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ADR-1 03 AIN FO RM ATIO N R EG ARDIN G R IG HTS A FTE R ATTO RNEY-C LIE N T F E E A RBIT R ATIO N1. R IG HTS A FTE R N O NBIN DIN G A RBIT R ATIO NA. W hat a re m y r ig hts i f I a m n ot s atis fie d w it h a n onbin din g a tto rn ey-c lie n t f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard ?If t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard is n onbin din g , y o u m ay h ave a r ig ht t o a t r ia l in c o urt. I f y o u d id n ot a ppear a t y o ur f e e a rb it r a tio n hearin g, h ow eve r, y o u w ill h ave t o p ro ve t o t h e c o urt t h at y o u h ad a g ood r e aso n f o r n ot b ein g t h ere . I f a c o urt d ete rm in es t h at your f a ilu re t o a ppear w as w illf u l, y o u m ay n ot b e e ntit le d t o a t r ia l a fte r a rb it r a tio n. I f y o u w ant a t r ia l in c o urt, y o u s h ould f o llo w the in str u ctio ns b elo w t o p ro te ct y o ur r ig hts .B . W hat m ust I d o t o g et a t r ia l i n c o urt? Yo u m ust f ile p apers in t h e p ro per c o urt w it h in t h e r e quir e d t im e li m it .C . H ow l o ng d o I h ave t o a ct?If y o u w ant a t r ia l in c o urt, y o u m ust f ile y o ur p apers in c o urt w it h in 3 0 d ays a fte r t h e d ate t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard w as m aile d t o yo u. T he d ate t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard w as m aile d is w rit te n a t t h e e nd o f t h e n otic e y o u r e ce iv e d.D . W hat p ap ers m ust I f ile ? I n w hat c o urt m ust I f ile t h em ?That d ep ends. H as a la w su it a bout t h e f e es a lr e ady b een f ile d?(1 ) Y ES la w su it a lr e ady f ile dIf a la w su it a bout t h e f e es h as a lr e ady b een f ile d, t h en y o u m ust f ile a r e quest f o r a t r ia l in t h e s a m e c o urt w here t h e la w su it wa s f ile d, u nder t h e s a m e c a se n um ber a s t h e la w su it t h at is p endin g . I f t h e la w su it is in s m all c la im s c o urt, y o u c a n u se Ju dic ia l C ouncil f o rm s S C -1 0 0 a nd S C -1 0 1 t o r e quest a t r ia l. I f t h e la w su it is in s u perio r c o urt, y o u c a n u se f o rm A D R-1 0 3to r e quest a t r ia l a fte r a n onbin din g a tto rn ey-c lie nt f e e a rb it r a tio n; s e e b ox 9 d o n p age 2 o f f o rm A D R-1 0 3.(2 ) N O la w su it n ot y e t f ile dIf n o la w su it a bou t t h e f e es h as b ee n f ile d, t h en y o u m ust f ile y o ur o w n a ctio n in t h e p ro per c o urt if y o u d o n ot w ant t h e arb it r a tio n a w ard t o b eco m e b in din g . Y ou m ay f ile y o ur a ctio n in s m all c la im s c o urt if t h e a m ount in d is p ute is $ 5,0 00 o r less. Y ou c a n u se J u dic ia l C ouncil f o rm s S C -1 00 a nd S C -1 0 1 t o f ile a n a ctio n in s m all c la im s c o urt. I f t h e a m ount in d is p ute is m ore t h an $ 5,0 00, t h e s u perio r c o urt is t h e p ro per c o urt in w hic h t o f ile y o ur a ctio n. Y ou m ay n eed a la w ye r's h elp t o f ile an a ctio n in s u perio r c o urt. Y ou c a nnot u se f o rm A D R-1 0 3 t o f ile s u ch a n a ctio n.E . W hat i f I a m s a tis fie d w it h t h e a w ard ?If y o u a re s a tis fie d w it h t h e n onbin din g a w ard , d o n oth in g u ntil t h e a w ard b eco m es b in