Iowa

Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990

Resource Type: Legislation

Abstract: With this bill, each United States district court is required to develop a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan. As part of this plan, the act authorizes district courts to refer appropriate cases to designated ADR programs. The act also re...

Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998

Resource Type: Legislation

Abstract: This act authorizes each United States District Court to require litigants in all civil cases to consider the use of ADR process. It provides the framework by which each district court should promulgate procedures and rules regarding the ADR process ...

Iowa Code: Title XV, Chapter 679: Informal Dispute Resolution

Resource Type: Legislation

Abstract: This chapter states that the Department of Justice's Office of Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator shall establish and support informal dispute resolution programs, which will be administered by the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorn...

Iowa Code Title XV, Chapter 679A: Arbitration

Resource Type: Legislation

Abstract: This statute requires a written agreement or a provision in a written contract in order to engage in arbitration. The district court may also order parties to arbitration. If there is no provision in the arbitration agreement, a district court may al...

Iowa Code Title XV, Chapter 679C: Mediation (Uniform Mediation Act)

Resource Type: Legislation

Abstract: With some exceptions, this statute makes communications made during mediation privileged and inadmissible in court. The statute addresses communication, discovery, privilege, conflict of interest, agreements and mediator immunity. ...

Iowa Supreme Court Rules: Chapter 1 - Rules of Civil Procedure

Resource Type: Rules - Court

Abstract: Rule 1.281(5) of these rules address settlement conferences and alternative dispute resolution. The rule states that unless parties have agreed to engage in ADR or are required to do so by either contract or by statute, courts may not by either order...

Iowa Supreme Court Rules: Chapter 11 - Standards of Conduct for Mediators

Resource Type: Rules - Court

Abstract: These rules outline the standards of conduct for mediators in Iowa courts. The rule covers: self-determination, impartiality, conflicts of interest, competence, confidentiality, quality of the process, advertising and solicition, fees and other charg...

Iowa Supreme Court Rules: Chapter 22 - Judicial Administration

Resource Type: Rules - Court

Abstract: Under Rule 22.12(7) Senior judges, retired judges assigned to temporary judicial service, and retired senior judges assigned to temporary judicial service may not serve as arbitrators or mediators during their judicial service or at a time when it mi...

Iowa Supreme Court Rules: Chapter 51 - Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct

Resource Type: Rules - Court

Abstract: Rule 51:3.9 Service as Arbitrator or Mediator forbids judges from acting as either an arbitrator or mediator apart from their official judicial duties. ...

ADR in the Federal District Courts: An Initial Report

Resource Type: Report

Abstract: This report describes the use of ADR in the federal courts. Twelve years after the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act required federal courts to provide ADR services for all civil cases, every federal district court has authorized at least one form o...

Foreclosure Mediation in Depth: Articulated Purposes and Objectives for Foreclosure Mediation Programs

Resource Type: Report

Abstract: This report lists the stated purposes behind the creation of foreclosure mediation programs in 26 states. Program goals include ensuring communication, improving efficiency and timeliness, assisting borrowers, and stabilizing communities. Heather S....

Foreclosure Mediation Programs Funding: A Review of 24 Currently Operating Foreclosure Mediation Programs

Resource Type: Report

Abstract: This report describes the structure and funding of foreclosure mediation programs in 24 states. It also reviews how compensation is provided, if at all, for program staff, mediators and attorneys for borrowers. An executive summary of this report is...

An Analysis of Diversity Trainings in United States Community Mediation Centers

Resource Type: Study

Abstract: In 2009, the Dispute Resolution Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan conducted a study in cooperation with the State Court Administrative Office of Michigan to analyze "diversity trainings at community mediation centers across the country" (p.2). The study ...

Evaluation of the Iowa Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs

Resource Type: Evaluation

Resource Type: Mediation Efficacy Study

Abstract: This study looked at eight ADR programs around the state of Iowa to determine their efficiency and effectiveness. To do so, it looked at how they were expending funds provided by the state; how case processing times and case activity compared to non-...

Iowa Association of Mediators

Resource Type: Organization

Abstract: The mission of the Iowa Association of Mediators is to promote "the understanding and the use of mediation in Iowa." They provide resources and a newsletter about mediation, hold an annual conference, and certify mediators who comply with their stand...

Iowa Mediation Service, Inc.

Resource Type: Organization

Abstract: Iowa Mediation Service is a non-profit organization that provides mediation, arbitration and focus group facilitation services. It also provides mediation training. It has five offices in the state and has handled over 28,000 cases since it was creat...