Opinion ID: 1631139
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Heading: standard of review

Text: This Court reviews de novo a trial court's denial of a motion to stay its proceedings pending arbitration. [6] Tefco Fin. Co. v. Green, 793 So.2d 755 (Ala.2001); Green Tree Fin. Corp. v. Vintson, 753 So.2d 497, 502 (Ala.1999). This Court has held that `to prevail on an assertion of arbitrability, the moving party is required to produce some evidence which tends to establish its claim,' Jim Burke Auto., Inc. v. Beavers, 674 So.2d 1260, 1265 (Ala.1995) (opinion on application for rehearing) (quoting In re American Freight Sys., Inc., 164 B.R. 341, 345 (D.Kan.1994)), and has the burden of proving the existence of a contract calling for arbitration and proving that that contract involves a transaction affecting interstate commerce,  Tefco Fin. Co. v. Green, 793 So.2d at 758 (quoting Ex parte Caver, 742 So.2d 168, 172 n. 4 (Ala.1999))(emphasis added).