IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
IN THE MATTER OF:
ALL MATTERS REFERRED TO A
MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/
MEDIATION
STANDING ORDER
At Wilmington this 20th day of January, 2016.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for all matters referred to a Magistrate
Judge for Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR"), including mediation , as follows :
The contents of any written and oral statements made by the participants
or their representatives during or in relation to a court-sponsored ADR proceeding,
including any ADR-related telephonic or other communications made directly to the
Court at any point in the case, are confidential. Disclosure of confidential ADR
communications is prohibited , except as authorized by the Court or agreed to by the
parties. The ADR process itself is confidential and not open to the public.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any communications regarding the
ADR/mediation process, including but not limited to the scheduling or rescheduling of
teleconferences or mediation dates, are not to bee-filed or docketed. Such
communications are to be made as designated or ordered by the Magistrate Judge.
Mediation statements are not to bee-filed or docketed.
M
Christopher J. Burke, U.S. Magistrate Judge
