Commonwealth Enterprises Panorama Enterprises Arthur Blech v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

958 F.2d 376 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. COMMONWEALTH ENTERPRISES; Panorama Enterprises; Arthur Blech, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. CA 91-55892. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 4, 1992. * Decided March 27, 1992. Before CANBY, KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Commonwealth Enterprises appeals the district court's denial of its application to confirm an arbitration award. The district court held that the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1-14 (1988) ("FAA"), applies to the parties' arbitration agreement. It further held that the FAA does not provide for confirmation of this award because the parties did not agree that a judgment of a court would be entered upon the award. We affirm. 3 I. Does the FAA Apply to the Arbitration Agreement? 4 Liberty Mutual argues that the district court was correct in concluding that the FAA applies, because it…