Section 2A. A party aggrieved by the failure or refusal of another to agree to consolidate one arbitration proceeding with another or others, for which the method of appointment of the arbitrator or arbitrators is the same, or to sever one arbitration proceeding from another or others, may apply to the superior court for an order for such consolidation or such severance. The court shall proceed summarily to the determination of the issue so raised. If a claimant under section twenty-nine of chapter one hundred and forty-nine applies for an order for consolidation or severance of such proceedings, the issue shall be decided under the applicable provisions of said section twenty-nine of said chapter one hundred and forty-nine governing consolidation or severance of such actions; otherwise the issue shall be decided under the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure governing consolidation and severance of trials and the court shall issue an order accordingly. No provision in any arbitration agreement shall bar or prevent action by the court under this section.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 251 - Uniform Arbitration Act for Commercial Disputes
Section 1 - Validity of Agreements; Non-Applicability to Collective Bargaining Agreements
Section 2 - Refusal to Arbitrate; Application to Superior Court
Section 2a - Consolidation or Severance of Arbitration Proceedings; Application; Determination
Section 3 - Appointment of Arbitrators
Section 4 - Powers of Arbitrators
Section 5 - Hearings; Time and Place; Rights of Parties; Conduct of Hearings
Section 6 - Representation by Counsel
Section 7 - Witnesses; Production of Documents and Things; Entry on Land for Inspection
Section 8 - Award; Form; Delivery; Time; Waiver of Objections
Section 9 - Award; Modification by Arbitrators
Section 10 - Costs and Expenses
Section 11 - Award; Confirmation by Court
Section 12 - Vacation of Award; Grounds; Time for Application; Rehearing; Confirmation
Section 14 - Judgment or Decree; Costs
Section 15 - Applications to Court