The parties may stipulate to any mediator, whether or not the person selected is among those identified under rule 3.892, within 15 days of the date an action is submitted to mediation. If the parties do not stipulate to a mediator, the court must promptly assign a mediator to the action from those identified under rule 3.892.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
If both sides in a case agree on a mediator, they can choose anyone they want, even someone not on the court's list. They have 15 days from when the case is sent to mediation to make that choice together.
If the two sides cannot agree on a mediator, the court will pick one for them from its approved list.
Summary generated March 14, 2026
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Rule 3.893 amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as rule 1633 effective March 1, 1994; previously amended and renumbered as rule 3.873 effective January 1, 2007; previously renumbered effective July 1, 2009.
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