Use a sample Motion to Compel Abritration or let the SoloSuit's software draft a customized Motion to Compel Arbitration for you. To file a suit to compel arbitration in federal court, the court must have subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction, venue must be proper.Because the federal action to compel arbitration constitutes a separate civil action in a separate court, the parties need not be identical. Expert reports, filings of Dispositive Motions for the case to be placed in the trial pool. A checklist of practical issues that counsel should consider before drafting a motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Motion to compel arbitration.