Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties

Summary

Justice Sotomayor delivered the unanimous opinion holding that a federal court with jurisdiction over claims stayed pending arbitration under §3 of the Federal Arbitration Act retains jurisdiction to confirm or vacate the resulting award under §§9 and 10, even when those motions lack an independent jurisdictional basis on their face. The original claims remain pending during arbitration, and resolving the award's validity falls within the court's existing jurisdiction. Badgerow's prohibition on looking through freestanding confirmation or vacatur applications does not require a different result. The Court affirmed the Second Circuit's judgment. There were no separate opinions.