Circuit Rule 3-4: Mediation Questionnaire
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
(New 12/1/09)
(a) The Court encourages the parties in Ninth Circuit civil appeals to engage in mediation. To that end, except as provided in section (b) below, within 5 days of the docketing of a civil appeal, the appellant(s) shall, and the appellee(s) may, complete and submit Form 7, the Ninth Circuit Mediation Questionnaire. The Clerk shall transmit the Mediation Questionnaire to counsel with the time scheduling order. Counsel shall return it according to the instructions contained in the Mediation Questionnaire. The sole purpose of the Mediation Questionnaire is to provide information about new appeals to the Court’s Mediation Office. (Rev. 12/1/24)
Appellant’s failure to comply with this rule may result in dismissal of the appeal in accordance with Circuit Rule 42-1.
(b) The requirement for filing a Mediation Questionnaire shall not apply to:
(1) an appeal in which the appellant is proceeding without the assistance of counsel;
(2) an appeal from an action filed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, 2255; and,
(3) petitions for a writ under 28 U.S.C. § 1651.