din g o r t h e o th er p arty r e quests a t r ia l. T he aw ard w ill b eco m e b in din g if t h e o th er p arty d oes n ot f ile p apers r e qu estin g a t r ia l in c o urt w it h in t h e 3 0-d ay lim it .F . W hat a re m y r ig hts i f t h e a w ard b eco m es b in din g? R ead it e m 2 b elo w .2. R IG HTS A FTE R B IN DIN G A RBIT R ATIO NA. W hat a re m y r ig hts i f I a m n ot s atis fie d w it h a b in din g a tto rn ey-c lie n t f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard ?If t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard is b in din g, in m ost c a se s y o u m ust o bey it . T here is n o a ppeal f r o m a b in din g a w ard . A c o urt h as t h e pow er t o ''v a ca te '' ( c a nce l) a n a rb it r a tio n a w ard , b ut o nly f o r t h e f o llo w in g n arro w r e aso ns: (1 ) T he a w ard w as o bta in ed b y c o rru ptio n, f r a ud, o r o th er u nfa ir m ean s.(2 ) O ne o r m ore o f t h e a rb it r a to rs w as c o rru pt.( 3 ) T he m is co nduct o f a n eutr a l a rb it r a to r s u bsta ntia lly p re ju dic e d y o ur r ig hts .(4 ) T he a rb it r a to rs e xce eded t h eir a uth orit y a nd t h e a w ard c a nnot b e f a ir ly c o rre cte d.(5 ) T he a rb it r a to rs u nfa ir ly r e fu se d t o p ostp one t h e h earin g o r t o h ear e vid ence u se fu l t o s e ttlin g t h e d is p ute .(6 ) A n a rb it r a to r f a ile d t o d is clo se w it h in t h e t im e f o r d is clo su re a g ro und f o r d is q ualif ic a tio n o f w hic h t h e a rb it r a to r w as t h enaw are .(7 ) A n a rb it r a to r s h ould h ave d is q ualif ie d h im se lf o r h ers e lf a fte r y o u m ade a d em and t o d o s o .A c o urt c a n a ls o c o rre ct t h e f o llo w in g t y p es o f o bvio us m is ta ke s in t h e a w ard :(1 ) T he a m ount o f a w ard w as n ot c a lc u la te d c o rre ctly , o r a p ers o n, a t h in g, o r p ro perty w as n ot d escrib ed c o rre ctly . (2 ) T he a rb it r a to rs e xce eded t h eir a uth orit y . (3 ) T he a w ard is im perfe ct a s a m atte r o f f o rm .If y o u t h in k y o u a re e ntit le d t o c o rre ct o r v a ca te t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard , p le ase f o llo w t h e in str u ctio ns b elo w t o p ro te ct y o ur r ig hts .B . W hat m ust I d o t o v acate o r c o rre ct t h e b in din g a rb it r a tio n a w ard ? You m ust f ile a p etit io n in t h e p ro per c o urt w it h in t h e r e quir e d t im e lim it .C . H ow l o ng d o I h ave t o a ct?If y o u w ant t o c o rre ct o r v a ca te t h e b in din g a w ard , y o u m ust f ile y o ur p etit io n w it h in 1 0 0 d ays a fte r t h e d ate t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ardw as m aile d t o y o u. T he d ate t h e a w ard w as m aile d is a t t h e e nd o f t h e n otic e m aile d w it h t h e a w ard .If, h ow eve r, y o u r e ce iv e n otic e f r o m a c o urt t h at t h e o th er s id e h as f ile d a p etit io n t o c o nfir m t h e a w ard , y o u n o lo nger h ave 1 0 0 days t o f ile y o ur p etit io n. Y ou m ust t h en r e sp ond b y f ilin g y o ur p etit io n t o v a ca te o r c o rre ct t h e a w ard w it h in t h e t im e s ta te d o n th e n otic e f r o m t h e c o urt.Page I of 2Form A ppro ve d fo r O ptio nal U se Ju d ic ia l C ouncil o f C ali f o rn ia AD R-1 0 3A [N ew J a nuary 1 , 2 003]IN FO RM ATIO N R EG ARDIN G R IG HTS A FTE R ATTO RNEY-C LIE N T F E E A RBIT R ATIO Nele ctr o nic f o rm WWW.LawCA.com La w P ublis h ers D. I n w hat c o urt d o I f ile m y p etit io n?That d ep ends. H as a la w su it a bout t h e f e es a lr e ady b een f ile d?