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28 U.S.C. § 658 — Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals
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**(a) Compensation.—** The district court shall, subject to regulations approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, establish the amount of compensation, if any, that each arbitrator or neutral shall receive for services rendered in each case under this chapter.
**(b) Transportation Allowances.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, a district court may reimburse arbitrators and other neutrals for actual transportation expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of duties under this chapter.
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**(a) Compensation.—** The district court shall, subject to regulations approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, establish the amount of compensation, if any, that each arbitrator or neutral shall receive for services rendered in each case under this chapter.
**(b) Transportation Allowances.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, a district court may reimburse arbitrators and other neutrals for actual transportation expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of duties under this chapter.
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**(a) Consideration of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Appropriate Cases.—** Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), each district court shall, by local rule adopted under section 2071(a), require that litigants in all civil cases consider the use of an alternative dispute resolution process at an appropriate stage in the litigation. Each district court shall provide litigants in all civil cases with at least one alternative dispute resolution process, including, but not limited to, mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrial, and arbitration as authorized in sections 654 through 658. Any district court that elects to require the use of alternative dispute resolution in certain cases may do so only with respect to mediation, early neutral evaluation, and, if the parties consent, arbitration.
**(b) Actions Exempted From Consideration of Alternative Dispute Resolution.—** Each district court may exempt from the requirements of this section specific cases or categories of cases in which use of alternative dispute resolution would not be appropriate. In defining these exemptions, each district court shall consult with members of the bar, including the United States Attorney for that district.
**(c) Authority of the Attorney General.—** Nothing in this section shall alter or conflict with the authority of the Attorney General to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States, with the authority of any Federal agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority by the Attorney General.
**(d) Confidentiality Provisions.—** Until such time as rules are adopted under chapter 131 of this title providing for the confidentiality of alternative d
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 671
AMENDMENTS
1998—Pub. L. 105–315 amended section generally, sub-
stituting provisions relating to subpoenas for provi-
sions relating to certification of arbitrators.
§ 657. Arbitration award and judgment
(a)
FILING
AND
EFFECT
OF
ARBITRATION
AWARD.—An arbitration award made by an arbi-
trator under this chapter, along with proof of
service of such award on the other party by the
prevailing party or by the plaintiff, shall be filed
promptly after the arbitration hearing is con-
cluded with the clerk of the district court that
referred the case to arbitration. Such award
shall be entered as the judgment of the court
after the time has expired for requesting a trial
de novo. The judgment so entered shall be sub-
ject to the same provisions of law and shall have
the same force and effect as a judgment of the
court in a civil action, except that the judgment
shall not be subject to review in any other court
by appeal or otherwise.
(b) SEALING OF ARBITRATION AWARD.—The dis-
trict court shall provide, by local rule adopted
under section 2071(a), that the contents of any
arbitration award made under this chapter shall
not be made known to any judge who might be
assigned to the case until the district court has
entered final judgment in the action or the ac-
tion has otherwise terminated.
(c) TRIAL DE NOVO OF ARBITRATION AWARDS.—
(1) TIME FOR FILING DEMAND.—Within 30 days
after the filing of an arbitration award with a
district court under subsection (a), any party
may file a written demand for a trial de novo
in the district court.
(2) ACTION
RESTORED
TO
COURT
DOCKET.—
Upon a demand for a trial de novo, the action
shall be restored to the docket of the court
and treated for all purposes as if
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