Opinion
Filed March 31, 2006.
ORDER AMENDING RULE
The report of the annual meeting of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee having been submitted to the Court, recommending changes in the content and substance of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Court having considered the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure as they appear in the volume published by the Idaho Code Commission be, and they are hereby, amended as follows:
1. That Rule 16(k) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:Rule 16(k). Mediation of civil lawsuits.
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(7) Reports. Within seven (7) days following the last mediation session, the mediator or the parties shall advise the court, with a copy to the parties, whether the case has, in whole or in part, settled. Within twenty-eight (28) days of the mediation or a mediated final settlement, plaintiff shall dismiss the underlying action with or without prejudice as the parties agree;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this order shall be effective on the first day of July, 2006.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the above designation of the striking of words from the Rule by lining through them is for the purposes of information only as amended, and NO OTHER AMENDMENTS ARE INTENDED. The lining through shall not be considered a part of the permanent Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Clerk of the Court shall cause this Order to be published in one issue of The Advocate.