Richter v. Wise

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• holding that a motion to compel arbitration filed in 5 a pending lawsuit is an “action on the contract” for purposes of section 1717 and that a defendant 6 who successfully compels arbitration is a prevailing party who may immediately seek attorneys’ 7 fees
• does not make sense to distinguish between a petition to compel 15 arbitration as an independent proceeding vs. one filed in a pending case, and neither is it 16 significant if the fee-shifting provision is specific to the arbitration provision

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