Polvent v. Global Fine Arts, Inc. et al, No. 1:2014cv21569 - Document 41 (S.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER granting 14 Motion to Compel Arbitration. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 9/18/2014. (mmd)
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Polvent v. Global Fine Arts, Inc. et al Doc. 41 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA M i m iD i son a vi i Ca eNum ber: 14s 21569- V- O REN O CI M J ACQUELW E POLVENT, Pl ntf, ai if VS. GLOBAL FI NE ARTS, I , a NC. nd BW B GALLERI I , ES,NC. De e f ndant. s ORDER GR ANTI M OTI N TO COM PEL ARBI ATION NG O TR Pli if aco e r r Fr nc pa ntr whos nom depl i t a i pol' antf , nt mpo a y e h i e , e um s ç lne ' e e e i o a l , nt r d nt lc nsng a e m e wih De e ntGl lFi Ars I f t wordwi diti i ofhe i e i gr e nt t f nda oba ne t, nc. or he l de srbuton r a t k.De e rwor f ndan Gl Fi Ars l i m ovi t co pe a bir ton undert tr soft t obal ne t, nc. s ng o m l r ta i he e m he lc nsnga ee nt Pl i ifoppos st moton cai i t lc i a e m e hase r b i e i gr me . antf e he i l m ng he iensng gr e nt xpied y ist r s TheCour ag ee wih Gl lFi Ars I t twhet rt a e m e e r d orwas t em . t r s t oba ne t, nc.ha he he gr e nt xpie tr i t i a is f t a bir t . 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I t pa te a e una e t a e on a he ris f he ris r bl o gr e n i pende t r pa t a bir t ,t m at rs lbes it t a nde nt hid ry r taor he te hal ubm ted o n a bir t ,l t d i Chi go, llnoi ... r ta or oca e n ca li s l Aprl 4, oba Fi Arss ntalte t J lne i n i 201 Gl l ne t e et r o a i pol nvoki t m a t ya bir ton ng he nda or r tai c a e,e osng awrte de a f a bir ton, a lgi t ts br a l us ncl i itn m nd or r ta i le ng ha he e ched t agr e e a he e m nt nd t tous y i t r e e w ih Gl lFi Ar s co r c s w ih galere . Gl lFi Arst n s ori l n e f r d t oba ne t ' nt a t t l i s oba ne t he ought J i polsa r e alne ' g e menton a a bir t r Ra he t a r eon a a bir t , J lne fld t sca e n r ta o . t r han g e n r ta or a i pol ie hi s a lgi t tGl lFi Ars a tonsafe t e r ton oft ag ee e c tt ed c i le ng ha oba ne t' c i tr he xpia i he r m nt onsiut opyrght i rnge e . nf i m nt Defnda tGl l neArsi movi t compe a bir tonorat r tvel ,t t ansf rve e n oba Fi ts ng o l r ta i le na i y o r e nue t t So he n Dititofl ana i Sout Be , b c u et a i wh r t ev s mao iyo t e o he ut r src ndi n h nd e a s h t s ee h a t j rt f h wine s , um e s a a t ka is ar l t a whe et ne itonsf t a e nt t s es doc nt, nd rwor t s ue e ocaed nd r he gota i or he gr eme t pl c ook a e. H.LeealSt andard Anal i vss TheFed a Ar tai Act(S ' i ad ongr so ldecarton ofalbealfdea erl birton : FAA' s t esina l ai ) c i r e rl polc f vorng a bir ton,not t t ndi a sat s tntve or pr edur polcis t t i y a i r ta i wihsa ng ny t e ubsa i oc al i e o he c t a y.'M o e H ConeM e Hos . v M e cu y Consr Co p. 460 U. . 