LAWS v. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER

No. 05-20626.

452 F.3d 398 (2006)

Rhea H. LAWS, Plaintiff-Counter Claimant-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, Defendant-Counter Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhea H. Laws, Sugar Land, TX, pro se.

Tracy Allen Phillips, Michael J. Stanley, Stanley, Phillips & Bell, Houston, TX, for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

Before DeMOSS, BENAVIDES and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The sole question in this appeal is whether an arbitration panel committed misconduct when it denied the Appellant's request for a continuance. We agree with the district court that Appellant has not shown misconduct and therefore affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In October 2000, Appellee Morgan Stanley instituted arbitration proceedings against Appellant Rhea Laws through the National Association...

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