Requirement of Local Counsel
... 50 miles of the courthouse in the division in which the case is pending may serve as local counsel. Local counsel must be authorized to ...
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What obligations do PBCP volunteers assume by signing up for the panel? Do you have to accept every case appointment?
Upon notification of a potential appointment, a PBCP volunteer may decline to accept the appointment for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: a conflict of interest, a recent appointment, or a busy work sched...
What types of cases are assigned?
... appointment may be made to help a pro se litigant evaluate a case before mediation and discovery, to assist during mediation, or to respond ...
How much of a time commitment is involved? Do panel members have a say about scheduling?
... of assignment given by the court. Advice in evaluating a case will take much less time than conducting discovery, responding to motions, ...
What about fees and expenses?
A PBCP member should take a case without an expectation of compensation. Nonetheless, the court’s Plan ...
Pro Bono Civil Panel Information
... motion for the appointment of counsel in an appropriate case and request an attorney to represent that litigant. See 28 U.S.C. § ...
Complaints of Judicial Misconduct or Disability
... judge but not about the decisions made by the judge in a case. Codes of Conduct and related sources of authority provide ...
How does the mediator resolve a dispute?
... and emotions, and by helping the parties analyze their case, communicate with each other, create options and structure a settlement ...
How long are the mediation sessions?
... will last more than one day. This usually occurs when the case is complicated, and there are a number of issues and parties involved. ...
Filing Complaint by Electronic Means
... that are financially interested in the outcome of the case. If a large group of persons or firms can be specified by a generic ...