Acme Western Ambulance Service v. Hospital & Health Care Workers' Union, Local 250

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. ACME WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE WORKERS' UNION, LOCAL 250, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-16610. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 5, 1995. * Decided Dec. 20, 1995. Before: PREGERSON, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 We review the district court's decision confirming an arbitration award de novo. Employers Ins. of Wausau v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 933 F.2d 1481 , 1485 (9th Cir.1991). However, "[j]udicial scrutiny of an arbitrator's decision is extremely limited. The arbitrator's factual determinations and legal conclusions generally receive deferential review as long as they derive their essence from the collective bargaining agreement." Stead Motors of Walnut Creek v. Automotive Machinists Lodge No. 1173, 886 F.2d 1200, 1209 (9th Cir.1989) (en banc), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 946 (1990)…