Mealey's (February 26, 2019, 8:58 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 22 held that a lower federal court’s order directing a franchisor and a franchisee to arbitration and staying further proceedings of their dispute is not an appealable, final decision under 28 U.S. Code § 1291, dismissing the franchisee’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction (Sergio Gonzalez, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Coverall North America, Inc., No. 17-55787, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 5233)....