GRUNDSTAD v. RITT

No. 96-2428.

106 F.3d 201 (1997)

Oddmund GRUNDSTAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph RITT and American Arbitration Association, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Starkman (argued), Kurt H. Feuer, Scott Hodes, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, A. Rodger Traynor, Jr., Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, Miami, FL, for Oddmund Grundstad.

Adam J. Levitt (argued), Chicago, IL, David S. Carfello, American Arbitration Assoc., Chicago, IL, for Joseph Ritt.

Before ESCHBACH, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Oddmund Grundstad ("Grundstad") appeals the district court's order denying Grundstad's motion to stay an arbitration proceeding initiated against him by defendant-appellee Joseph Ritt ("Ritt"), and entering summary judgment in favor of Ritt and the American Arbitration Association, Inc. ("AAA"). We reverse.

I. Background

Prior to 1981, Grundstad (a citizen of Norway), Ritt (a citizen of Illinois) and Joel...

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