Tenth Circuit Agrees Arbitration Award Issued Absent an Arbitration Agreement Was a “Farce,” Orders Sanctions Against Pro Se Petitioner
By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21
Petitioner James Wicker appealed an order dismissing his application to confirm a $2 million arbitration award issued in his favor against respondents Bayview Loan Services LLC and U.S. Bank, N.A. Wicker obtained the award after the respondents failed to respond to his “binding self-executing irrevocable” counteroffer containing certain “scattered and incoherent” references to arbitration. The district court dismissed Wicker’s effort to confirm the award, finding the arbitration was “bogus” and...
By: Carlton Fields