Meredith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLIE MEREDITH, Case No.: 3:23-cv-00850-BEN-DDL

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. VACATE ARBITRATION

DECISION

MORGAN STANLEY & CO., LLC,

MORGAN STANLEY,

[ECF Nos. 1, 6] Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Charlie Meredith (“Plaintiff”) filed the above action seeking to vacate a 18 decision by the arbitration panel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 19 (“FINRA”), which dismissed Mr. Meredith’s claim against Defendant Morgan Stanley 20 Smith Barney LLC (“Defendant”). ECF No. 1, 6. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion 21 for Order Granting Petition to Vacate FINRA Arbitration Decision. ECF No. 6.1 22 Defendant filed an opposition, and Plaintiff replied. ECF Nos. 22, 24. No oral argument 23 was requested by the parties, and the Court finds this motion appropriate to rule on the 24 papers pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1) and Rule 78(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

26 1 Although Plaintiff filed this motion…