District Court, S.D. New York February 26, 2003, 02 CIV. 7542(WCC) (DeSilva v. First Union Securities, Inc.)

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.

Petitioner, Ronald DeSilva, brings this action pursuant to CPLR § 7511,

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seeking vacatur of an arbitration award dismissing petitioner’s claims in their entirety upon the ground that the arbitrators exceeded their authority by expanding the scope of the arbitration to include a claim that was not contained within the written