APPENDIX F. RULE 8.8 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION STATEMENT
Effective Date: 3/1/2001
Obsolete Date: 3/1/2003
| STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA | IN DISTRICT COURT |
| COUNTY OF ______ | _____ JUDICIAL DISTRICT |
| A.B., | ) | Civil No. ________ |
| Plaintiff, | ) | |
| ) | N.D.R.Ct. 8.8 | |
| vs. | ) | ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE |
| ) | RESOLUTION STATEMENT | |
| C.D., | ) | |
| Defendant. | ) |
| a. | ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ("ADR") PROCESS (check one): | ||
| ____ | Counsel, after discussing ADR with their clients, agree that ADR is appropriate and choose the following: | ||
| ____ | Mediation | ||
| ____ | Arbitration (non-binding) | ||
| ____ | Arbitration (binding) | ||
| ____ | Court-Sponsored Settlement Conference | ||
| ____ | Other (explain) |
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| ____ | Counsel, after discussing ADR with their clients, agree that ADR is NOT appropriate because: | ||
| ____ | the case implicates the federal or state constitution | ||
| ____ | domestic violence has occurred between the parties | ||
| ____ | other (explain) |
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| b. | PROVIDER (check one): | ||
| ____ | The parties have selected the following ADR neutral: |
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| ____ | The parties would like ADR conducted by a judicial officer or employee and request the Court to appoint one. | ||
| ____ | The parties cannot agree on an ADR neutral and request the Court to appoint one. | ||
| ____ | The parties agreed to select an ADR neutral on or before ___________________ | ||
| c. | DEADLINE: The parties recommend that the ADR process be completed by ________ ____________________. | ||
| Signed: _________________________ | Signed ____________________________ | |||
| Lawyer for (Petitioner) | Lawyer for (Respondent) | |||
| Attorney ID #: ___________________ | Attorney ID #: ______________________ | |||
| Firm: ___________________________ | Firm: _____________________________ | |||
| Address: ________________________ | Address: ___________________________ | |||
| Telephone: ______________________ | Telephone: _________________________ | |||
| Date: __________________________ | Date: ______________________________ | |||
[Adopted effective March 1, 2001; amended effective March 1, 2003.]