2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 55
ORS Chapter 36
36.185 Referral of civil dispute to mediation; objection; information to parties.


OR Rev Stat § 36.185 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

After the appearance by all parties in any civil action, except proceedings under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 or 124.005 to 124.040, a judge of any circuit court may refer a civil dispute to mediation under the terms and conditions set forth in ORS 36.185 to 36.210. When a party to a case files a written objection to mediation with the court, the action shall be removed from mediation and proceed in a normal fashion. All civil disputants shall be provided with written information describing the mediation process, as provided or approved by the State Court Administrator, along with information on established court mediation opportunities. Filing parties shall be provided with this information at the time of filing a civil action. Responding parties shall be provided with this information by the filing party along with the initial service of filing documents upon the responding party. [1989 c.718 19; 1993 c.327 1; 1995 c.666 13; 2003 c.791 20]

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