Brief Supporting Motion to Expe Appeal

IN THE

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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NO. ________

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vs. Plaintiff-Appellee,

___________________, INC./

___________________,

and _____________________ COMPANY, Defendants-Appellants,

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MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXPEDITE APPEAL

To Said Honorable Court:

I. SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

__________, Plaintiff/Appellee ("Plaintiff") sold securities and insurance on behalf of Defendants. To assist Plaintiff in making those sales, he became licensed by the National Association of Security Dealers ("NASD"). As part of that licensing requirement, Plaintiff agreed in writing to abide by all NASD rules. Those rules specifically require arbitration of employment disputes. Pursuant to those rules, the Federal Arbitration Act and Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration, which the district court denied.

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