Settlement Conferences

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Settlement Strategies for Federal District Judges

Doris Marie Provine

January 1, 1986

A discussion of various techniques for settlement, such as judicial mediation, court-annexed arbitration, the use of special masters, summary jury trials, minitrials, and settlement conferences conducted by magistrate judges.

The Wayne County Mediation Program in the Eastern District of Michigan

Kathy L. Shuart

January 1, 1984

An examination of a mediation procedure used in the Eastern District of Michigan that was built on an existing mediation program developed by the Third Circuit in Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan. The report describes the procedure in both the federal district court and the state trial court.

Mediation in the Western District of Washington

Karl Tegland

January 1, 1984

A description of an innovation applied in the Western District of Washington for mediation of selected civil cases. Under the procedure described in this publication, judges referred cases to attorneys who serve as mediators without compensation, in an attempt to induce settlements.

The Judge's Role in the Settlement of Civil Suits

Frederick B. Lacey

January 1, 1977

A discussion of the judge's role as mediator in negotiating settlement of cases before they go to trial.

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Settlement Conferences

Settlement Strategies for Federal District Judges

The Wayne County Mediation Program in the Eastern District of Michigan

Mediation in the Western District of Washington

The Judge's Role in the Settlement of Civil Suits

Form 2: Order for Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting and Rule 16(b) Scheduling Conference

Form 38: Pretrial Order

Form 33: Order Dismissing Case When Parties Have Not Timely Advised Court of the Outcome of Settlement Efforts

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