Judge Lynne M. Hobbs, Case Number: 24STCP04001, Date: 2025-05-14 Tentative Ruling

Judge: Lynne M. Hobbs, Case: 24STCP04001, Date: 2025-05-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCP04001 Hearing Date: May 14, 2025 Dept: 61

PETITIONER MATRIX VISION INVESTMENT LTD. vs HILLHOUSE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Tentative

Petitioner Matrix Vision Investment Ltd.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration is GRANTED.

Petitioner to provide notice.

Analysis:

I. MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

On petition of a party to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate a controversy, a court must order the petitioner and respondent to arbitrate the controversy if it determines the arbitration agreement exists, unless (1) the petitioner has waived its right to arbitrate; (2) grounds exist for the revocation of the agreement; or (3) “[a] party to the arbitration agreement is also a party to a pending court action or special proceeding with a third party, arising out of the same transaction or series of related transactions and there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.2.)

“[T]he party moving to compel arbitration bears the burden of establishing the existence of a valid agreement to arbitrate, and the party opposing arbitration bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence any fact necessary to its defense. The role of the trial court is to sit as a trier of fact, weighing any affidavits, declarations, and other documentary evidence, together with oral testimony received at the court's discretion, to reach a determination on the issue of arbitrability.” (Hotels Nevada v. L.A. Pacific Center, Inc. (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 754, 758.)

Petitioner Matrix Vision Investment Ltd. (Petitioner) moves to compel arbitration with Respondent Hillhouse Investments LLC (Respondent) pursuant to arbitration provisions contained in two promissory notes which are the subject of a repayment dispute. Said provisions expressly provide for arbitration of disputes to take place in Los Angeles, California. (Petition Exhs. A, B.) No opposition to the motion has been filed.

The motion is therefore GRANTED.

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