Joint Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Meeting

Scheduled on Thursday, July 19, 2001 @ 10:00 AM

Agenda

10:00 a.m. Call to order

Welcome and introductions

Chair Rebecca Thiem

10:30 a.m. Rules 8.8 and 8.9 Alternative Dispute Resolution

Attachment A ( Rules 8.8 and 8.9 N.D.R.Ct ., Admin. Rule 43)

- Background of Supreme Court's adoption of rules (R. Thiem)

- Chair's meeting with Supreme Court (R. Thiem)

- Committee discussion

11:00 a.m. Staff overview of rules and survey of current implementation of court-annexed ADR programs in North Dakota.

Attachment B (staff survey and attachments.)

- Committee discussion

11:40 a.m. Examples of other court-annexed ADR programs

Attachment C (Minnesota, example of a state program; New Jersey, example of a federal program.)

- Committee discussion

12:00 noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Committee identification of issues

- ADR resources: ABA; other state and federal court programs

- Mediation training and credentialing of neutrals; responsibility for training; development of standards

- What is relationship of ADR neutrals vis-à-vis the court?

1:30 p.m. Develop action plan for future meetings

- Committee discussion of future topics for study

- Set meeting schedule

- Draw lots for terms (per Administrative Rule 43)

2:00 p.m. Adjourn