Rule 3.817 Arbitration hearings; notice; when and where held
Judicial Arbitration
(a) Setting hearing; notice
Within 15 days after the appointment of the arbitrator, the arbitrator must set the time, date, and place of the arbitration hearing and notify each party and the administrator in writing of the time, date, and place set.
(b) Date of hearing; limitations
Except upon the agreement of all parties and the arbitrator, the arbitration hearing date must not be set:
(1) Earlier than 30 days after the date the arbitrator sends the notice of the hearing under (a); or
(2) On Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.
(c) Hearing completion deadline
The hearing must be scheduled so as to be completed no later than 90 days from the date of the assignment of the case to the arbitrator, including any time due to continuances granted under rule 3.818.
(d) Hearing location
The hearing must take place in appropriate facilities provided by the court or selected by the arbitrator.
Rule 3.817 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1611 effective July 1, 1976; previously amended effective July 1, 1979, and January 1, 1992; previously amended and renumbered as rule 1607 effective January 1, 2004.