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NASD DISPUTE RESOLUTION v. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CA

No. C-02-3486-SC.

232 F.Supp.2d 1055 (2002)

NASD DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INC. and New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA; Ronald M. George, in his official capacity as Chair of the Judicial Council, et. al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

November 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethan D. Dettmer, F. Joseph Warin, Mark A. Perry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, San Francisco, CA, John J. Flood, NASD, Inc., Washington, DC, for NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc.

Douglas W. Henkin, Milbank, Tweed, et al., New York City, Linda Dakin-Grimm, Milbank, Tweed, et al., Los Angeles, CA, M. Benjamin Valerio, Los Angeles, CA, for New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Joseph W. Cotchett, Cotchett, Pitre & Simon, Burlingame, CA, Mary Maloney Roberts, Michael Bergeisen, Judicial Council of Cal., Admin, Office of Courts, San Francisco, CA, for Judicial Council of California, Ronald M. George, Marvin R. Baxter, Richard D. Alrich, Norman L. Epstein, Richard D. Huffman, Gail Andrea Andler, Aviva K. Bobb, Robert A. Dukes, Leonard P. Edwards, William C. Harrison, Brad R. Hill, Donna J. Hitchens, Ronald M. Sabraw, Barbara Ann Zuniga, Martha Escutia, Ellen M. Corbett, John J. Collins, Pauline W. Gee, Rex A. Heeseman, Thomas J. Warwick, Jr., William C. Vickery

Giovanni P. Prezioso, Securities and Exchange Com'n, Washington, DC, for Securities and Exchange Com'n.

Amy J. Winn, Atty. General's Office, Sacramento, CA, for Atty. Gen. of State of Cal.

Paul R. Kiesel, Raymond P. Boucher, Kiesel, Boucher & Larson, Beverly Hills, CA, for State Senate of Cal. Legislature.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

CONTI, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In September 2001, the California legislature enacted SB 475, a bill imposing new regulations upon arbitration. The new law directed the California Judicial Council to draft ethical standards for arbitrators and provided that failure to abide by those standards could be grounds for vacating an arbitration award. By its terms, SB 475 is...

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