1. This case presents the exceptionally important question whether a federal court with jurisdiction over a case must have an additional, independent basis of jurisdiction to stay the case under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") or compel the case to arbitration under Section 4 of the FAA.

Whether a federal court with jurisdiction over a case must have an independent basis of jurisdiction to stay proceedings or compel arbitration under Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act, or whether jurisdiction over the underlying case is sufficient to decide such motions