Bennett v. Prawer

tae at oo LAS ia be STATE OF MAINE ee ee. °. SUPERIOR COURT CUMBERLAND, ss “ *: CEVIL ACTION ify 7 3 0 DOCKET! NO. CV-00-250 JEFFREY BENNETT, ESQ. and A gpa Cur 2/7/9004 THE BENNETT LAW FIRM f/k/a BENNETT BENNETT AND TROIANO, P.A. f/k/a BENNETT and ASSOCIATES, P.A., Petitioners v. ORDER HARVEY PRAWER, GILBERT PRAWER and S$. PRAWER & COMPANY, Respondents Petitioners Jeffrey Bennett, Esq. and The Bennett Law Firm seeks to vacate the Fee Arbitration Commission Panel’s Award dated 12/30/99. The petitioners argue that the issue presented to the Commission was not substantively arbitrable and that the Commission exceeded its authority. These arguments are without merit. See 14 M.R.S.A. § 5938(1)(C) (1980); M. Bar. R. 3.3(c) & 9; Union River Valley Teachers Ass'n v. Lamoine School Comm., 2000 ME 57, 5 , 748 A.2d 990, 991-92 ; Harrington vy, Lord, 1997 ME 201 , q 7, 704 A.2d 1211, 1213-14 ; Tabs A, B & D attached to Petition/Motion to Vacate; Tab 1 attached to Affidavit of Jeffrey Bennett in Support of Motion to Permit Service by Mail or Publication; see also V.LP., Inc. v. First Tree Dev. Ltd. Liab. Co., 2001 ME 73 , 7 3, __ A.2d __ (final decision on question of substantive arbitrability rests with court). The entry is The Petition/Motion to Vacate arvifati Dated: May 6, 2001. / Nancy Mills [/ Justice, Superior Cotfrt Date Filed ___04-18-00 CIMBERLAND Docket No. County Action ARBITRATION AWARDS JEFFREY BENENTT, ESQ AND BENNETT BENNETT AND TROIANO, P.A, fka BENNETT and ASSOCIATES, P.A, DISMISSED-- WS. HARVEY PRAWER, GILBERT PRAWER 5.PRAWER & COMPANY THE FEE ARBITRATION COMMISSION OF THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE MAINE BAR Plaintiff's Attorney JEFFREY BENNETT, ESQ 773-4775 PO BOX 7799, PORTLAND ME 04112 Defendant's Attorney KAREN KINGSLEY, Esq (OVERSEERS) P.O.BOX 527 AUGUSTA, MAINE 04332-0527 623-1121 JOUN P. MCVEIGH, ESQ. (H & G PRAWER & PO BOX 9546 5. PRAWER & CO PORTLAND, ME 04112-9546