Rule 3.817. Arbitration hearings; notice; when and where held
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.817
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Setting hearing; notice
Within 15 days after the appointment of the arbitrator, the arbitrator must set the time, date, and place of the arbitration hearing and notify each party and the administrator in writing of the time, date, and place set.
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2004; adopted as part of unlettered subd.)
#(b) Date of hearing; limitations
Except upon the agreement of all parties and the arbitrator, the arbitration hearing date must not be set:
#(1) Earlier than 30 days after the date the arbitrator sends the notice of the hearing under (a); or
#(2) On Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.
(Subd (b) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2004; adopted as part of unlettered subd.)
#(c) Hearing completion deadline
The hearing must be scheduled so as to be completed no later than 90 days from the date of the assignment of the case to the arbitrator, including any time due to continuances granted under rule 3.818.
(Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd; previously amended and relettered effective January 1, 2004.)
#(d) Hearing location
The hearing must take place in appropriate facilities provided by the court or selected by the arbitrator.
(Subd (d) amended effective January 1, 2004.)
#History
Rule 3.817 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1611 effective July 1, 1976; previously amended effective July 1, 1979, and January 1, 1992; previously amended and renumbered as rule 1607 effective January 1, 2004.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Within 15 days after the appointment of the arbitrator, the arbitrator must set the time, date, and place of the arbitration hearing and notify each party and the administrator in writing of the time, date, and place set.
Earlier than 30 days after the date the arbitrator sends the notice of the hearing under (a); or
On Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.
The hearing must be scheduled so as to be completed no later than 90 days from the date of the assignment of the case to the arbitrator, including any time due to continuances granted under rule 3.818.
Document Filing Requirements
The arbitrator’s written notice to each party and the administrator must state the arbitration hearing’s time, date, and place.
The rule's wording
Within 15 days after the appointment of the arbitrator, the arbitrator must set the time, date, and place of the arbitration hearing and notify each party and the administrator in writing of the time, date, and place set.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.