Rule 12.105 - COURT ANNEXED MEDIATION/ARBITRATION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PROGRAM(1) The 16th Judicial District has a mediation referral program pursuant to ORS 36.185 to ORS 36.210.(2) Any contested adult guardianship or adult conservatorship case may be referred to mandatory mediation or settlement conference. The court may provide a court-appointed mediator or person to conduct settlement conferences, or the parties may agree to a mediator or person to conduct the settlement conference of their own choice and at their own expense. If an agreement is not reached, the case will proceed to trial.(3) Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in the Douglas County Supplemental Local Rules, terms and rules applicable to mediators and mediation also are applicable to settlement conferences and those conducting settlement conferences. A settlement conference may be chosen by the parties or ordered by the court, in lieu of mediation or arbitration.(4) When ORS 36.400 (Mandatory Arbitration) applies, the parties shall be sent a Notice of Assignment to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) wherein the available ADR programs will be described and the parties shall be required to choose among the then-available ADR programs.Douglas Supp. L. R. 12.105
Amended effective 2/1/2024.