Strawberry Bird Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Okay in the papers I was served, I received a Certificate of Compulsory Arbitration A one page doc that says;"The undersigned certifies that the largest award sought by the complaintant, including punitive damages, but excluding interest, attorney's fees, and costs does not exceed limits set by Local Rules for compulsory arbitration. This case is subject to the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Arbitration."Okay fine, so I went to WestLaw and here is what it has when I pulled up the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Arbitration in AZ....UNIFORM RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION [ABROGATED]©2007 Thomson/West AZ ST UNIF ARB References and AnnotationsRules 1 to 7. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 1. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 2. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 3. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 4. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 5. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 6. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000R. 7. Repealed Oct. 10, 2000, effective Dec. 1, 2000END OF DOCUMENT Copr. © 2007 Sooooooooo... what does this mean to me?? Thanks SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Attorney Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I think whay it means is you were sued in a court of law, but the amount is of such a sum that the courts have arbitrators ( usually 1-3 lawyers) decide the matter for the court. It is not like the NAF bozo court, but it is less formal than a regualr trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBlueEyes Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 It is not like the NAF bozo court .I prefer your other phrase "handmaidens for W&A".. but this works too :ROFLMAO2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Bird Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Okay the point is that what the Lawyer for the Plaintiff put on that paper is pointing to Uniform Rules of Procedure for Arbitration that are REPEALED... That's what I was wondering about.. There are Rules of Arbitration in the Revised Statutes but that is in a completely different section.. I was trying to find out if the the case was REALLY doesn't exeed the limits they are talking about.... AND while we are here.. from what I read (briefly) is that if you do this then you can't do Motions to Dismiss, and some other things that may cause me an issue down the road. So really I don't want to do it.. I am just not yet sure how to get out of it. In reality, I think it has to do with the fact that I have NO contract or agreement With the JDB.. I have to have the Answer, Affirmative Defenses and any Counter Claims filed by Monday.. I am guessing I have to have something done about that Arbitration thing too.. 20 days is just not enough time for a newbie to get this all together without making any major mistakes! Thanks for the help! SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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