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Order Adopting Alternative Dispute Resolution Plan - Alabama
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA ORDER ADOPTING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PLAN The Court hereby adopts the attached Alternative Dispute Resolution Plan (the Plan) and directs the Clerk as follows: 1. The Clerk shall place a notice in appropriate legal publications announcing that individual judges of this Court may order civil disputes tomediation under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Pla n and that qualified neutrals will be selected by the Court for the Federal Panel of Neutrals. The notice shall specify that copies of the Plan will be available from the Clerks office. 2. The notice shallrequest persons with appropriate qualifications to submit a complete d application, similar to the attached form, to the Clerks office within thirty (30) days of publication of the notice. 3. The notice shall solicit persons with the following minimum qualifications for consideration by the Court for selection to the Panel: (1) a member of the Alabama Bar- and this court, in good standing, with at least 7 years experience in the active practice of law and in which at least 50% of that experience is in litigation; or(b) extensive documented experience as a neutral who has successfully mediated cases ;or (c) a former judge from an Alabama trial court; or (d) a former district, magistrate or bankruptcy judge from any federal court sitting in Alabama. All persons who meet the minimum qualifications set forth above must also document completion of training as a neutral or mediator by a recognizedgroup specializing n ialternative dispute resolution, such as the American Arbitration Association, which requires training in ethical issues. A law degree is not necessarily required for selection to the Panel, but is highly recommended. The Court will select, in its sole discretion, those persons to be named to the Panel from the applications submitted. 4. The Clerk is furtherdirected to create a system for monitoring the success or failure o fcases referred to mediation, including but not limited to, the time from filing to settlement or trial, the mediator involved and any other item relevant to evaluate the merits of the program. th DONE, this the 8 day of February, 1995. CHARLES R. BUTLER, JR. CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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