Greenfield

Introduction

Michael Greenfield, doing business as Charter Management (Greenfield), appeals from the trial court order denying his petition to confirm a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) arbitration award in his favor and granting the request of Roger E. Mosley and MoLaud Productions, Inc. (collectively referred to as Mosley) to vacate the arbitration award. SAG and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) each submitted amici curiae briefs in support of Greenfield. Because we find no error entitling the trial court to consider the merits of the award, we reverse and remand.

Facts

In January 1985, a dispute arose between the parties regarding Mosley’s obligation to pay additional commissions to Greenfield as agent with respect to compensation paid Mosley under various acting engagements including Mosley’s role as “T.C.” in the television series “Magnum P.I.” Greenfield based his claim for commissions on an agency contract which he contends was a written agreement filed with SAG in March 1978. In October 1985, Greenfield filed his demand for arbitration pursuant to SAG’s Codified Agency Regulations, rule 16(g), which includes the basic contract between SAG, the ATA and National…