Rule 3.827. Entry of award as judgment
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.827
Current text effective January 1, 2016.
#(a) Entry of award as judgment by clerk
The clerk must enter the award as a judgment immediately upon the expiration of 60 days after the award is filed if no party has, during that period, served and filed either:
#(1) A request for trial as provided in these rules; or
#(2) A Request for Dismissal (form CIV-110) of the entire case or as to all parties to the arbitration. The Request for Dismissal must be fully completed. If the request is for dismissal of the entire case, it must include the signatures of all parties. If the request is for dismissal as to all parties to the arbitration, it must include the signatures of all those parties.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2013; previously amended effective January 1, 2012.)
#(b) Notice of entry of judgment
Promptly upon entry of the award as a judgment, the clerk must serve notice of entry of judgment on all parties who have appeared in the case and must execute a certificate of service and place it in the court's file in the case.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2016.)
#(c) Effect of judgment
The judgment so entered has the same force and effect in all respects as, and is subject to all provisions of law relating to, a judgment in a civil case or proceeding, except that it is not subject to appeal and it may not be attacked or set aside except as provided in rule 3.828. The judgment so entered may be enforced as if it had been rendered by the court in which it is entered.
#History
Rule 3.827 amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2013.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The clerk must enter the award as a judgment immediately upon the expiration of 60 days after the award is filed if no party has, during that period, served and filed either:
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Promptly after entry of the award as a judgment, the clerk must serve notice of entry on all parties who appeared in the case.
The rule's wording
Promptly upon entry of the award as a judgment, the clerk must serve notice of entry of judgment on all parties who have appeared in the case and must execute a certificate of service and place it in the court's file in the case.
Document Filing Requirements
The Request for Dismissal must be fully completed.
If the request is for dismissal of the entire case, it must include the signatures of all parties.
If the request is for dismissal as to all parties to the arbitration, it must include the signatures of all those parties.
The clerk must execute a certificate of service for the notice of entry of judgment and place it in the court’s case file.
The rule's wording
Promptly upon entry of the award as a judgment, the clerk must serve notice of entry of judgment on all parties who have appeared in the case and must execute a certificate of service and place it in the court's file in the case.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.