Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 9 : Section 13


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/03/05
Section 13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement

      The party moving for an order confirming, modifying, or
    correcting an award shall, at the time such order is filed with the
    clerk for the entry of judgment thereon, also file the following
    papers with the clerk:
      (a) The agreement; the selection or appointment, if any, of an
    additional arbitrator or umpire; and each written extension of the
    time, if any, within which to make the award.
      (b) The award.
      (c) Each notice, affidavit, or other paper used upon an
    application to confirm, modify, or correct the award, and a copy of
    each order of the court upon such an application.
      The judgment shall be docketed as if it was rendered in an
    action.
      The judgment so entered shall have the same force and effect, in
    all respects, as, and be subject to all the provisions of law
    relating to, a judgment in an action; and it may be enforced as if
    it had been rendered in an action in the court in which it is
    entered.



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