Form 7 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA or ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS [Date] [CASE # AND STYLE] Mediator [MEDIATOR] ORDER APPOINTING MEDIATOR PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES The above-named mediator is hereby appointed as appellate mediator in this matter. Mediation shall be conducted in conformity with the Alabama Appellate Mediation Rules; Rule 55, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure; and the Alabama Code of Ethics for Mediators. Mediation shall be completed within 63 days from [ORDER OF REFERRAL], the date of the issuance of the Order of Referral to Mediation. The mediator shall be compensated at a rate to be agreed upon between the parties and the mediator, which compensation shall be shared equally between the parties unless otherwise determined by final mediation agreement. An advance deposit covering the estimated cost of mediation may be required by the mediator, but in any event arrangements for payment of the cost of mediation must be coordinated directly with the mediator. ORDERED this [DATE]. __________________________________ Appellate Mediation Administrator cc: Counsel Mediator, with enclosures NOTE: Mediation is to conclude within 63 days from the date of the issuance of the Order of Referral to Mediation. The mediator shall file with the Appellate Mediation Office, 300 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, a mediator's report along with completed evaluations within seven days after the completion of mediation. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com