Clallam County Superior Court

		
		
                          LMAR 2.1
                   Transfer to Arbitration


     a)   Statement of Arbitrability.  In every civil case, the
       party filing the note for trial setting (Exhibit A) provided
       by CR 40 (a) (1) and LCR 40(B) (1), or any party prior to
       the time for trial setting, may upon the form prescribed by
       the court, complete a statement of arbitrability, which will
       be filed In the Superior Court Clerk's office and a
       duplicate copy delivered to the Court Administrator's office
       and the opposing party or parties.  A party failing to file
       and serve a statement of arbitrability within the times
       prescribed shall be deemed to have waived arbitration, and
       may subject the matter to mandatory arbitration thereafter
       only upon leave of the court for good cause shown.

     b)   Response to Statement of Arbitrability.   Any party
       disagreeing with the statement of arbitrability shall serve
       and file a response on the form prescribed by the court
       (Exhibit B).  A duplicate copy of the response shall be
       delivered to the Court Administrator.  In the absence of
       such a response, the statement of arbitrability shall be
       deemed correct.  Any response opposing the statement of
       arbitrability shall be filed within seven days after the
       receipt of the statement of arbitrability.  A notice of
       issue shall be filed with any response objecting to the
       statement of arbitrability, noting the matter for hearing on
       the issue of arbitrability within 14 days of filing the response.

     c)   Failure to File - Amendments.  A person failing to
       serve and file an original response within the times
       prescribed may later do so only upon leave of the court.  A
       party may amend a statement of arbitrability or response at
       any time before assignment of an arbitrator or assignment of
       a trial date, and thereafter only upon leave of the court
       for good cause shown.

     d)   By Stipulation.  A case in which all parties file a
       stipulation to arbitrate under MAR 8.1(b) will be placed on
       the arbitration calendar regardless of the nature of the
       case or amount in controversy.

     e)   When Transfer to Arbitration Occurs for Purposes of Application
       of Local Rules. The case is transferred to arbitration upon the
       filing of a statement of arbitrability indicating
       that the case is subject to arbitration, and the
       filing of a motion for appointment of arbitrator,
       unless an objection to arbitration of the case is
       received within the time limits found in LMAR
       2.1(b).  This transfer shall also trigger the
       restriction on discovery contained in MAR 4.2 and LMAR 4.2.