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DocuSign Envelope ID:070B6BC7-CDE2-4AO8-BE62-07FA6BFDO53B <br /> the Mediator selected is not available or declines to participate for any reason,the requesting party <br /> shall select another person from the List of Mediators. If the party requesting mediation does not select <br /> and designate a mediator within 21 days of the request for mediation,the County shall have the right in <br /> its absolute discretion to appoint a mediator from its List of Mediators. <br /> C. Disqualification of Mediator. Any party may request replacement of the Mediator for good cause. <br /> Nothing in this provision shall preclude Mediators from disqualifying themselves. <br /> RULE 3.THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE <br /> A. Where Conference is to be Held. Unless all parties and the Mediator otherwise agree, the mediated <br /> settlement conference shall be held in county seat of Orange County.The Mediator shall be responsible <br /> for reserving a place, making arrangements for the conference, and giving timely notice of the time and <br /> location of the conference to all attorneys, unrepresented parties and other persons or entities required <br /> to attend. <br /> B. When Conference is to be Held.The mediation shall be completed within 90 days after selection of <br /> the Mediator unless all parties to the mediation agree to a different schedule. <br /> C. Request to Accelerate or Extend Deadline for Completion. Any party or the Mediator may request <br /> the County to accelerate or extend the deadline for completion of the conference. Such request shall <br /> state the reasons the acceleration or extension is sought and shall be served by the moving party upon <br /> the other parties and the Mediator. Objections to the request must be promptly communicated to the <br /> County and to the Mediator. <br /> The County,with the concurrence of the designated Mediator, may grant the request by adjusting the <br /> time for completion of the conference. <br /> D. Recesses.The Mediator may recess the mediation conference at any time and may set times for <br /> reconvening. If the Mediator determines the time and place where the conference is to reconvene <br /> before the conference is recessed, no further notice is required to persons present at the conference. <br /> E. Project Delay.The mediated settlement conference that results from a construction contract dispute <br /> shall not be cause for the delay of the construction project. <br /> RULE 4. DUTIES OF PARTIES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS <br /> A.Attendance. <br /> 1. All parties to the dispute must designate an official representative to attend the mediation. <br /> 2. "Attendance" means physical attendance, not by telephone or other electronic means.Any <br /> attendee representing a party must have authority from that party to bind it to any agreement <br /> reached as a result of the mediation. <br /> 3. Attorneys representing parties may attend the mediation, but are not required to do so. <br /> Revised 11/19 <br />