Rule 3 Actions to be Submitted to Mediation

(a) Actions Subject to Mediation. Except as provided in Rule 3(b), all civil actions pending in the CNMI Superior Court after January 1, 2015 shall be ordered to non-binding mediation by the Presiding Judge or the judge presiding over such action, whether or not the action includes a prayer for equitable relief, and whether or not a party to the action is an agency of the CNMI government.

(b) Exception for Good Cause. For good cause shown, an action may proceed without mediation.