L. A. Unified Sch. Dist. v. Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp.

*475SUMMARY

The question in this case is whether the procedural provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. ) apply to a motion to compel arbitration in a California state court, where the arbitration agreement is *476governed by the FAA (because it involves interstate commerce), but the agreement has no choice-of-law provision, and no provision stating the FAA's procedural provisions govern the arbitration.

We conclude California procedure applies in these circumstances, and the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied an insurer's motion to compel arbitration…