Rule SCCAR 2.2 - Court May Determine Arbitrability(a) Generally. The court may, on its own motion or on motion of a party, determine whether a case is actually subject to arbitration under RCW 7.06.020 and rule 1.2 and may accordingly order a case transferred to or from the arbitration calendar. Only in extraordinary circumstances after a case has been assigned to an arbitrator under rule 2.3 will the court order a case returned from the arbitration calendar to the trial calendar.(b) Effect on Right To Appeal. If a party asserts a claim which disqualifies a case for arbitration but the court nevertheless orders a transfer to arbitration under section (a), any party is deemed aggrieved under rule 7.1 if the arbitrator awards less than the party's original claim.Wash. Super. Ct. Civ. Arb. R. SCCAR 2.2
Adopted effective 7/1/1980; Amended effective 12/3/2019.