Brooklyn Supreme Court expects 20,000 cases to be mediated each year
The Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term has officially implemented presumptive mediation, known as alternative dispute resolution, on all newly filed cases as of Tuesday, Sept. 3, in an effort to move cases through the court, one of the highest volume courts in the country, more quickly.
The plan was created after a stakeholder’s meeting that involved representatives from 22 local bar associations and will include nearly all civil cases brought in the Kings County Supreme Court. Court officials estimate that nearly 20,000 mediation conferences will be held in the first year.
The first scheduling notices for mediation went out on Tuesday. They’re scheduled for approximately 90 days after a Request for Judicial Intervention is first filed and notices direct litigants to report to Room 360 of the courthouse where they will be triaged by a judge or an alternative dispute resolution coordinator.
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