RULE 9.710. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDIATION
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RULE 9.710. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDIATION
Any case filed may be referred to mediation at the discretion of the court, but under no circumstances may the following categories of actions be referred:
(a) criminal and post-conviction cases;
(b) extraordinary writ petitions, except those filed under rule 9.100(c)(2);
(c) civil or criminal contempt;
(d) involuntary civil commitments of sexually violent predators;
(e) collateral criminal cases; and
(f) other matters as may be specified by administrative order.