ADR Settlement17 Apr 2019 01:09
So....the fact that the word 'Conference' is used must lend you to think that the third ADR type is the agreed path, A 'Settlement Conference'. Here is a description of what a 'Settlement Conference' is according to Californian law:
Settlement Conferences
Governing rule: ADR Local Rule 7.
Goal:
The goal of a settlement conference is to facilitate the parties efforts to negotiate a settlement of all or part of the dispute. See ADR LR 7-1.
Process:
A judicial officer, usually a magistrate judge, helps the parties negotiate. Some settlement judges also use mediation techniques to improve communication among the parties, probe barriers to settlement and assist in formulating resolutions. Settlement judges might articulate views about the merits of the case or the relative strengths and weaknesses of the parties' legal positions. Often settlement judges meet with one side at a time, and some settlement judges rely primarily on meetings with counsel.
So a settlement....