Edduard Prince v. Raymond Gonzalez and American Shuttle, Inc.

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed January 2, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D19-1879 Lower Tribunal No. 19-18045 ________________ Edduard Prince, Appellant, vs. Raymond Gonzalez and American Shuttle, Inc., Appellees. An Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Daryl E. Trawick, Judge. Edduard Prince, in proper person. Michael A. Pancier, P.A., and Michael A. Pancier (Pembroke Pines), for appellees. Before EMAS, C.J., and SALTER and SCALES, JJ. PER CURIAM.  Affirmed. See Gilman + Ciocia, Inc. v. Wetherald, 885 So. 2d 900, 904 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004) (recognizing that the arbitration “exemption provided in [9 U.S.C.] § 1 [is] limited to the types of workers enumerated in the provision (transportation workers), and [is] further limited to transportation workers engaged in the actual movement of goods in interstate commerce”); Donmoor, Inc. v. Sturtevant, 449 So. 2d 869, 871 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984) (concluding that a worker must be “involved in, or closely related to, the actual movement of goods in interstate commerce” for the arbitration exemption set forth in 9 U.S.C. § 1 to apply). 2