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Facts

• The Plaintiff, a self-represented litigant, appealed the district court's decision which denied their motion to vacate an arbitration award. The Plaintiff challenged the merits of the arbitrator's decision, asserting that the arbitrator reached the wrong conclusion and displayed evident partiality, among other claims. The Plaintiff included an affidavit and exhibits with their memorandum in opposition to the district court's order.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the arbitrator reached the wrong conclusion, displayed evident partiality, exceeded their powers, and refused to consider evidence. The Plaintiff also claimed that the arbitrator lacked neutrality, made procedural decisions demonstrating evident partiality, and improperly refused to postpone the hearing.
• Defendant: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the arbitrator's decision was reached through evident partiality, exceeded their powers, or refused to consider evidence.
• Whether the arbitrator improperly refused to postpone the hearing and limited the scope of discovery.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order denying the Plaintiff's motion to vacate the arbitration award.

Reasons

• ZACHARY A. IVES, Judge, with JACQUELINE R. MEDINA, Judge, and KATHERINE A. WRAY, Judge concurring, provided the reasoning for the decision. The Court found that the Plaintiff's arguments, including challenges to the merits of the arbitrator's decision and claims of evident partiality, fell outside the scope of review on appeal (paras 2-3). The Court also determined that the Plaintiff failed to demonstrate any direct or definite evidence of the arbitrator's partiality (para 4). Regarding procedural decisions and the refusal to postpone the hearing, the Court found that the Plaintiff did not identify any authority suggesting the arbitrator acted improperly or demonstrate good cause for the requested continuance (paras 5-6). Finally, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff's memorandum in opposition did not demonstrate a comprehension of the reasons for affirmance or meaningfully challenge those grounds, thus affirming the district court's order (paras 7-9).