PETITION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD

(CCP § 1285)

TENTATIVE RULING:

Joseph Hakimour’s Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award is GRANTED. JUDGMENT TO BE ENTERED PURSUANT TO THE AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 PRINCIPAL. PROPOSED JUDGMENT TO BE FILED WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THIS ORDER.

ANALYSIS:

On August 20, 2019, an arbitrator issued an Arbitration Award in favor of Joseph Hakimpour (“Respondent”) and against Brownhouse Construction (“Petitioner”). On October 3, 2019, Petitioner timely filed this action by a Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award. On January 7, 2020, Respondent filed the instant Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (the “Petition”). To date, no

response has been filed.

The hearing on the Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award initially came for hearing on February 13, 2020 and the continued hearing is also set for September 10, 2020.

Legal Standard

Per Code of Civil Procedure section 1285, “Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petitio