A response to a petition under this chapter may request the court to dismiss the petition or to confirm, correct or vacate the award.
§ 1285.2.Response to Petition
Title 9. Arbitration · Chapter 4. Enforcement of the Award · Article 1. Confirmation, Correction or Vacation of the Award · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1285.2 allows a party responding to a petition to confirm, correct, or vacate an arbitration award to instead ask the court to dismiss the petition, or to grant a different form of relief among confirmation, correction, or vacation of the award.
Full Text of § 1285.2
Plain-English Summary
A respondent is not limited to agreeing or disagreeing with what the petitioner asked for. The response itself can affirmatively request that the court dismiss the petition, or that it confirm, correct, or vacate the award -- whichever of those the respondent thinks is the right outcome, regardless of what the petitioner requested.
That flexibility matters in practice. A respondent facing a petition to vacate can instead ask the court to confirm the award, or to correct it rather than throw it out entirely, keeping the dispute focused on the actual disagreement rather than forcing an all-or-nothing fight over the petitioner's chosen remedy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a respondent limited to just opposing the petitioner's request?
No -- the response can ask the court to dismiss the petition, or to confirm, correct, or vacate the award instead.
What if the petitioner wants the award vacated but the respondent disagrees?
The respondent can ask the court to confirm the award, correct it, or dismiss the proceeding.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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