(1 ) Y ES la w su it a lr e ady f ile dIf a la w su it a bout t h e f e es h as a lr e ady b een f ile d, y o u w ill f ile y o ur p etit io n t o v a ca te o r c o rre ct w it h t h e s a m e c o urt w hereth e la w su it w as f ile d, u nder t h e s a m e c a se n um ber a s t h e la w su it t h at is p endin g.(2 ) N O la w su it n ot y e t f ile dIf n o la w su it a bou t t h e f e es h as b ee n f ile d, t h en y o u w ill f ile y o ur p etit io n w it h t h e c o urt t h at h as ju ris d ic tio n o ve r t h e a m ount of t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard . I f t h e a m ount o f t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard is $ 5,0 00 o r le ss, y o u m ay f ile y o ur p etit io n in s m all c la im s court. F or a w ard s o ve r $ 5,0 00, t h e s u perio r c o urt is t h e p ro per c o urt.E . W hat i s a p etit io n?A p etit io n is a t e ch nic a l le gal d ocu m ent t h at t e lls t h e c o urt w hat y o u w ant a nd w hy y o u a re e ntit le d t o it .Y ou c a n u se f o rm A D R-1 0 3 t o f ile a p etit io n in s u perio r c o urt t o c o rre ct o r v a ca te a b in din g a tto rn ey-c lie nt f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard ; see b oxe s S b(l) a nd ( 2 ) o n p age 2 o f f o rm A D R-1 0 3. Y ou c a n u se J u dic ia l C ouncil f o rm s S C -1 00 a nd S C -1 0 1 t o f ile a p etit io n in sm all c la im s c o urt.F . W hat i f I a m s atis fie d w it h t h e b in din g a rb it r a tio n a w ard ?If t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard in dic a te s o r s a ys t h at y o u o w e m oney a nd y o u d o n ot in te nd t o p etit io n t o h ave t h e a w ard c o rre cte d o r vaca te d ( c a nce le d), y o u s h ould p ay t h e a m ount t h at y o u o w e. I f y o u d o n ot p ay it , t h e o th er p arty h as a r ig ht t o g et c o urt o rd ers allo w in g h im o r h e r t o c o lle ct t h e d eb t b y t a kin g a nd s e llin g y o ur p ro perty a nd b y t a kin g m oney f r o m y o ur p aych eck a nd b ank acco unt.If t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard s a ys t h at y o u a re o w ed m oney, y o u s h ould w rit e t h e o th er p arty a le tte r a nd d em and p aym ent. I f y o u a re no t p aid , y o u c a n s e ek t o e nfo rc e t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard . S ee s e ctio n G b elo w .G . H ow c an b in d in g a tto rn ey-c lie n t f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard s b e e n fo rc ed ? There a re t w o p ro ce dure s f o r e nfo rc in g b in din g a tto rn ey-c lie nt f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard s.If y o u a re t h e c lie nt, y o u h ave t h e r ig ht t o a sk t h e S ta te B ar t o a ssis t y o u in e nfo rc in g t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard if t h e f o llo w in g is t r u e:(1 ) Y our a rb it r a tio n r e quest w as f ile d o n o r a fte r J a nuary 1 , 1 994; a nd(2 ) ( a ) 1 0 0 d ays h ave p asse d f r o m