After a petition has been filed under this title, the court in which such petition was filed retains jurisdiction to determine any subsequent petition involving the same agreement to arbitrate and the same controversy, and any such subsequent petition shall be filed in the same proceeding.
§ 1292.6.Retention of Jurisdiction to Determine Subsequent Petition Involving Same Agreement and Same Controversy
Title 9. Arbitration · Chapter 5. General Provisions Relating to Judicial Proceedings · Article 2. Venue, Jurisdiction and Costs · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1292.6 lets the court where a petition was first filed retain jurisdiction over any later petition involving the same arbitration agreement and the same controversy, requiring that later petition to be filed in the same proceeding rather than started fresh elsewhere.
Full Text of § 1292.6
Plain-English Summary
Arbitration disputes often generate more than one court petition over time -- first a motion to compel, later a petition to confirm or vacate the resulting award. This section keeps all of that within a single proceeding rather than letting it scatter across different courts or filings.
Once a petition has been filed under this title, the court where that filing happened retains jurisdiction over any subsequent petition touching the same arbitration agreement and the same controversy. Rather than opening a new case, the later petition must be filed within that same existing proceeding, keeping the whole dispute's court history in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a party file a second, related arbitration petition in a different court?
No. Section 1292.6 requires any subsequent petition involving the same agreement and controversy to be filed in the same proceeding where the first petition was filed.
Why does the law consolidate later petitions into the same proceeding?
To keep related filings about the same arbitration agreement and dispute together, rather than letting them spread across separate courts or cases.
Does this apply to any later petition, or only ones about the same dispute?
Only a subsequent petition involving the same agreement to arbitrate and the same controversy; unrelated disputes aren't swept into the earlier proceeding.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: same court retains jurisdiction arbitration petitionssubsequent petition same arbitration agreement