Opinion ID: 76022
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Dissolving the Injunction

Text: 45 Because the district court properly compelled arbitration in this case, it reasonably follows that the district court properly dissolved the injunction prohibiting AAA from conducting that arbitration. MedPartners argues that injunctions against specific arbitrators can be permissible, but does not discuss the critical issue: whether AAA, as a substantive matter, should have been (and should continue to be) enjoined in this case. 46 MedPartners mainly argues that the district court erred by relying on the idea that arbitral immunity protects arbitrators from suit for injunctive, as well as monetary, relief. No need exists, however, to decide whether arbitral immunity protects arbitrators from suits seeking only injunctive relief. Even if arbitral immunity does not prevent all injunctions against arbitrators, but see Tamari v. Conrad, 552 F.2d 778 (7th Cir.1977) (arbitral immunity protects arbiter from injunctive relief), the injunction in this case was improperly entered and ripe to be dissolved: 13 the Agreement required the parties to arbitrate the anticipatory-repudiation claim. 47 We affirm the portion of the district court's order dissolving the injunction ab initio. 14 48 Appeal No. 01-15929 — including the cross-appeal — is DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction and, in Appeal No. 01-16079, the district court's order is AFFIRMED, except that the cross-appeal is DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction.