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Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Litigation

Oct. 6, 2017

New law creates additional cause for courts to keep cases out of arbitration

Senate Bill 33 amends Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 to provide an additional instance when a court can make a determination that a civil dispute should not go to arbitration, but rather to court.

Chris Micheli

Aprea & Micheli, Inc.

7148 Sutter Ave
Carmichael , CA 95608

Email: cmicheli@apreamicheli.com

McGeorge School of Law

Chris is an attorney and legislative advocate for the Sacramento.

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2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

This week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 33. The bill amends Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 to provide an additional instance when a court can make a determination that a civil dispute should not go to arbitration, but rather to court. SB 33 was the subject of vigorous debate during the 2017 legislative session between proponents and opponents of arbitration in this state.

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