(April 18, 2018, 1:18 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A franchise of independent appraisers on April 16 filed its opening brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that a district court erred in refusing to compel arbitration of its dispute with franchisees and that its decision to compel arbitration was not required under Laxmi Invs., L.L.C. v. Golf USA, 193 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 1999) (Brian K. Nygaard, et al. v. Property Damage Appraisers Inc., No. 18-15055, 9th Cir.)....