Castaneda v. Westco Equities, Inc. CA5
Plaintiff Richard Castaneda (Richard) sued defendant Westco Equities, Inc. (Westco) for breach of contract. The case was ordered to arbitration and Westco obtained an arbitration award in its favor. Richard appeals from the judgment entered upon the superior court’s order granting Westco’s request to confirm the arbitration award and denying Richard’s request to vacate it.
One of the statutory grounds for granting a party’s request to vacate an arbitration award is that “the rights of the party were substantially prejudiced by the refusal of the arbitrators to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1286.2. subd. (5).) In this case, the arbitrator prejudicially denied Richard’s request for a postponement to complete discovery, despite his showing of sufficient cause.
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