Eastern District of Arkansas

IN BRIEF

Process summary

ADR generally. The Eastern District of Arkansas has determined that it will not establish court-based ADR programs.

Of note

Obligations of counsel. Attorneys are required to discuss ADR with their clients and opposing counsel and to demonstrate that they have done so. They must also be prepared to discuss with the assigned judge the case's suitability for ADR services provided by the private sector.

Information from court. ADR options available to litigants in the private sector are discussed in the court's general brochure for civil litigants, Your Day in Court-The Federal Court Experience.

For more information

James W. McCormack, Clerk of Court, 501-324-5351

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Excerpted from ADR and Settlement in the Federal District Courts: A Sourcebook for Judges & Lawyers, 1996, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution