Does a court have authority to set an arbitration date when the parties failed to agree on a mutually agreed arbitration date?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from G & W Builders, Inc. v. Bernard Bros., Inc., B198167 (Cal. App. 7/14/2008), B198167 (Cal. App. 2008):
We agree with Bosworth v. Whitmore (2006) 135 Cal.App.4th 536, that pursuant to Civil Code section 1283.8 the trial court had authority to set an arbitration completion date when the parties failed to agree on one.
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