Bradford v. Toyota Motor Credit
Filed 4/17/06 Bradford v. Toyota Motor Credit CA2/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
| TINA M. BRADFORD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent. | B183085 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS090688) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
John P. Shook, Judge. Affirmed.
Tina M. Bradford, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Cooksey Toolen Gage Duffy & Woog, Lawrence H. Miller for Defendant and Respondent.
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Tina Bradford appeals from a judgment against her following an arbitration proceeding. Bradford does not assail the arbitration process or the arbitrator's conduct. At most, she challenges the arbitrator's interpretation and application of the law and the facts. This type of challenge to an arbitration award cannot be reviewed by the courts. Accordingly, the judgment must be affirmed.
FACTS
The record is slim, but the parties appear to agree on the basic underlying facts. Bradford leased a minivan from a Culver City Toyota dealership. The lease was assigned to respondent Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (Toyota). Bradford defaulted on her payments, the lease was terminated, and the minivan was repossessed. Soon afterward, Bradford filed for bankruptcy
Bradford demanded an arbitration hearing, pursuant to the lease arbitration clause. The arbitrator found in favor of Toyota. At Toyota's request, the trial court confirmed the arbitrator's decision. Bradford did not file a response to the request for confirmation. Judgment was entered for Toyota in February 2005. Bradford appeals from the court's judgment.
DISCUSSION
1. Appeal And Review
Appeal may be taken from a judgment entered after the trial court confirms an arbitration award. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1287.4, 1294, subd. (d); Mid-Wilshire Associates v. O'Leary (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1450, 1454.)[1] When the parties have elected to submit to binding contractual arbitration, the courts will make every effort â€
