Per SCCAR 5.1 - The arbitrator shall set the time, date, and place of the hearing and shall give reasonable notice of the hearing date to the parties. Except by stipulation or for good cause shown, the hearing shall be scheduled to take place not sooner than 21 days, nor later than 75 days, from the date of the assignment of the case to the arbitrator. The hearing shall take place in appropriate facilities provided or authorized by the court.

  1. Time for Hearing.
    1. Except by stipulation or for good cause shown, the hearing shall be scheduled to take place not sooner than 21 days, nor later than 75 days, from the date of the assignment of the case to the arbitrator.
    2. Any setting of the original hearing date later than 120 days from the appointment of the arbitrator or any continuance of a hearing date more than 60 days from the original hearing date must be noted on the civil motion docket before the Presiding Judge and will be granted only for good cause shown.
  2. Notice of Settlement.
    1. After any settlement that fully resolves all claims against all parties, the plaintiff shall, within 5 days or before the arbitration hearing, whichever is sooner, file and serve a written notice of settlement on the form prescribed by the Court. The notice shall be filed with both the arbitrator and the Court. Where notice cannot be filed with the arbitrator before the arbitration hearing, the plaintiff shall notify the arbitrator of the settlement by telephone prior to the hearing, and the written notice shall be filed and served within five days after the settlement.
  3. Dismissal by the Court.
    • Order dismissing all claims against all parties shall be entered in the time outlined below:
      1. Within 60 days after written notice of settlement is filed;
      2. Within 60 days after the scheduled arbitration hearing date, or
      3. Within 60 days after Court Administration’s request for proof of written settlement; whichever is earlier.
  4. Court’s Own Motion for Dismissal. Court Administration will file a motion for dismissal with a notice of hearing to the attorneys of record that the case will be dismissed by the Court for want of prosecution if the order dismissing is not entered in the time described Superior Court Civil Arbitration Rules.

[Updated September 1, 2024; Updated format only April 21, 2025]