SLR 8-13.061: Court Shall Determine Whether Case is Subject to Arbitration

ARBITRATION (1) Any party may file and serve notice of a request that the court transfer a case to arbitration. (2) A case will be assigned to arbitration unless it is excluded as provided in UTCR 13.060(1). A case assigned to arbitration will not be removed, except as might occur under paragraph 3 of this rule, without an affidavit, motion and order. (3) Only in extraordinary circumstances will the court order a case returned from arbitration to the court docket after a case has been assigned to an arbitrator. The Presiding Judge may remove a case from arbitration any time the Presiding Judge is of the opinion that such extraordinary circumstances exist. (4) In the event a motion to file an amended pleading is allowed by the arbitrator which causes the case to no longer be subject to mandatory arbitration, that party filing such a pleading must notify the Arbitration Clerk. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the clerk shall then remove the case from arbitration. 8th Judicial District – Baker Circuit Court Revised February 1, 2026 Page 12 of 34