Local Mandatory Arbitration Rule 1.2
                        MATTERS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION


   By implementation of these rules the Superior Court of Washington for Benton
and Franklin Counties authorizes mandatory arbitration under RCW 7.06.010, and
approves such arbitration in civil actions in which no party asserts, on the
party's own behalf, a claim in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
exclusive of interest, attorney's fees, and costs under RCW 7.06.020 as amended.


[Adopted Effective September 1, 1996; Amended Effective March 1, 1997, January 1, 2006]