How does the arbitration process begin?
Once a case has been referred by the Magistrate Judge or designated for compulsory arbitration, the arbitration clerk sends out a Notice Designating Case to Arbitration to plaintiffs counsel. Once the answer is filed, an arbitration hearing is set and notice is given to all counsel. The arbitrator is selected at random, approximately one month before the arbitration hearing. Counsel will be sent a copy of the Order Appointing Arbitrator that will include the name and contact information for the arbitrator. Plaintiffs counsel must contact the arbitration department at least 24 hours in advance, or earlier, to confirm that the arbitration hearing will go forward on the date scheduled.
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