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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 653. Neutrals
(a) Panel of Neutrals. - Each district court that authorizes the
use of alternative dispute resolution processes shall adopt
appropriate processes for making neutrals available for use by the
parties for each category of process offered. Each district court
shall promulgate its own procedures and criteria for the selection
of neutrals on its panels.
(b) Qualifications and Training. - Each person serving as a
neutral in an alternative dispute resolution process should be
qualified and trained to serve as a neutral in the appropriate
alternative dispute resolution process. For this purpose, the
district court may use, among others, magistrate judges who have
been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution
processes, professional neutrals from the private sector, and
persons who have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative
dispute resolution processes. Until such time as rules are adopted
under chapter 131 of this title relating to the disqualification of
neutrals, each district court shall issue rules under section
2071(a) relating to the disqualification of neutrals (including,
where appropriate, disqualification under section 455 of this
title, other applicable law, and professional responsibility
standards).
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