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General Order No. 11-10 <br /> 1 and who is knowledgeable about the facts of the case. Representatives of insurers <br /> 2 with decision-making authority are required to attend mediation sessions, unless <br /> 3 personal attendance is excused by the mediator. At the discretion of mediator, and <br /> 4 only with the mediator's express authorization, parties residing outside the Central <br /> 5 District may have a representative with final settlement authority available by <br /> 6 telephone during the entire proceeding, in lieu of personal appearance. See Civil <br /> 7 L.R. 16-15.5(b). <br /> 8 8.6 Attendance of Trial,Attorney. Each party shall be represented at <br /> 9 the mediation by the attorney who is expected to try the case, unless excused for <br /> 10 good cause by the mediator, in accordance with Civil L.R. 16--15.5(c). <br /> 11 8.7 Participant Surveys. At the time of the mediation, the mediator shall <br /> 12 distribute to each litigant and attorney an "ADR Program Participant Survey" in the <br /> 13 form attached hereto as Exhibit J, to be returned directly to the ADR Program. The <br /> 14 Participant Surveys are not to be fled with the Court. <br /> 15 8.8 Attendance Sheet and `Survey for Mediators and Report of <br /> 16 Payment.' The mediator shall collect contact information from each mediation <br /> 17 participant on the Mediation Attendance Record in the form attached hereto as <br /> 18 "Exhibit H." The mediator shall submit the completed form directly to the ADR <br /> 19 Program, with the "Survey for Mediators and Report of Payment," in the form <br /> 20 attached hereto as "Exhibit 1." The Mediation Attendance Record and Mediator <br /> 21 Survey are not to be filed with the court. The ADR Program will use the <br /> 22 Attendance Record to follow up with those participants of the mediation session <br /> 23 who have not yet returned an "ADR Program Participant Survey," in the form <br /> 24 attached hereto as "Exhibit J." <br /> 25 8.9 Report to the Court. Within five days after the conclusion of the <br /> 26 mediation session, the mediator shall electronically file with the Court a "Mediation <br /> 27 Report" in the form attached hereto as "Exhibit K," advising the Court as to whether <br /> 28 the parties appeared at the mediation as required by Civil L.R. 16-15.5(b) and <br /> 15 <br />