1 2 ( 9 3 .Th F on r r ' s s m. p . r r t. r , S , 4 1 8 ) e AA esa ihe a s t ntve bod of f de a l w t pr t bls s ubsa i y e r l a hat omot s a sr e tong f de a polc f vo i e r l iy a rng a bir to r uie dititc t t rgor l e or eprva ea bir tonag e m e s and r ve s r tai n,eq r s src ours o i ousy nf c i t r ta i r e nt, e r es c nu iso j dca ho tl yt ab taina r e n s Se V lIf . ce c s I c v Bd o r. e t re f u iil sii o r irto g e me t. e ot n o S in e, n . . fT s t o ea dstno dl no Uni.4 9U.. 6 , 4- 7 ( 9 9 . Attes metme court Eshoul fL ln a f r u ir v, 8 S 4 8 47 4 6 1 8 ) h a i , ss d notove det cla i entoft pa te , orr ac ar s ti onss e wih t pl n t oft ni he e r nt he ri s e h e ul nc it nt t he ai ext he c ntac , i ybe aus t polc f vornga bir toni i i t .'Cont'Fl ri at r al I o r tsmpl c e he iy a i r ta i s mplcaed ' l o daM e i s nc. , v M /VLam a on,33 F. S p 2 1 4, 2 7( D. a 2 0 )( u tn E. . z 4 u p. d 29 1 9 S. Fl. 0 4 q o ig E. C.v WajeHo s , O. . fl u e I .5 4U. 27 , 8 - 9 ( 0 :. I rve ngamoin t c mp l r i ai n a diti tcour nc, 3 S. 9 2 8 8 20 2 n e iwi to o o e a bt to , src r t mu t o ie tr ef co s ()wheh ravai wrte a r e n t abi aee ss ( whehe a s c nsd r h e a t r :1 te ld i n g e me to r t t xit, 2) t r n t r abta l is e it, nd( ) eh r h rg t oabtaewa wav d I egrat r irbe sue xss a 3 wh t e t e ih t r irt s i e nt edsecuriy Servs t . . v Ski a,I ,609 F.Supp. 1 , 1 ( D. a 2009) . dat nc. 2d 323 324 S. Fl. . Compeli a bir toni t sc ewilt n onwhehe t 2003ag e m e wa t nni e lng r ta i n hi as l ur t r he r e nt s e natd o whe he t a bir t s dde i t tis i le oft Cou t l t Cour fndst a bir t r t r he r taor houl c de ha s ue n iu he r. f he ti he r ta or mus de i t t mi to is ,t Cour m us alo dee m i whe he J i polscli a e t c de he er nai n s ue he t t s tr ne t r alne ' a ms r wihi t s o oft a bir ton pr son bef r c t n he c pe he r ta i ovii o e ompelng a bir i . li r taton T r nain o heAgre n e mi to ft e me t Pli ifc am st diput i nota bir ebe aus t lce i a e m e e r dpror antf l i he s e s r tabl c e he i nsng gr e nt xpie i t t ss tbei fld.Def nda Gl Fi Arsdiput t a e m e wasi dt r i t d. o hi ui ng ie e nt obal ne t s es he gr e nt ndee e m na e I i undiput t tat h t pa tesdi notfnai e ane a ee ts s ed ha lhoug he ri d i lz w gr ment neihe sdet r naed t r i e mi t , t 2003 a e m e i wrtng. Pl i ifi r quesi t Cour a y I ana l t de det s he gr e nt n ii antf s e tng he t ppl ndi aw o ci hi i s TheEl ve hCic thowe ,ha satdt tnde e ni a bir lt , dit i t our sm us s ue. e nt r uir ver s t e ha i t nni ng r tabiiy s r c c t t a y t f de a s t tve 1 w gove ni a bir ton. S eLa o vfI o h So t I s Co , 48 ppl he e r l ubs an i a r ng r ta i e ws n . f fte uh n . .6 e F. 11 11 ( 1h Ci. 1 (ttngt f rls t i 1w ofabir lt a ist a 3d 66, 70 1 t r201 ) sai he çdea ubsantve a r tabiiy pple o ny abirtona e me wihi t c r oft Fe r lAr tai Ac) r tai gre nt t n he oveage he de a birton t . l t sc e, antf c le i notdie t d a t a bir tonpr son, butr t r i i n hi as Pl i ifs ha lnge