Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Friedman & Friedman, a Professional Corporation, Petitioner,

Case No. 20STCP00626 v. [Tentative] Ruling

Arman Gharib, Respondent.

Hearing Date: August 17, 2020

Department 49, Judge Stuart M. Rice

(1) Petition to Compel Arbitration

Moving Party: Petitioner Friedman & Friedman

Responding Party: none

Ruling: The petition to compel arbitration is denied. This action is dismissed without prejudice.

Petitioner moves to compel arbitration under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2, which states, in relevant part: “On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement alleging the existence of a written agreement to arbitrate a controversy and that a party to the agreement refuses to arbitrate that controversy, the court shall order the petitioner and the respondent to arbitrate the controversy if it determines that an agreement to arbitrate the controversy exists... .”

No Proof of Service

A copy of the petition and a written notic