Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 652(d), all non-binding alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") proceedings
referred or approved by any judicial officer of this court in a case pending before such judicial
officer, including any act or statement made by any party, attorney or other participant, shall, in all
respects, be privileged and not reported, recorded, placed in evidence, made known to the trial
court or jury (without consent of all parties), or construed for any purpose as an admission in the
case referred or in any case or proceeding. No participant in the ADR proceedings shall be bound
by anything done or said at the ADR conference unless a settlement is reached, in which event the
settlement shall be reduced to writing or otherwise memorialized and shall be binding upon all
parties to the settlement.
