This handbook describes the ADR processes offered by the court, including arbitration, early neutral evaluation, mediation and settlement conferences. It compares the benefits of using each process and provides answers to some common questions, such as how to be referred to ADR, when to use ADR, how ADR will affect the litigation process, etc.
Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Jan. 1, 2011http://cand.uscourts.gov/adrhandbook