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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

(f) Order for publication or posting; and parties must participate in mediation prior to the first case management (g) Notice of matter to be taken off conference scheduled in the case. For calendar mediation appointment, see Rule 5.1.8 Stipulated Mediation. [Rule 5.1.1.01 adopted January 1, 2022, subd (g) adopted (b) A referral of a party to mediation is a07/01/25] court order, and each party is required to attend and participate in mediation.Rule 5.1.2 Hearings At the time of the referral to mediation, the Court will set a date(a) Failure of a moving party or attorney for further hearing, in advance of to be present at calendar call may which, mediation shall be concluded. result in the matter being removed from the calendar. If the responding (c) A mediation appointment may be party has appeared, attorney’s fees rescheduled one time by each party, and costs may be awarded to the or by court order. A request to appearing party against the offending reschedule shall be made at least five party or attorney without prior notice court days prior to the mediation date other than this rule. The level of by telephoning the Civil Department award of attorney’s fees and costs at (760) 482-2240. shall be based on actual reasonable fees and costs resulting from the (d) Failure to cancel or reschedule incident, and may be established by mediation at least five court days testimony of the party or the party’s before the mediation date, and failure counsel. to attend and participate in mediation, may subject the party to monetary (b) The parties shall meet and confer sanctions of up to $300.00 for each prior to any scheduled hearing in a occurrence. good faith effort to resolve all pending issues. If the Court determines that the parties have not (e) The mediator shall review such items done so, the Court may trail or as the parties may submit to the continue the matter to allow the mediator prior to the mediation parties to meet and confer. session which the parties feel would be helpful to the mediation process, [Rule 5.2 adopted July 1, 2007, amended 07/01/09, sub(c) including items from the Court’s file amended 01/01/11, Rule 5.2 renumbered to 5.1.2, subd(c)(d) such as the moving and respondingrepealed 01/01/12] papers and any pertinent prior orders or judgments.Rule 5.1.3 [Repealed]

[Rule 5.2 adopted July 1, 2007, subd (c)(d) renumbered to (f) During mediation, the parties shall 5.1.3, amended 01/01/12, adopted subd (c) 01/01/13, and use their best efforts to settle theamended 01/01/13, repealed 01/01/24] disputed custody and visitation issues.Rule 5.1.4 Referrals to Mediation

(g) If a disputed custody or visitation(a) Before a hearing on any disputed
issue is resolved prior to mediation, issue of custody or visitation, the
the moving party or attorney must parties must participate in mediation.
promptly notify the other party or In addition, if there is any disputed
issue of custody or visitation, the

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