Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-10 01:00:53.556387+00
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Case: 21-60802         Document: 00516671965             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/09/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit

                                      ____________                                    FILED
                                                                                  March 9, 2023
                                       No. 21-60802                              Lyle W. Cayce
                                      ____________                                    Clerk

   Eileen N. Shaffer, Chapter 7 Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of
   Debtors Danny & Judy Hall,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   PriorityOne Bank,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Mississippi
                                USDC No. 3:15-CV-304
                      ______________________________

   Before Davis, Elrod, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Acting as trustee of a bankruptcy estate, Eileen Shaffer received a
   favorable arbitration award against PriorityOne Bank. The Bank sought to
   vacate that award in the district court, arguing that the arbitrator had a
   conflict of interest. The district court held that even though the arbitrator
   did have a conflict, the Bank had constructive knowledge of that conflict and

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                   No. 21-60802

   therefore had waived any ability to challenge the award on that
   ground. Having considered the briefing, oral argument, and relevant
   portions of the record, we conclude that the district court did not commit a
   reversible error. AFFIRMED.

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