Kline v. Superior Court

*514Opinion

THE COURT.*

Lester Kline, the 74-year old plaintiff in a personal injury action against real parties in interests seeks a writ of mandate to prevent the trial court from denying him a preferential trial date (Code Civ. Proc., § 36, subd. (a)) 1 and ordering the action submitted to compulsory arbitration. (§ 1141.11.) We have notified the parties a peremptory writ may issue in the first instance (Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. (1984) 36 Cal.3d 171 [203 Cal.Rptr. 626, 681 P.2d 893]), and have read and considered the opposition to the petition filed by the respondent. As will…