SECTIONS 1297.271-1297.273 - California Statutes

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

SECTION 1297.271-1297.273

1297.271. The arbitral tribunal, or a party with the approval of
the arbitral tribunal, may request from the superior court assistance
in taking evidence and the court may execute the request within its
competence and according to its rules on taking evidence. In
addition, a subpoena may issue as provided in Section 1282.6, in
which case the witness compensation provisions of Section 1283.2
shall apply.

1297.272. Where the parties to two or more arbitration agreements
have agreed, in their respective arbitration agreements or otherwise,
to consolidate the arbitrations arising out of those arbitration
agreements, the superior court may, on application by one party with
the consent of all the other parties to those arbitration agreements,
do one or more of the following:
(a) Order the arbitrations to be consolidated on terms the court
considers just and necessary.
(b) Where all the parties cannot agree on an arbitral tribunal for
the consolidated arbitration, appoint an arbitral tribunal in
accordance with Section 1297.118.
(c) Where all the parties cannot agree on any other matter
necessary to conduct the consolidated arbitration, make any other
order it considers necessary.

1297.273. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the
parties to two or more arbitrations from agreeing to consolidate
those arbitrations and taking any steps that are necessary to effect
that consolidation.