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General Order No, 11-10 <br /> 1 mediation. Any continuance of the mediation beyond the completion date ordered <br /> 2 by the judge or imposed by local rule must be approved by the assigned judge. <br /> 3 8.4 Mediation Statements. <br /> 4 (a) Content and Timing. At the request of the mediator, each party <br /> 5 shall submit directly to the mediator a confidential mediation statement no later than <br /> 6 seven (7) calendar days before the session. The mediation statement shall outline <br /> 7 the underlying facts of the dispute, the key legal issues in the case, possible areas of <br /> 8 agreement and options for settlement, and the settlement history of the dispute, if <br /> 9 any. The mediation statement shall also identify, by name, and title or status: <br /> 10 (1) the person(s) with decision-making authority who, in <br /> 11 addition to counsel, will attend the mediation on behalf of <br /> 12 the party; and <br /> 13 (2) person(s) connected with either party (including insurer <br /> 14 1 representatives) whose presence at the mediation might <br /> 15 substantially improve the productivity of the mediation or <br /> 16 the prospects for settlement. <br /> 17 (b) Confidential Nature of Statement. Mediation statements shall <br /> 18 be subject to the protection afforded by the confidentiality provisions contained in <br /> 19 section 9 below. Mediation statements must not be Filed and the assigned judge <br /> 20 shall not have access to them. The mediator may, with the consent of the parties, <br /> 21 request that counsel serve the statements on other parties to the lawsuit. <br /> 22 8.5 Appearance b, Party Representative. Each party shall appear at the <br /> 23 mediation in person or by a representative with final authority to settle the case, <br /> 24 which in the case of lawsuits brought against the United States or any of its agencies <br /> 25 as a party, shall involve the attendance of an attorney charged with responsibility for <br /> 26 the conduct of the case and who has final settlement authority as provided by his or <br /> 27 her superiors. A corporation or other non-governmental entity satisfies this <br /> 28 attendance requirement if represented by a person who has final settlement authority <br /> 14 <br />