The Court has designated a district judge to serve as the Dispute Resolution Compliance Judge.
Complaints alleging a material violation of these mediation local rules or of a judicial order
referring a case to mediation must be made to the Director of Dispute Resolutions, who may then
refer them to the Compliance Judge for appropriate action. If the Compliance Judge believes
judicial intervention is necessary, s/he will so inform the parties and will ask them to address the
matter. The Compliance Judge will have the authority to impose sanctions as s/he deems
appropriate. Litigants and mediators may not bring compliance issues directly to the attention of
the Compliance Judge or to the attention of the judge who is assigned to the lawsuit.
