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REPORTER’S NOTE
Proposed new section (b) adds to Rule 17-107 a procedure for
approval of persons seeking to conduct alternative dispute
resolution (“ADR”) proceedings in actions assigned to the
Business and Technology Case Management Program. Under this
section, the ADR practitioner files an application with the
Administrative Office of the Courts (“AOC”). A Committee of
Program Judges appointed pursuant to Rule 16-108 b. 4. approves
or disapproves each application. The AOC maintains current lists
of persons who are approved for designation to conduct ADR
proceedings in the Business and Technology Case Management
Program. The AOC provides a copy of the current lists to the
clerk of each circuit court, who makes the lists available to the
public.
The proposed changes to section (a) are stylistic, only.
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