Local Rule LR 16.3.1: Alternative Dispute Resolution
E.D. La. — Civil rule
LR 16.3.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution If the presiding judicial officer determines at any time that the case will benefit from alternative dispute resolution, the judicial officer may:
(a) refer the case to private mediation, if the parties consent, even if such mediation efforts upset previously set trial or other dates;
(b) order nonbinding mini-trial or nonbinding summary jury trial before a judicial officer with the parties' consent; or
(c) employ other dispute resolution programs that may be designated for use in this District.
All alternative dispute resolution proceedings are confidential. [Amended June 2, 1999; February 1, 2011]