Rule 11 - Compulsory Arbitration(a) Pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 12-133 and Rules 72 through 76, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, arbitration is required in all cases filed in the Superior Court which qualify pursuant to Rule 72(b), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, and in which the court finds or the parties agree that the amount in controversy does not exceed fifty thousand dollars.(b) A case subject to arbitration shall be assigned for hearing to a single arbitrator.(c) Each arbitrator shall receive a fee of seventy-five dollars per day for each day necessarily expended in the hearing and determination of the case.(d) The office of the Court Administrator shall maintain an Arbitration Calendar, keep a list and make appointments of arbitrators, and provide the required notices. The list of arbitrators kept by the office of the Court Administrator shall include all persons who fall within Rule 73(b), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.Adopted March 10, 1992, effective 3/21/1992. Amended May 31, 2002, effective 6/1/2002;11/17/2006, effective 1/1/2007.HISTORICAL NOTES
The former Local Rules of Practice for Cochise County, Rule XI, Preliminary Orders and Writs, adopted June 22, 1987, effective September 1, 1987, was abrogated by order dated March 10, 1992, effective March 21, 1992. See now Rule 19.