Case Summary

P1625 The statute of limitations for responding to a suit to confirm an arbitration award is ten days, not the 100 days otherwise available for responding to the award by petitioning for its vacation; however, this response was timely because the ten day period was tolled during the case’s temporary removal to federal court; on the merits the award was confirmed because under an explicit provision in the agreement, the award was not subject to judicial review.

OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT v BERNARD (Arbitration Vacation) 182 CA4 60 [See CCP § § 1288, 1290.6; Cable Connection v DIRECTV, 44 CA4 1334; Moncharsh v Heily & Blase, 3 C4 1]