No. 18-159

Angela D. Clack v. United Services Automobile Association

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 9-usc-4 arbitration-agreement arbitration-jurisdiction civil-procedure due-process eeoc-claims failure-neglect-refusal-to-arbitrate federal-arbitration-act federal-court-jurisdiction federal-jurisdiction motion-to-compel standing statutory-trial title-vii
Key Terms:
Arbitration DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a federal court can exercise jurisdiction to compel arbitration based solely on the existence of an arbitration agreement, without a finding of a failure, neglect or refusal to arbitrate and without conducting the statutory trial under 9 U.S.C. § 4, when the party opposing the motion to compel arbitration has made a request for trial and has made an unequivocal denial of any failure, neglect or refusal to arbitrate.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court can exercise jurisdiction to compel arbitration based solely on the existence of an arbitration agreement, without a finding of a failure, neglect or refusal to arbitrate and without conducting the statutory trial under 9 U.S.C. § 4, when the party opposing the motion to compel arbitration has made a request for trial and has made an unequivocal denial of any failure, neglect or refusal to arbitrate

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-20
Waiver of right of respondent United Services Automobile Association to respond filed.
2018-06-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2018)

Attorneys

Angela D. Clack
Angela D. Clack — Petitioner
United Services Automobile Association
Laura O'DonnellHaynes & Boone, LLP, Respondent