Opinion
ADM09-8009
12-30-2022
ABC v. XYZ
ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS
Gordon L. Moore, III Associate Justice
On July 13, 2022, we issued an order amending Rules 114 and 310 of the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts, which governs alternative dispute resolution processes in civil cases. We ordered that the amendments to Rules 114 and 310 are effective as of January 1, 2023, and shall apply to all court-annexed ADR processes commenced on or after the effective date, unless the district court concludes that application of the rules as amended to a case pending on the effective date will work a manifest injustice, see Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 1.02.
We have subsequently become aware of certain scrivener's errors in the amendments included in the July 13, 2022 order, which this order corrects.
Based on all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Rules 114 and 310 of the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts are amended as shown below. The amendments to Rules 114 and 310 are effective as of January 1, 2023, and shall apply to all court-annexed ADR processes commenced on or after the effective date, unless the district court concludes that application of the rules as 1 amended to a case pending on the effective date will work a manifest injustice, see Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 1.02.
2. The ADR Ethics Board is directed to establish waiver requirements and a deadline by which currently active Qualified Neutrals must demonstrate that they have complied with the training requirements set forth in these rules as amended and thus are qualified to be included on the ADR Rosters as amended. The deadline established by the ADR Ethics Board must be no later than January 1, 2024.
3. The ADR Ethics Board is directed to establish a deadline for individuals to submit applications to be listed on the roster of Qualified Neutrals within a set time frame from the completion of the required training.
4. The Advisory Committee comments are included for convenience and do not reflect court approval of those comments. 2
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