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Code of Civil Procedure § 1297.253

ARTICLE 8. Default of a Party

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.253Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing sufficient cause, a party fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continue with the proceedings and make the arbitral award on the evidence before it.