2010 California Code
Code of Civil Procedure
Article 6. Termination

1297.391.  The conciliation proceedings may be terminated as to all
parties by any of the following:
   (a) A written declaration of the conciliator or conciliators,
after consultation with the parties, to the effect that further
efforts at conciliation are no longer justified, on the date of the
declaration.
   (b) A written declaration of the parties addressed to the
conciliator or conciliators to the effect that the conciliation
proceedings are terminated, on the date of the declaration.
   (c) The signing of a settlement agreement by all of the parties,
on the date of the agreement.



1297.392.  The conciliation proceedings may be terminated as to
particular parties by either of the following:
   (a) A written declaration of a party to the other party and the
conciliator or conciliators, if appointed, to the effect that the
conciliation proceedings shall be terminated as to that particular
party, on the date of the declaration.
   (b) The signing of a settlement agreement by some of the parties,
on the date of the agreement.



1297.393.  No person who has served as conciliator may be appointed
as an arbitrator for, or take part in any arbitral or judicial
proceedings in, the same dispute unless all parties manifest their
consent to such participation or the rules adopted for conciliation
or arbitration otherwise provide.



1297.394.  By submitting to conciliation, no party shall be deemed
to have waived any rights or remedies which that party would have had
if conciliation had not been initiated, other than those set forth
in any settlement agreement which results from the conciliation.