Amazon.com Inc v. Bowser

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, Petitioner, No. 2:19-cv-01268-MJP v. ORDER GRANTING 12 PETITION TO CONFIRM KATRINA DEUTSCH BOWSER, an individual, ARBITRATION AWARD d/b/a VMERICA TRADING, 14 Respondent.

This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”)’s Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (“Petition”). The Court has carefully considered the Petition and supporting declaration and exhibits, any opposition thereto, and any other relevant pleadings and papers.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The Court finds that arbitration award (“Award”), attached as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Robert Miller (Dkt. #2), was properly issued by the duly-appointed arbitrator, Ramina Dehkhoda-Steele, on June 14, 2019, in an arbitration proceeding before the American Arbitration Association, Case No. 01-18-0004-1017. The Award has not been modified, corrected, or vacated since entry.

2. The Court further finds that Respondent Katrina Deutsch Bowser d/b/a Vmerica Trading (“Respondent”) was served with the statutorily required notice of the Petition in accordance with 9 U.S.C. § 9 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. See Amazon.com, Inc. v. Arobo Trade, Inc., No. C17-0804JLR, 2017 WL 3424976, at *4 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 9, 2017).

3 3. Based on the foregoing, the Court confirms the Award in its entirety.

4 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT as follows: 5 a. Judgment in favor of Amazon against Respondent, in the amount of 6 $27,001.08.

7 5. The Court retains jurisdiction for the purposes of post-judgment discovery and supplemental proceedings in aid of judgment or execution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69(a).

11 SO ORDERED this 6th day of November, 2019.

A Marsha J. Pechman 16 United States District Judge Presented by: DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP Attorneys for Petitioner Amazon.com, Inc. 20 s/ Robert Miller ___________ John A. Goldmark, WSBA #40980 21 Robert Miller, WSBA # Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300 22 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: (206) 622-3150 23 Fax: (206) 757-7700 Email: [email protected] 24 Email: [email protected]