Local Rule Rule 6.05: Reporting Requirements

Rule 6.05 (FRCP 16) Reporting Requirements.

(A) Failure to Participate in ADR Process in Good Faith.

The neutral must report to the judge any willful or negligent failure to attend any ADR conference, to substantially comply with the Order Referring Case to Alternative Dispute Resolution, or otherwise participate in the ADR process in good faith. The judge may impose any sanctions deemed appropriate as a result of this failure.

(B) Compliance Certification.

Within fourteen (14) days after the ADR referral is concluded, the neutral must file with the Court an Alternative Dispute Resolution Compliance Report on a form provided by the Clerk.

(C) Report of Settlement.

If the parties settle any claim during the ADR referral, a written settlement agreement, a stipulation for dismissal, a motion for leave to voluntarily dismiss, or a proposed consent judgment, signed by all parties and counsel, must be filed with the Court no later than thirty (30) days after the last ADR conference, or as ordered by the Court.

(D) Proposed Litigation Plan.

If an ADR referral results in decisions or agreements regarding scheduling or other case management matters, the parties must file a proposed litigation plan or motion to amend an existing Case Management Order with the Court no later than fourteen (14) days after the last ADR conference.

(E) Extension of Deadlines.

If any deadline in the Order Referring Case to Alternative Dispute Resolution cannot be met, the designated lead counsel must file a motion requesting an extension of the deadline prior to the expiration of that deadline. Failure to comply with any deadline may result in the imposition of sanctions.

(Amended October 1, 2001, effective November 1, 2001; Amended November 5, 2014, effective December 15, 2014; Amended October 2, 2019, effective November 1, 2019)