Case Number:
20STCV35982
Hearing Date:
February 18, 2021
Dept:
61
Defendant Santander Consumer USA, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action is GRANTED.
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate a controversy, a court must order the petitioner and respondent to arbitrate the controversy if it determines the arbitration agreement exists, unless (1) the petitioner has waived its right to arbitrate; (2) grounds exist for the revocation of the agreement; or (3) “[a] party to the arbitration agreement is also a party to a pending court action or special proceeding with a third party, arising out of the same transaction or series of related transactions and there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.2.)
“[T]he party moving to compel arbitration bears the burden of establishing the existence of a valid agreement to arbitrate, and the pa
Hearing Date
February 18, 2021
Type
Wrongful Termination (General Jurisdiction)
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Case Number:
20STCV35982
Hearing Date:
February 18, 2021
Dept:
61
Defendant Santander Consumer USA, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action is GRANTED.
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate a controversy, a court must order the petitioner and respondent to arbitrate the controversy if it determines the arbitration agreement exists, unless (1) the petitioner has waived its right to arbitrate; (2) grounds exist for the revocation of the agreement; or (3) “[a] party to the arbitration agreement is also a party to a pending court action or special proceeding with a third party, arising out of the same transaction or series of related transactions and there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.2.)
“[T]he party moving to compel arbitration bears the burden of establishing the existence of a valid agreement to arbitrate, and the pa