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1731 A trial judge who, by agreement of the parties was authorized to arbitrate a dispute and issue a non-appealable award; who was not paid or privately retained by the parties; who conducted a proceeding closely resembling a bench trial, in court, where he swore witnesses; and who signed papers referring to himself as an arbitrator, but which bore the standard judicial imprint and referred to him as "the court;" was acting as a judicial officer rather than as an arbitrator, and, therefore, was not subject to limitations imposed by the California Arbitration Act.CitationELLIOTT v CITY OF LONG BEACH (Arbitration Judge) 57 CA4 495 [See: CCP 1280 etseq; CA Const VI, 17; Cheng-Canindin v Renaissance 50 CA4 676, T/AT 12/96]
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