s e rv ic e o f t h e a w ard a nd t h e a w ard is b in din g, o r(b ) T he a w ard h as b eco m e a f in al ju dgm ent a fte r a t r ia l f o llo w in g a rb it r a tio n o r a fte r a p etit io n t o v a ca te , c o rre ct, o r c o nfir mth e a w ard .Y ou c a n c o nta ct t h e S ta te B ar a nd r e quest t h e f o rm R equest f o r E nfo rc e m ent o f a n A w ard a t: M an dato ry F ee A rb it r a tio n 180 H ow ard S tr e et, 6 th F lo or San F ra n cis co , C A 9 4105-1 639 415-5 38 -2 020 A ny p arty w ho is o w ed m oney a ls o h as t h e r ig ht t o r e quest c o urt o rd ers a llo w in g h im o r h er t o t a ke p ro perty o r m oney f r o m t h e oth er p arty 's p aych eck a nd b ank a cco unts . T o g et t h ose c o urt o rd ers b ase d o n a n a tto rn ey-c lie nt f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard , h ow eve r, yo u m ust f ir s t m ake t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard a ju dgm ent o f t h e c o urt. T o d o t h is , y o u m ust c o nfir m t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard in c o urt.( 1 ) W hat m ust / d o t o c o nfir m t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard ? To c o nfir m t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard , y o u m ust f ile a p etit io n f o r c o nfir m atio n w it h t h e p ro per c o urt w it h in t h e r e quir e d t im e lim it .( 2 ) H ow lo ng d o / h ave t o a ct?Y ou m ust f ile y o u r p etit io n f o r c o nfir m atio n w it h in f o ur y e ars a fte r t h e d ate t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard w as m aile d t o y o u. T hat d atea ppears a t t h e e nd o f t h e n otic e m aile d w it h t h e a w ard .(3 ) I n w hat c o urt d o / h ave t o f ile m y p etit io n?T hat d ep ends o n t h e a m ount o w ed. I f it is $ 5,0 00 o r le ss, y o u m ay f ile in s m all c la im s c o urt. I f t h e a m ount o w ed is m ore t h an $5,0 00, t h e s u perio r c o urt is t h e p ro per c o urt in w hic h t o f ile y o ur p etit io n.(4 ) W hat is a p etit io n f o r c o nfir m atio n?A p etit io n is a le gal d ocu m ent t h at t e lls t h e c o urt w hat y o u w ant a nd w hy y o u a re e ntit le d t o it . Y ou c a n u se f o rm A D R-1 0 3 t o file a p etit io n t o c o nfir m a b in din g a tto rn ey-c lie nt f e e a rb it r a tio n a w ard in s u perio r c o urt; s e e b ox S b(3 ) o n p age 2 o f A D R-1 0 3. You c a n u se J u dic ia l C ouncil f o rm s S C -1 0 0 a nd S C -1 0 1 t o f ile a p etit io n t o c o nfir m s u ch a n a w ard in s m all c la im s c o urt.( 5 ) W hat a re m y r ig hts a fte r t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard is c o nfir m ed?W hen t h e a rb it r a tio n a w ard is c o nfir m ed, it b eco m es a ju dgm ent o f t h e c o urt. O nce y o u h ave a ju dgm ent, y o u h ave a r ig ht t o en fo rc e t h e ju dgm ent. T hat m eans y o u c a n g et c o urt o rd ers a llo w in g y o u t o c o lle ct y o ur m oney. E nfo rc in g ju dgm ents c a n b e very t e ch n ic a l a nd v e ry c o m plic a te d. T he c o urt h as f o rm s t o u se f o r t h is p ro ce dure .AD R-1 0 3A [N ew J a nuary 1 , 2 003]IN FO RM ATIO N R EG ARDIN G R IG HTS A FTE R ATTO RNEY -C LIE N T F E E A RBIT R ATIO NPage 2 o f 2e le ctr o nic f o rm WWW.LawCA.com La w P ublis h ers