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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA <br /> COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) <br /> INFORMATION PACKAGE <br /> NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF(S) AND/OR CROSS-COMPLAINANT(S): <br /> Rule 3.221(c) of the California Rules of Court requires you to serve a copy of the <br /> ADR Information Package along with the complaint and/or cross-complaint. <br /> California Rules of Court—Rule 3.221 <br /> Information about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) <br /> (a) Each court shall make available to the plaintiff, at the time of filing of the complaint, <br /> an ADR Information Package that includes, at a minimum, all of the following: <br /> (1) General information about the potential advantages and disadvantages of ADR <br /> and descriptions of the principal ADR processes. <br /> (2) Information about the ADR programs available in that court, including citations to <br /> any applicable local court rules and directions for contacting any court staff <br /> responsible for providing parties with assistance regarding ADR. <br /> (3) Information about the availability of local dispute resolution programs funded <br /> under the Dispute Resolutions Program Act (DRPA), in counties that are <br /> participating in the DR-PA. This information may take the form of a list of the <br /> applicable programs or directions for contacting the county's DRPA coordinator. <br /> (4) An ADR stipulation form that parties may use to stipulate to the use of an ADR <br /> process. <br /> (b) A court may make the ADR Information Package available on its website as longas <br /> paper copies are also made available in the clerk's office. <br /> (c) The plaintiff must serve a copy of the ADR Information Package on each defendant <br /> along with the complaint. Cross-complainants must serve a copy of the ADR <br /> Information Package on any new parties to the action along with the cross-complaint. <br /> L 1200 Rev.Dec.2019 Pagel of 4 <br />