STATE OF MINNESOTA | DISTRICT COURT |
_ COUNTY | _ JUDICIAL DISTRICT |
CASE NO. : | |
_ | Case Type: _ |
Plaintiff | |
and | REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL |
_ | |
Defendant |
The undersigned parties request, pursuant to Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 111.05, that this action be deferred and excused from normal scheduling deadlines until _________, to permit the parties to engage in a formal collaborative law process. In support of this request, the parties represent to the Court as true:
1. All parties have contractually agreed to enter into a collaborative law process in an attempt to resolve their differences.
2. The undersigned attorneys are each trained as collaborative lawyers.
3. The undersigned attorneys each agree that if the collaborative law process is not concluded by the complete settlement of all issues between the parties, each attorney and his or her law firm will withdraw from further representation and will consent to the substitution of new counsel for the party.
4. The undersigned attorneys will diligently and in good faith pursue resolution of this action through the collaborative law process, and will promptly report to the Court when a settlement is reached or a soon as they determine that further collaborative law efforts will not be fruitful.
Signed: _ | Signed: _ |
Collaborative Lawyer for (Plaintiff) (Defendant) | Collaborative Lawyer for (Plaintiff) (Defendant) |
Attorney Reg. #: _ | Attorney Reg. #: _ |
Firm: _ | Firm: _ |
Address: _ | Address: _ |
Telephone: _ | Telephone: _ |
Date: _ | Date: _ |
ORDER FOR DEFERRAL
The foregoing request is granted, and this action is deferred and placed on the inactive calendar until ______________, 20__, or until further order of this Court.
Dated: _, 20__. | |
_ | |
Judge of District Court |
(Added effective January 1, 2008.)
Advisory Committee Comment - 2007 Amendment
Form 111.03 is a new form, designed to facilitate the making of a request for deferral of a case from scheduling as permitted by Rule 111.05 when that case is going to be the subject to a collaborative law process as defined in that rule.