District of Maryland

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IN BRIEF

Process summary

ADR generally. The District of Maryland has not established ADR programs. In special cases the court advises counsel of various ADR alternatives, such as summary jury trials conducted by a judge.

Magistrate judge settlement conferences. Settlement conferences with the magistrate judges are available to litigants in civil cases.

Of note

Evaluation. As one of the ten comparison districts under the CJRA, the District of Maryland is part of the RAND study of the pilot and comparison districts, which will be reported to Congress by the Judicial Conference in 1996.

For more information

Clarence Goetz, Chief U. S. Magistrate Judge, 410-962-4560; J. Frederick Motz, Chief U.S. District Judge, 410-962-0782

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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