Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc. v. United Association Of Journeymen And Apprentices Of The Plumbing And Pipefitting Industry, Local 38

282 F.3d 746 HUBER, HUNT & NICHOLS, INC., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY, LOCAL 38, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. No. 00-17085. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 19, 2001. Filed March 6, 2002. James Watson, Stanton, Key & Watson LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellant. Geoffrey Piller, Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, P.C., San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-counter-claimant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-00-0578-CRB, CV-00-2377-CRB. Before: BEEZER, TROTT and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge. 1 In this case, two arbitrators claim the power to decide a labor dispute under the same umbrella labor agreement. The parties to the agreement disagree over which arbitrator had power to arbitrate, what type of grievance was before the arbitrators and whether both grievances concerned the same dispute. Each party asks us to confirm one award and vacate the other. 2 The…