECTING ARBITRATORS

FIFTH CIRCUIT DISMISSES FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION APPEAL OF COURT’S ORDER SELECTING ARBITRATORS

May 15, 2017 by Michael Wolgin

Bordelon Marine, LLC sued Bibby Subsea ROV, LLC for damages and for writ of attachment arising out of a disagreement over the chartering of an offshore vessel. Pending arbitration, litigation was stayed, but a dispute arose regarding the selection of arbitrators. Bordelon filed a “Motion to Re-Open Case to Enforce the Method of Appointment of Arbitrators” contending that Bibby violated the arbitration clauses by appointing a certain arbitrator. After the court granted Bibby’s motion confirming the selection of arbitrators, Bordelon appealed to the Fifth Circuit.

The Fifth Circuit focused on whether it had subject matter jurisdiction to hear the appeal. Bordelon first argued that the Fifth Circuit had appellate jurisdiction because the lower court’s order amounted to a final decision. The Fifth Circuit rejected this argument, reasoning that the court’s order did not expressly stay the case, and furthermore, the court had subsequently reopened the case. Bordelon’s second argument turned on whether or not its “Motion to Re-Open Case to Enforce the Method of Appointment of Arbitrators” amounted to an appealable petition directing arbitration to proceed under § 4 of the FAA, or alternatively a non-appealable motion under § 5 to intervene in the selection of an arbitrator. The Fifth Circuit concluded that the order was the latter, and therefore, the court found that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the appeal. Bordelon Marine, LLC v. Bibby Subsea ROV, LLC, Case No. 16-30847 (5th Cir. Apr. 14, 2017).

This post written by Gail Jankowski.

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