11 NCAC 23G .0108         MEDIATOR CERTIFICATION AND DECERTIFICATION

(a)  Party Selection. The parties may, by mutual consent, select any North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission-certified mediator, with or without the qualifications in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, as the parties' mediator.

(b)  Appointment of Mediators. If the parties have agreed or been ordered to mediate, and cannot agree on the selection of a mediator, the Commission shall appoint a mediator, who holds current certification from the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission that he or she is qualified to carry out mandatory mediations in the Superior Courts of the State of North Carolina and who has filed a declaration with the Commission, on forms provided by the Commission, stating that the declarant agrees to accept and perform mediations of disputes before the Commission with reasonable frequency when called upon for the fees and at the rates of payment specified by the Commission. A mediator making this declaration shall notify the Commission when any of the facts declared are no longer accurate.

(c)  Failure of Mediator to Appear at Conference. If a mediator fails to appear at a scheduled mediated settlement conference, the mediator is not entitled to the administrative fee for the case.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 97-80(a),(c); 143-296; 143-300; Rule 8 of Rules for Mediated Settlement Conferences and Other Settlement Procedures in Superior Court Civil Actions;

Eff. January 16, 1996;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1998;

Recodified from 04 NCAC 10A .0616;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2014; January 1, 2011; June 1, 2000;

Recodified from 04 NCAC 10G .0108 Eff. June 1, 2018.