OIL BASINS LTD. v. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO.

No. 84 Civ. 6620 (JMC).

613 F.Supp. 483 (1985)

OIL BASINS LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. The BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED and BHP Petroleum Pty., Ltd., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

On Motion to Reopen July 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine, New York City (Eric J. Lobenfeld, New York City, of counsel), Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex. (Ewing Werlein, Jr., D. Gibson Walton, J. Thomas Scott, Elaine Drodge Koch, Houston, Tex., Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., of counsel), for plaintiff.

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City (Roy H. Steyer, James H. Carter, Maria Foscarinis, Samuel W. Seymour, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CANNELLA, District Judge.

Plaintiff's motion for an order compelling the parties to proceed to arbitration in New York is granted. 9 U.S.C. §§ 4 ["Section 4"], 206 ["Section 206"].

Plaintiff's and defendants' motions for a stay pending arbitration are granted. 9 U.S.C. § 3.

Defendants' motion for an order compelling the parties to proceed to arbitration in Australia is denied. 9 U.S.C. §§ 4, 206...

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