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General Order No. 11-10 <br /> 1 otherwise meet the requirements of, panel membership. <br /> 2 3.5 "Perm of Appointment. Appointment to the Mediation Panel shall be <br /> 3 for a term of two years. The term may be renewed at the discretion of the Court <br /> 4 upon the consent and re-application of the panel member. Panel members who do <br /> 5 not reapply for appointment at the expiration of the two-year term will be removed <br /> 6 from the panel roster. <br /> 7 3.6 Oath Required. Every mediator appointed to the Mediation Panel shall <br /> 8 take the oath or affirmation prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 453. <br /> 9 3.7 Minimum Case Requirement. Panel members are expected to mediate <br /> 10 a minimum of two cases per appointment term. At least one case per term shall be a <br /> 11 case that has been assigned by the Court. Panel members who do not meet the <br /> 12 minimum case requirement will not be reappointed at the end of their term unless <br /> 13 they contact the ADR Program Director and establish good cause for reappointment. <br /> 14 3.8 Compensation. <br /> 15 (a) Volunteer time. Panel members shall volunteer their preparation <br /> 16 time and the first three hours of a mediation session. After three hours of a <br /> 17 mediation session, the panel member may (1) give the parties the option of <br /> 18 concluding the mediation; (2) continue the mediation and volunteer his or her time; <br /> 19 or (3) continue the mediation on such terms and rates as the panel member and all <br /> 20 parties agree. The mediation session will continue beyond three hours only if all <br /> 21 parties and the panel member agree. <br /> 22 (b) Payment. If the mediation session continues beyond three hours, <br /> 23 the terms and conditions of payment must be clearly communicated in writing to the <br /> 24 parties. The parties may agree to pay the fee in other than equal portions. The <br /> 25 parties must pay the mediator directly, or the mediator's law firm or employer, as <br /> 26 directed by the mediator. On a form survey provided by the Court (in the form <br /> 27 attached as "Exhibit r", see section 8.8 below), the mediator must promptly report to <br /> 28 the ADR Program the amount of payment received. <br /> 5 <br />