CONTACTS 
0201 - Amer. Arbtrn Assn.                 415 981 3901 fax 781 8426
020101 - Ms. Nina King; Case Administrator =415 984 5433; Case Administration

SUBJECTS
Administration
Payment for services

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Received appointment as arbitrator in a case for AAA.  Submitted
050602 - apointment documents.  The Case Administrator, Nina King, is sending
050603 - calendars to the parties for scheduling the hearing telephone
050604 - conference.  Set up subject index for the case.
050605 -
050606 -    [Received calendars to schedule preliminary hearing on 980104. see
050607 -    ref SDS 1 1012]
050608 -
050609 -
0507 -
0508 -
0509 - Progress
0510 -
051001 - Received, ref DRT 1 1621, appointing me to arbitrate the case:
051002 -
051003 -                     74 110 01184 97
051004 -                     Douglas A. Chaikin
051005 -                     and
051006 -                     Kevin Welnmann
051007 -
051008 - Nina King called last week and asked if I would hear this case.  She
051009 - said they have an emergency because AAA has not been able to get
051010 - anyone else to hear the case, and the parties have already accepted me
051011 - based on discussions with Nina.
051012 -
051013 - I said I am very busy, but agreed to take the case to help out AAA.
051014 -
051015 - Nina's letter transmits the following:
051016 -
051017 -    a.  Notice of Appointment, signed Dec 30, 1997
051018 -    b.  Consent of Arbitrator, signed Dec 30, 1997
051019 -    c.  Arbitrator Disclosure Worksheet, signed Dec 30, 1997
051020 -
051021 - It also includes the demand for arbitration by the claimant seeking
051022 - $100K, and the counter-claim by the respondent in the amount of $80K.
051023 -
051024 - I examined the list of parties, counsel and proposed witnesses and
051025 - found no apparent conflicts.
051026 -
051027 -
051028 -  ..
051029 - Compensation - $200 per Hour
051030 -
051031 - I agreed to hear the case for $200 per hour.
051032 -
051033 - There is a stipulation document which the parties must sign on the
051034 - compensation of the arbitrator.
051035 -
051036 - The stipulation shows the amount of $200 per hour.
051037 -
051038 -    [See receipt of signed stipulation from AAA. ref SDS 3 2029]
051039 -
051040 -
051041 -
0511 -
0512 -
0513 - 1354 Delivered Docs to Nina
0514 -   ..
051401 - Prepared, ref DIT 1 3908, to transmit the following to AAA:
051402 -
051403 -    a.  Notice of Appointment, signed Dec 30, 1997
051404 -    b.  Consent of Arbitrator, signed Dec 30, 1997
051405 -    c.  Arbitrator Disclosure Worksheet, signed Dec 30, 1997
051406 -
051407 - The letter requests notice of the pre-hearing telephone conference for
051408 - purposes of scheduling the hearing. ref SDS 0 3224
051409 -
051410 -    [Preliminary hearing telephone conference scheduled for 980116. see
051411 -    ref SDS 3 2370]
051412 -
051413 -    [Preliminary hearing held on 980106. ref SDS 4 0084]
051414 -
051415 - Delivered the transmittal and the submissions to AAA at 225 Bush St,
051416 - 18th floor and gave them to the receptionist.
051417 -
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051419 -
0515 -
0516 -
0517 - 1435 called Nina
0518 -
051801 - She has received ref DIT 1 3908.  Nina is preparing notice to the
051802 - parties of the appointment.
051803 - ..
051804 - She will include a calendar for scheduling the pre-hearing
051805 - telephone conference.
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0519 -