UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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WILLIAM R. BLAKE III, )
Petitioner ) Case No. 1:19-cv-00492-TSC
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v. )
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH )
INCORPORATED )
and )
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC, )
Respondents )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
The Court having considered: 1) The Petition for an Order Confirming Arbitration Award
and the exhibits thereto, ECF No. 1, ; and 2) Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion for Summary
Judgment, Statement of Material Facts, and the Affidavit of John R. Snyder, ECF No. 7, the
Court concludes there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, that Petitioner has satisfied the
requirements of 9 U.S.C. § 9, and Petitioner is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Therefore, pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 9, by separate order, the court will grant Petitioner’s
motion and confirm the award dated December 1, 2018 issued in the arbitration conducted by
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Dispute Resolution entitled William Richard Blake v.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, FINRA-
DR Case No. 18-01896.
Date: May 30, 2019
Tanya S. Chutkan
TANYA S. CHUTKAN
United States District Judge