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MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT                                                            Reporter of Decisions

Decision:       2003 ME 52

Docket:         Cum-02-567

Argued:         January 14, 2003

Decided:        April 15, 2003

Panel:           CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, and LEVY, JJ.

MICHAEL HALE et al.

v.

DEMETRI ANTONIOU

PER CURIAM

         Demetri Antoniou appeals from an order entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Humphrey, J.) denying his motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay judicial proceedings.  The underlying action involves claims Michael and Edie Hale brought on behalf of their son, Jordan, against Antoniou for intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil assault.  Antoniou asserts that the Superior Court erred in concluding that USA Hockey Inc.'s arbitration procedure did not govern the Hales' claims.   Because the Court is evenly divided, we affirm the judgment.

         The entry is:

                           Judgment affirmed.

Attorney for plaintiffs:

Michael J. Waxman, Esq. (orally)

P O Box 375

Portland, ME 04112-0375

Attorney for defendant:

Peter J. DeTroy, Esq.

Russell B. Pierce Jr., Esq.  (orally)

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC

P O Box 4600

Portland, ME 04112-4600