Law Practice
Jun. 9, 2012
Court-ordered mediation often fails to deliver
Some people view judge-ordered mediation as an imposition, an insult to litigators and an affront to the court system.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski was steamed when his colleagues on an en banc panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 10-1 against him and ordered mediation in a gun rights case.
Gun show promoters Russell and Sallie Nordyke and their litigation foes at Alameda County's general counsel's office had shown "obvious distaste" for trying to settle their dispute outside the courtroo...
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