Stipulation To Participate In Discovery Facilitation {ALA ADR-002}

ALA ADR-002, STIPULATION TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCOVERY FACILITATION. The purpose of this stipulation is to provide a mechanism for the parties involved in a legal dispute to resolve their discovery dispute informally, reasonably, and in good faith. Under the terms of the stipulation, the parties agree to participate in a discovery facilitation conference before the discovery cut-off or before the scheduled hearing date of any discovery motion. During the conference, a facilitator will work with the parties to facilitate an informal resolution of the dispute. All parties involved in the conference must work in good faith with the facilitator to schedule the conference at a mutually agreeable time and place. They must also comply with the facilitator's requests for any necessary briefing before the conference, including providing a courtesy copy to the opposing party or parties. If privilege is the basis for objection to requested discovery, the party who claims the privilege must bring privilege logs to the facilitation conference and, if possible, provide a copy to the facilitator and to the opposing party before the conference. Counsel must abide by the California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism, particularly with regard to discovery. It's important to note that this stipulation doesn't preclude any party from making any application to the court for appropriate relief, including an ex parte order shortening the time for the court to hear a motion. Form Approved for Mandatory Use, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. www.FormsWorkflow.com