{"id":37271,"date":"2016-03-31T19:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T00:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/new-law-mandates-adr-in-federal-courts.html"},"modified":"2016-07-27T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T21:41:01","slug":"new-law-mandates-adr-in-federal-courts","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/litigation-disputes\/new-law-mandates-adr-in-federal-courts.html","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Dispute Resolution in Federal Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Various federal courts have been utilizing some form of ADR processes at least since the 1970s<\/a>. However, the use of alternative disputes resolution in federal courts was largely sporadic until the 1990s. Beginning with the Civil Justice Reform Act<\/a> (1990), district courts were required to develop plans for reducing costs and delays. This was followed by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act<\/a> (1998) that ultimately required all federal district courts to authorize and promote the use of alternative dispute resolution programs.<\/p>\n

The ADRA applies to all civil actions in federal district courts including adversary proceedings in bankruptcy. Read on to learn more about the ADRA and current ADR practice in Federal Courts.<\/p>\n

What Does the ADRA Require?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, or ADRA, requires federal district courts to implement local rules authorizing the use of alternative dispute resolution processes, such as:<\/p>\n