197 F. App'x 324

Keith D. HARROD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITICORP CREDIT SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 05-10989.

(Summary Calendar).

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Decided Aug. 31, 2006.

Denise Cotter Villani, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Keith D. Harrod appeals pro se the district court’s memorandum opinion denying his Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award and granting Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.’s (“CCSI”) Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award. As Harrod is a pro se litigant, we liberally construe his briefs and we apply less stringent standards in interpreting his arguments.1 When we do so here, we construe Harrod’s briefs as attacking the arbitration award on four grounds: the arbitrator’s (1) evident partiality;2 (2) exceeding his powers; 3 (3) manifest disregard of the law;4 and (4) arbitrariness and capriciousness.5

We review a district court’s confirmation of an arbitration award de novo.6 Based on the applicable law and our extensive review of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, we conclude that neither the arbitrator in issuing the award nor the district court in confirming the award committed any error. Simply put, there is absolutely no meritorious basis for vacating the award. Accordingly, we affirm the *325judgment of the district court in all respects.

Furthermore, even though DefendantAppellee CCSI has not sought sanctions against Harrod under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38 for a frivolous appeal, any future prolongation of this matter by him may subject Harrod to such sanctions.7

AFFIRMED.

Harrod v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
197 F. App'x 324

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Harrod v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
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