Stephen McGuire v. Safeguard Metals, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
DISCUSSION
12. The FAA sets forth the procedure by which a party may seek judicial
confirmation of an arbitration award. Pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 9, “the court must grant a [petition to confirm an award] unless the award is vacated, modified, or corrected as prescribed in sections 10 and 11 [of the FAA]. 9 U.S.C. § 9. Absent
relief from the award under sections 10 and 11 of the FAA, the award must be confirmed as a final judgment. See Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576, 687 (2008); ValueSelling Associates, LLC v. Temple, 2011 WL 2532560 (S.D.Cal. June 23, 2011).
13. Judicial review of arbitration awards is “both limited and highly deferential” and arbitration awards must be confirmed “unless it is completely irrational” or “constitutes a manifest disregard of the law”. French v. Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 784 F.2d at 906; Am. Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO v. U.S. Postal Serv., 682 F.2d 1280, 1284 (9th Cir. 1982); Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv West Assocs., 553 F.3d 1277, 1288 (9th Cir. 2009); Poweragent Inc. v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp., 358 F.3d 1187, 1993 (9th Cir. 2004). Relief against an
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