Fluor Drilling Service, Inc. v. Superior Court

*1011Opinion

BEACH, J.

Petition to compel trial court to dismiss action for failure of plaintiff to bring case to trial within five years (Code Civ. Proc., § 583, subd. (b)).

Facts:

Within a little more than two months from the end of the five-year period described in Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (b),1 plaintiff filed a written “request that this case be submitted to arbitration as provided in California Rules of Court ... and in the Code of Civil Procedure and agrees that the arbitration award shall not exceed the sum of $15,000....”

Notice by the arbitration administrator that the…