Ralph Andrews Productions, Inc. v. Writers Guild Of America, West

938 F.2d 128 137 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2776 , 119 Lab.Cas. P 10,820 RALPH ANDREWS PRODUCTIONS, INC.; Ralph Andrews Presentations, Inc.; and Ralph Andrews, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST; Harold Gast Productions, Inc.; and Harold Gast, individually, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55403. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1991. Decided July 2, 1991. Neil C. Erickson, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler and Marmaro, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Lucinda Bendat, West Hollywood, Cal. and Anthony R. Segall, Reich, Adell and Crost, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BEEZER, HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 The Writers Guild and Harold Gast (the Guild) initiated arbitration with two corporations in which Ralph Andrews was the sole officer and shareholder. The dispute concerned the amount of compensation due under a writer's contract. The Guild subsequently named Andrews, in his individual capacity, as a party to the arbitration. 2 Andrews and the corporations petitioned the district court to…