To confirm an arbitration award under the FAA or the Connecticut arbitration law, a party must file an application seeking judicial confirmation of the award. The Supreme Court held that federal courts have an "independent jurisdictional basis" to decide a petition to compel arbitration under Section 4.Many state statutes that have adopted versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act provide for 90 days to vacate. The party filing the motion is called the moving party. Bringing motions in District Court to vacate awards such as in the Kinder case.