⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

The Ninth Circuit considers whether it can hear an immediate appeal after a trial judge compelled arbitration, dismissed the suit without prejudice, but said the dismissal would function like a stay. A stay pauses a case; a final dismissal normally ends it. That distinction controls whether the appeals court can hear the case. Real estate agents who bought Move's lead-generation service also argue that they never accepted an arbitration clause sent later by email. Move says the email completed the contract and made its written terms controlling. The panel later dismissed the appeal, holding that the trial judge did not intend a final decision.

Bandy v. Move, Inc. (No. 25-2095) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 6, 2026.