Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP v. New York Dream Regional Center, et al.

MOTION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD

(CCP § 1285)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Petitioner Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP’s Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award is GRANTED. Judgment is entered in favor of Petitioner in the amount of $24,315.01 principal, plus prejudgment interest at 10 percent per annum from the July 22, 2019 date of the Arbitration Award.

ANALYSIS:

Petitioner Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP (“Petitioner”) filed the instant action as a Petition to Compel Arbitration against Respondent New York Dream Regional Center fka Tri State USA Regional Center, LLC (“Respondent”) on January 14, 2019. On May 20, 2019, the Court granted the Petition to Compel Arbitration. On October 2, 2019, Petitioner filed the instant Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award. To date, no opposition has been filed.

Legal Standard

Per Code of Civil Procedure section 1285, “Any party to an arbitration in which an award