LETIZIA v. PRUDENTIAL BACHE SECURITIES, INC.

No. 85-2278.

802 F.2d 1185 (1986)

Richard A. LETIZIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL BACHE SECURITIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; Peter Kwee; Melvin A. Selbst; and Mrs. Melvin A. Selbst, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred June 3, 1986.

Resubmitted October 21, 1986.

Decided October 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Himelrick, Hart, Himelrick & Gulinson, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Palmer, Martori, Meyer, Hendricks & Victor, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants-appellees.

Before NELSON, CANBY and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Richard Letizia appeals the district court's dismissal of his action for fraud and violation of the securities laws against Prudential Bache Securities and its employees Peter Kwee and Melvin Selbst. In dismissing the complaint, the district court also granted Bache's motion to compel arbitration of the dispute pursuant to the brokerage agreement between Bache and Letizia.

In May 1982, Letizia opened a securities account with Bache. At...

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