Painewebber, Inc. v. David F. Bahr

97 F.3d 1460 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. PAINEWEBBER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David F. BAHR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-36026. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 1996. Decided Sept. 24, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, NOONAN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 David Bahr appeals from the district court's order granting PaineWebber's petition to compel arbitration. Bahr moved the district court to abstain from deciding PaineWebber's petition, to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 19 for failure to join an indispensable party, and to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) on the grounds of collateral estoppel. Bahr opposed PaineWebber's petition on the ground that he had been fraudulently induced and coerced into signing the arbitration agreement. The district court denied Bahr's motions and granted PaineWebber's petition to compel arbitration, concluding that Bahr's defenses of fraudulent inducement and coercion were…