HEENAN v. SOBATI

No. G028961.

117 Cal.Rptr.2d 532 (2002)

96 Cal.App.4th 995

Robert J. HEENAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Mansour SOBATI et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

March 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip K. Fife, Seal Beach, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Paul J. Coony, Playa Del Rey, and Michael P. Ong, for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

SILLS, P.J.

This appeal arises from an arbitration award issued by a sitting superior court judge who conducted a "binding judicial arbitration" pursuant to stipulation. The dispute involves an ambiguity whether the judge intended to include attorney fees as part of his cost award. No fees were included in the order confirming the arbitration award.

But we are concerned with a more fundamental issue: May a sitting superior court judge conduct...

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