Prudential Securities, Inc., Petitioner-Counter-Respondent-Appellee v. William Leo Creedon, Respondent-Counter-Petitioner-Appellant

52 F.3d 334 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC., Petitioner-Counter-respondent-Appellee, v. William Leo CREEDON, Respondent-Counter-petitioner-Appellant. No. 93-56553. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1995. * Decided April 11, 1995. Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William Leo Creedon appeals from the district court's confirmation of an arbitration award in favor of Creedon's former employer, Prudential Securities, Inc., arguing that the arbitration panel abused its discretion by denying Creedon's request for a continuance, erred by dismissing with prejudice Creedon's previously withdrawn counterclaim, and exceeded its authority by awarding excessive attorney's fees to Prudential. 3 Our review of the arbitration panel's decision is extremely narrow: "The [arbitration] panel's interpretation of a contract must be sustained if it is plausible. We may not…