Washington State Courts: Washington State Court Rules

Washington State Court Rules: Superior Court Civil Arbitration Rules


1 Scope and Purpose of Rules
1.1 Application of Rules
1.2 Matters Subject to Arbitration
1.3 Relationship to Superior Court Jurisdiction and Other Rules

2 Transfer to Arbitration and Assignment of Arbitrator
2.1 Transfer to Arbitration
2.2 Court May Determine Arbitrability
2.3 Assignment to Arbitrator

3 Arbitrators
3.1 Qualifications
3.2 Authority of Arbitrators

4 Procedures After Assignment
4.1 Restrictions on Communication Between Arbitrator and Parties
4.2 Discovery
4.3 Subpoena

5 Hearing
5.1 Notice of Hearing
5.2 Prehearing Statement of Proof
5.3 Conduct of Hearing--Witnesses--Rules of Evidence
5.4 Absence of Party at Hearing

6 Award
6.1 Form and Content of Award
6.2 Filing of Award
6.3 Judgment on Award
6.4 Costs and Attorney Fees

7 Trial De Novo
7.1 Request for Trial de Novo
7.2 Procedure After Request for Trial de Novo
7.3 Costs and Attorney Fees

8 General Provisions
8.1 Stipulations
8.2 Local Rules
8.3 Effective Date
8.4 Title and Citation
8.5 Status of Comments

 

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