Definition of Case Evaluation

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

Rule Set: Local Bankruptcy Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

Rule: 9019-21

Jurisdiction: WDMIB

Bluebook Citation: Bankr. W.D. Mich. L.Cr.R. R. 9019-21

Case evaluation affords litigants an ADR process patterned after one extensively used in Michigan state courts. (See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.4951-.4969; Mich.

Ct. R. 2.403.) Case Evaluation involves establishment of a settlement value for a dispute by a three-member panel of attorneys. There are two types of Case Evaluation available in this Court: Standard Case Evaluation and Blue Ribbon Case Evaluation. The Court may order any dispute to Standard Case Evaluation unless the parties unanimously agree to submit the case to Blue Ribbon Case Evaluation.

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