Mediator Conduct, Disqualification, Recusal, Suspension and Termination

1. Any mediator appointed pursuant to these rules is subject to Canon 1; Canon 2, Rules 2.1 through 2.9, 2.11, and 2.13 through 2.16; and Canon 3, Rules 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.9 of the Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted or amended by the Supreme Court of Nevada. 2. Any mediator appointed pursuant to these rules is subject to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators as revised and adopted in 2005 by the American Arbitration Association, American Bar Association, and Association of Conflict Resolution. 3. Any mediator appointed pursuant to these rules is subject to the Mediator Code of Conduct as adopted or amended by the Supreme Court of Nevada and shall be required to sign the code of conduct before undertaking any assignments as a mediator. 4. Any mediator appointed pursuant to these rules must follow the foreclosure mediation statutes, program rules, and Nevada Supreme Court decisions interpreting same. 5. To the extent the model codes or canons conflict with Nevada statutes, rules, or Nevada Supreme Court decisions, the statutes, rules, and Nevada Supreme Court decisions control. 6. A mediator who has a personal or past or present significant professional relationship with any of the parties or a financial interest in the matter of the mediation shall immediately recuse himself or herself as a mediator in the particular case. Any mediator who has received material concerning a party that is designated confidential may not undertake representation adverse to that party in connection with a mediation under this program for a period of 90 days after the mediation, unless the party providing the confidential material waives this rule. In no event may a mediator, at any time, use confidential information provided to him or her as a mediator in the later representation of a party to a mediation. 7. Mediators serve at the pleasure of the Court and the Court may suspend or revoke the appointment of a mediator at any time. The suspension or revocation is effective immediately. The District Court has authority to take any action necessary to accommodate the parties affected by such action(s). 8. The Administrative Office of the Courts may suspend or terminate a mediator from the program without cause at any time and may recommend to the Court revocation or suspension of the appointment. [Added; effective July 31, 2009; amended; effective August 31, 2017.]