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Opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California

by Stan Burman
Opposing a petitition to compel arbitration in California.

Opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California is the topic of this blog post. 

This post will briefly discuss some of the more common grounds for opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California. 

Deadline to file documents opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California

The deadline to file and serve your documents opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California is at least nine (9) court days before the hearing and your opposition should be served by personal delivery or overnight mail pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1005 unless the court has ordered otherwise.

If you have been served with a petition to compel arbitration the first thing you need to do is carefully review the petition and any declarations and exhibits submitted in support of the petition so that you can determine what grounds for opposition exist.

Grounds for opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California.

The grounds for opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California include but are not limited to,

  • The alleged agreement to arbitrate should not be enforced as the law in California states that an agreement to arbitrate can be invalidated, “upon such grounds as exist for the revocation of any contract.” See Code of Civil Procedure § 1281.
  • The arbitration agreement should not be enforced due to fraud or duress.
  • The arbitration agreement is unconscionable as it is one-sided and/or is an adhesion contract.
  • The moving party unreasonably delayed in seeking arbitration.
  • The moving party acted in bad faith.
  • The moving party took advantage of the judicial discovery procedures not available in arbitration.


California Code of Civil Procedure § 1281.2 states, in relevant part:

”On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement alleging the existence of a written agreement to arbitrate a controversy and that a party thereto refuses to arbitrate such controversy, the court shall order the petitioner and the respondent to arbitrate the controversy if it determines that an agreement to arbitrate the controversy exists, unless it determines that: (a) The right to compel arbitration has been waived by the petitioner; . . . “(Emphasis added.)

Sample opposition for opposing a petition to compel arbitration in California for sale.

Attorneys or parties who wish to view a portion of a 20 page sample opposition to compel arbitration containing brief instructions, a table of contents and table of authorities as well as a memorandum of points and authorities with citations to case law and statutory authority, sample declaration and proof of service sold by the author can use the link shown below.

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Please note that the author of this blog post, Stan Burman is NOT an attorney and as such is unable to provide any specific legal advice. The author is NOT engaged in providing any legal, financial, or other professional services, and any information contained in this blog post is NOT intended to constitute legal advice.

The materials and information contained in this blog post have been prepared by Stan Burman for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. Transmission of the information contained in this blog post is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, any business relationship between the author and any readers. Readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel.

 

 

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