Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties · ¶31

Third, Jules turns to § 8 of the FAA, which governs certain maritime arbitrations. Section 8 provides that, when “the basis of jurisdiction” is “in admiralty,” a party may “begin his proceeding . . . by libel and seizure of the vessel.” Jules notes that in such cases, § 8 also provides that “the court shall then have jurisdiction to direct the parties to proceed with the arbitration and shall retain jurisdiction to enter its decree upon the award.” To Jules, this shows that Congress knew how to authorize the kind of “jurisdictional anchor” respondents seek here, yet declined to provide such a basis for jurisdiction in § 9 or § 10.

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