What does the mediator know about the appeal and what documents are available to the mediator before the assessment conference takes place?
Prior to holding the assessment conference, the mediator will have reviewed the Civil Appeals Docketing Statement (“CADS”) filed by the appellant, the Ninth Circuit Docket, and the lower court order from which the appeal stems. Sometimes the CADS and the order appealed from contain a great deal of information, other times they contain very little. In all instances the mediator will give counsel the opportunity to explain their view of the case. The mediator will not have access to the lower court record prior to the initial conference.
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