Dinong v. Superior Court

Opinion

PARAS, Acting P. J.

The issue in this proceeding for extraordinary relief is whether parties to an arbitration contract 1 must each designate as their arbitrator a person who is neutral with regard to the subject controversy.

Respondent court, in response to motions by each party seeking disqualification of the other’s nominated arbitrator, entered an order disqualifying both on the ground that they lacked impartiality. Respondent thereafter denied a motion for reconsideration. This petition followed.

The arbitrator nominated by petitioners (plaintiffs in the underlying medical…