s r c e t he r tai ovii a he , t s - 4- die td t t va i t oft c r c a awhol , ie. t i ha expied. r ce o he ldiy he onta t s e . wheher t d r Any d ha lnget t t le c o he valdiy of a conta t a whol , and nots ciialy t t a bir ton c a e it rc s e pe fc l o he r ta i l us , m us go t t t o he a bir t .'She v BBV Compa sBanc e , I ,No.1 23324, 3 W L 869526 r taor'' a . A s shar s nc. 2201 , * ( D. 4 S. Fl M ac 7,201 )( i I e atd Se rt Se v ., 609F.Supp.2d a 1 25 . I She t a. rh 3 quotng ntgr e cu iy r s t 3 ) n a,he Cour f t ound t vai t oft unde l ng a ee ntc ani t a bir ton pr so was a he ldiy he ryi gr me ont i ng he r ta i ovii n de ii n f t ar ta or e n t c so or he bir t , ve hough t pli tf had cos d hi a c he a n if l e s c ountwih def nda . 1 I t e nt d n t s pa tc a c s ,t r i a diput a t whe he t pari ag ee e wa e r d as t e hi riul r a e he e s s e s o t r he tes r m nt s xpie h a e m e co aneda a oma i r ne l ovii . M o eove ,he ei evi nc ont r c dt t gr e nt nt i n ut tc e wa pr son r r t r s de e he e or ha Pl i ifcontnuedt r cevepa e sunde t 2003a ee antf i o e i ym nt r he gr menta trt daet ag ee ts fe he t he r men he cli st a e nte r d. Ac or ngl t Cour fndst i s ofwhe he t c r c wa am he gr eme xpie c di y, he t i he s ue t r he onta t s e r i a de ii n f t ar tat . xpied s c so or he bir or Scpeo btai nPr iin a Pl itf ' Co rgh Cli o fAr i to ovso nd an ifs py i t a ms r TheCour alotndst c am si Pl i ifsc t s i he l i n antf ompli f l wihi t n biof hea bir ton ant a l t n he m t t r ta i clus Pli tf, a e. a n if howe r ca mst the s tf l unde t Co i Ac ,nothea ee nt The ve , li ha r ui als r he pyrght t t gr me . Elve h Cic thed i He s r Biph ma v Johanne be g Cons .I s 55 F. 1 , e nt r ui l n miphe x o ar . s r ol nv ., 3 3d 351 1 6 - 7n.1 ( 1hCi. 0 )t a camsS rs u d r' n abtai na r e n wh nt ecam 3 66 6 1 t r 20 8 h t li t ie n e 'a r i to g e me t e h li a r wa a Sf es ea e r s t'oft peror s tor e bl e ul' he f manc of t underyi a e m e . e he l ng gr e nt Her ,Pl i ifs e antf c py ihtc am sa epr di a e on t a lge t r i i oft lc ns a e nta t r i a o rg l i r e c t d he le d e m naton he ie e gr eme nd he e s di put a t whe he t ag e m e w a t r i t d. M o e r Pl ntf sco rg c am alege s e so t r he r e nt s e m na e r ove , ai if py i ht l i l s De e nt oba Fi Arss d, s a da diti edPl i ifsa t k,ie t ve ys m e a t f nda Gl l ne t ol diplye nd srbut antf ' rwor . . he r a cs t tGl Fi A1swasa horz dt dounde t lc nsnga e m e . G i n t br l nguag ha obal ne 4 ut i e o r he ie i gr e nt ve he oad a e o t sa bir ton clus ,t Cour tndst ea t we ea ' or s e bl r ul' oft pe f m a e f hi r ta i a e he t i hes c s r l e e a e es t' he ror nc f oft unde l i a e m e . he ryng gr e nt JaoSpme Q t r DN AD REE in ChnmbersatM iam i,Florida this 1 dyfeeb 2014. OE N ODRD , , ; FEDE UNI TED Co e pr de t . pis ovi d o' Couns lofRec d e or - 6- A. O TES DI STRI J CT UDGE
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