exec utor ▁of ▁the ▁estate , ▁said ▁H BO ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁" I ' ve ▁never ▁seen ▁a ▁media ▁organization ▁fight ▁so ▁hard ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁secret ," ▁Bran ca ▁said . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Judge ▁Wu ▁gave ▁a ▁final ▁r uling ▁to ▁den y ▁H BO ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁case , ▁grant ing ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁comp el ▁arbitr ation . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁H BO ▁file d ▁a ▁notice ▁of ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit , ▁seeking ▁app ell ate ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁Court ' s ▁order ▁grant ing ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁comp el ▁arbitr ation , ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁proceed ings . ▁On ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁H BO ▁was ▁granted ▁its ▁motion ▁to ▁stay ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁proceed ings ▁with ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁pending ▁H BO ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁▁ ▁Square ▁One : ▁Michael ▁Jackson ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁document ary ▁films ▁Category : American ▁document ary ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : B rit ish ▁document