Inability of Mediator to Serve
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York
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If the mediator is unable to serve due to a conflict or other reason precluding acceptance of the appointment, the mediator shall file and serve on all parties to the mediation and on the alternate mediator, within five calendar days after receipt of the notice of appointment, a notice of inability to accept the appointment. The alternate mediator then shall become the mediator if the alternate does not file and serve on all parties to the mediation a notice of inability to accept the appointment within five calendar days after receipt of the original mediator’s notice of inability to accept the appointment. If neither the mediator nor the alternate mediator can serve, the court shall appoint another mediator and alternate mediator.