Mayaja, Inc. v. Bodkin
Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
This case is now before us on remand from the United States Supreme Court. After our decision reversing in part and affirming in part the district court’s refusal to compel arbitration of plaintiffs’ claims, Mayaja, Inc. v. Bodkin, 803 F.2d 157 (5th Cir. 1986), defendant Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. On June 15, 1987, the Court entered the following order on Shearson Lehman Brothers’ petition:
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Shearson/American Express, Inc. v. McMahon, 482 U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 2332, 95 L.Ed.2d [185] (1987).
Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. v. Mayaja, Inc., — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 3205, 96 L.Ed.2d 692 (1987). In Shearson/American Express, Inc. v. McMahon, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 2332, 95 L.Ed.2d 185 (1987), the Supreme Court held, implicitly overruling Fifth Circuit precedent controlling Part III(A) of our opinion, see 803 F.2d at 162, that the Federal Arbitration Act requires
Consistent with the mandate of the Supreme Court, we now REVERSE and REMAND the district court’s order with instruction to compel arbitration of all of plaintiffs’ claims in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act and relevant agency regulations.
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- MAYAJA, INC., S.A. Orart, Elias Sheinberg, and Marcia Sheinberg v. Joseph F. BODKIN, Nicholas S. Bustamante, and Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc.
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- Published