Rules Governing Mediation

By its terms, Local Rule 9060 governs only those mediations in which the parties have either been able to agree on a mediator or in which the Clerk selects a mediator from the list of mediators referenced in Local Rule 9060-5.  It does not prohibit, nor does it govern, other alternative dispute resolution procedures agreed upon by the parties.  Nor does Local Rule 9060 govern those mediations in which a sitting bankruptcy judge conducts the mediation; in those situations, the mediating judge will set the mediation rules for the parties.