Rule 3.860. Attendance sheet and agreement to disclosure
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.860
Current text effective January 1, 2011.
#(a) Attendance sheet
In each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), the mediator must request that all participants in the mediation complete an attendance sheet stating their names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers; retain the attendance sheet for at least two years; and submit it to the court on request.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(b) Agreement to disclosure
The mediator must agree, in each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), that if an inquiry or a complaint is made about the conduct of the mediator, mediation communications may be disclosed solely for purposes of a complaint procedure conducted pursuant to rule 3.865 to address that complaint or inquiry.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2011; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#History
Rule 3.860 amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as rule 1621 effective January 1, 2006; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
#History
Division 8, Alternative Dispute Resolution-Chapter 3, General Rules Relating to Mediation of Civil Cases-Article 3, Requirements for Addressing Complaints About Court-Program Mediators; adopted effective July 1, 2009, effective date extended to January 1, 2010.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
In each mediation covered by rule 3.851(a), the mediator must request an attendance sheet from all participants listing their names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers.
The rule's wording
In each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), the mediator must request that all participants in the mediation complete an attendance sheet stating their names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers; retain the attendance sheet for at least two years; and submit it to the court on request.
The mediator must agree, in each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), that if an inquiry or a complaint is made about the conduct of the mediator, mediation communications may be disclosed solely for purposes of a complaint procedure conducted pursuant to rule 3.865 to address that complaint or inquiry.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.