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Circuit form order referring civil cases to mediation: notice of mediation due within 30 days of the referral; in cases over $15,000 the parties must attempt to agree on a private mediator within 30 days and report failure by day 45; mediation summaries due to the mediator one week before mediation.
From the posted referral order (hashed PDF): (1) file a Notice of Mediation identifying mediator, date, time and place within 30 days of the referral order; (2) for matters exceeding $15,000, parties must attempt to agree on a certified private mediator within 30 days and, failing agreement, report within 45 days so the court may appoint; (3) confidential mediation summaries are provided to the mediator at least one week before the session. Check the assigned judge's own DACMS supplements for judge-specific mediation variations.
Reviewer note: Form fetched + hashed 2026-07-20. Deadlines normalized from the form text.
Judge Miller mandates pre-trial mediation after every Order Setting Trial — regardless of any earlier mediation — on pain of striking from the trial docket and sanctions up to dismissal without further notice or hearing.
2 summarised requirements on mediation.