Blimp dispute grounded for lack of jurisdiction.
June 10, 2013A dispute about guaranty obligations related to the purchase of a blimp was removed to federal court. The district court granted a motion to compel arbitration, stayed the case, and administratively closed it. McCardell v. Regent Private Capital LLC, No. 12-31089 (June 7, 2013, unpublished). The Fifth Circuit reminded that administrative closure does not create a final judgment, and thus dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal.