Arbitration provisions are ubiquitous in commercial contracts. Notwithstanding the existence of arbitration clauses, lawsuits are often filed in court, forcing the other side to file a motion to compel arbitration. In the event a court denies such a motion and the denial is appealed, a simple, yet surprisingly unresolved procedural question arises: Is the case automatically stayed pending appeal? This term, in Coinbase v Bielski, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide that issue for cases governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).