Petition to Compel Arbitration and Stay Civil Action Pending Arbitration: Filing and Opposing the Petition (CA)

Summary

This practice note discusses the grounds and procedures for initiating and opposing a petition in a California superior court to compel contractual arbitration and to stay a civil action pending arbitration. Topics covered include enforcement of arbitration agreements relating to domestic contractual disputes, determining whether an enforceable agreement to arbitrate exists, waiver of right to arbitrate, timely demand as condition precedent to the right to compel arbitration, procedure for petition to compel, seeking stay of action pending in another court, responding to the petition to compel, and appeals.