Volt Information Sciences v. Board Trustees Leland Stanford Junior University

Unlike its federal counterpart, the California Arbitration Act, Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Ann. ? 1280 et seq. (West 1982), contains a provision allowing a court to stay arbitration pending resolution of related litigation. We hold that application of the California statute is not pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or Act), 9 U. S. C. ? 1 et seq., in a case where the parties have agreed that their arbitration agreement will be governed by the law of California.