BHATIA v. JOHNSTON

No. 86-1634.

818 F.2d 418 (1987)

K.N. BHATIA, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. S. Erik JOHNSTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Kuhlmann, Hershel R. Payne, Bishop, Payne, Lamsens & Brown, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael J. Stewart, Janie L. Frank, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, REAVLEY, and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal poses the sole inquiry whether the district court properly ordered the arbitration of the state law claims advanced by K.N. Bhatia in his dispute with defendants-appellees. Agreeing with that order, we affirm.

Background

In December 1980, Bhatia opened two margin accounts, one individually and one as trustee, with Rotan Mosle, Inc., a brokerage firm. S. Erik Johnston, a co-defendant, was Bhatia's accountant...

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