P0977 A trial court has the power to remove an arbitrator who fails to act and appoint a successor, and it has the power to fix a time within which an arbitration must be completed, but an arbitrator's stated reluctance to promise completion by the trial court's deadline does not constitute a failure to act that would justify his removal, so the court's appointment of a second arbitrator under those circumstances was void, and the award rendered by him was likewise void.CitationBOSWORTH v WHITMORE (Replaced Arbitrator) 135 CA4 536 [See: CCP 1281.6, 1283.8; Titan/Value Equities v Superior Court 29 CA4 482]
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