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Alternative Dispute Resolution: Options for Resolving Your Dispute (September 2002, PDF, 59 KB)
General information brochure introducing the most common forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) - mediation, arbirtration, and case evaluation
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Civil Cases (August 1999, PDF, 664 KB)
Report of the Task Force on the Qualify of Justice Subcommittee on Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Judicial System, assessing and making recommendations regarding the effects of ADR on courts, litigants, and the public, as well as on ethical issues and court referral of disputes.
Evaluation of the Early Mediation Pilot Programs (February 2004, PDF, 3,524 KB)
Evaluation report on five court-annexed mediation pilot programs for civil cases - three mandatory programs and two voluntary programs - that operated from 2000 to 2003. The report focuses on these pilot programs' impact on trial rates, disposition time, litigant satisfaction with the dispute resolution process, litigant costs, and court workload.
Mandatory Mediation in the First Appellate District of the Court of Appeal (September 2001, PDF, 1,427 KB)
Review of the two-year pilot program for mandatory mediation of civil appeals in the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, with resulting recommendations.
Use and Cost of References in General Civil Cases (August 2004, PDF, 369 KB)
Report to the Legislature concerning references ordered by California superior courts under Code of Civil Procedure sections 638 and 639 from 2001 to 2003. The report focuses on (1) the use of references, particularly discovery references; (2) the time spent by referees in fulfilling their appointments; and (3) the fees charged to litigants for referees’ services.
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