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General Order No. I I A 0 <br /> 1 objection. <br /> 2 (d) Objections Not Based on Disclosure By Neutral. Within 7 days <br /> 3 of learning the identity of a proposed neutral, a party who objects to service by that <br /> 4 neutral must deliver to the ADR Program Director and to all other counsel a writing <br /> 5 that specifies the bases for the objection. The ADR Program Director shall <br /> 6 determine whether the proposed neutral will serve or whether another neutral should <br /> 7 be appointed. <br /> 8 3.12 Related Cases/Multiple Cases with Common Party. A panel <br /> 9 member may conduct a mediation for a group of related cases or a group of cases <br /> 10 with one common party if(1) all parties to all cases agree, in writing, (2) all parties <br /> 11 to all cases agree, in writing, to compensation terms and rates of the mediator, <br /> 12 subject to the limitations of section 3.8 above, and (3) the panel member discloses to <br /> 13 all parties the number of cases in which the panel member has previously conducted <br /> 14 mediations involving any of the parties participating in the current proceeding. <br /> 15 3.13 Members of Mediation Panel. All attorneys who are serving on the <br /> 16 Court's Attorney Settlement Officer Panel as of the date this Order becomes <br /> 17 effective shall automatically be appointed as members of the Mediation Panel after <br /> 18 they have taken the oath or affirmation prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 453. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 4. ADR PROGRAM GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> 21 4.1 Referral to the Court's Mediation Panel. Cases may be referred to <br /> 22 the ADR Program for mediation with a neutral from the Mediation Panel in one of <br /> 23 two ways: 1) through the Court-Directed ADR Program, as described in section 5 <br /> 24 below; and 2) under Civil L.R. 16-15, as described in section 6 below. <br /> 25 4.2 Description: Mediation. Mediation is a flexible, non-binding, <br /> 26 confidential process in which a neutral person (the mediator) facilitates settlement <br /> 27 negotiations. The mediator improves communication across party lines, helps <br /> 28 parties articulate their interests and understand those of their opponent, probes the <br /> 7 <br />