39 Rule 4 Complaints

Complaint Procedure; Removal from Panel or List. Any party, party’s representative, or counsel who has participated in an alternative dispute resolution proceeding under V.R.C.P. 16.3(e), and any judge in an action in which such a proceeding has been held, may at any time file with the Court Administrator a complaint about the performance in that proceeding of a member of the panel of preliminary evaluators established under Rule 1 or a neutral listed on a county referral list established under Rule 2. If the Court Administrator, upon review of complaints on file, finds that an individual panel member or listed neutral has established a consistent pattern of unsatisfactory performance, including but not limited to failure to appear at scheduled sessions or to file required reports in a complete or timely fashion, arbitrary or capricious recommendations, or consistent bias against any class or category of litigants or persons, the Court Administrator may remove the individual from the panel or may direct the clerk to remove the individual from the county referral list.