Rochester Advanced Dentistry, PLLC and Jeffrey Haddad, DDS v. Matthew Wolfe, DDS and Michelle Wolfe

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan dismissed a petition to confirm an arbitration award for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Relying on Badgerow v. Walters, the court held that federal jurisdiction was absent and dismissed the action without prejudice to refiling in state court.

Holdings

1. The district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award under the circumstances presented.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the federal district court had subject matter jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act and federal-question jurisdiction.

Disposition

dismissed