California Mediation Position Statement

MEDIATION POSITION STATEMENT

CONFIDENTIAL — FOR MEDIATOR'S EYES ONLY

Case Caption: [________________________________________] v. [________________________________________]

Court / Case No.: [________________] Superior Court, Case No. [________________]

Mediation Date: [__/__/____]

Mediator: [________________________________________]

Submitting Party: ☐ Plaintiff / Petitioner ☐ Defendant / Respondent ☐ Cross-Complainant

Counsel for Submitting Party:
Name: [________________________________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]
State Bar No.: [________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Summary
2. Factual Background
3. Legal Issues
4. Damages / Relief Sought
5. Prior Settlement Efforts
6. Settlement Position
7. Obstacles to Resolution
8. Confidential Information for Mediator Only
9. Supporting Documents
10. Confidentiality Acknowledgment

1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

This Mediation Position Statement is submitted on behalf of [________________________________________] ("Client") in connection with the mediation scheduled for [__/__/____]. This statement is protected by the mediation confidentiality provisions of California Evidence Code §§ 1115–1128 and is intended solely for the mediator's use.

Brief Case Summary (2–3 sentences):
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Core Dispute: [________________________________________]

Amount in Controversy: $[________________]

2. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Key Facts:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Key Dates:

3. LEGAL ISSUES

Claims / Causes of Action:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Negligence
☐ Fraud / Misrepresentation
☐ Breach of Fiduciary Duty
☐ Unfair Business Practices (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200)
☐ Employment Claims (FEHA, Cal. Lab. Code)
☐ Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
☐ Real Property Dispute
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Key Legal Authorities:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Strengths of Our Position:
[________________________________________]

Weaknesses / Risks:
[________________________________________]

4. DAMAGES / RELIEF SOUGHT

Non-Monetary Relief Sought:
[________________________________________]

5. PRIOR SETTLEMENT EFFORTS

☐ Demand letter sent on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ Response received on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ Prior mediation conducted on [__/__/____] — Result: [________________]
☐ CCP § 998 Offer to Compromise served on [__/__/____] — Amount: $[________________]
☐ No prior settlement discussions

6. SETTLEMENT POSITION

Opening Position: $[________________]

Settlement Range (Confidential to Mediator): $[________________] to $[________________]

Non-Monetary Terms Acceptable:
☐ Mutual release of all claims
☐ Confidentiality / non-disclosure of settlement terms
☐ Non-disparagement clause
☐ Structured settlement
☐ Injunctive or equitable relief: [________________________________________]
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

7. OBSTACLES TO RESOLUTION

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Interests of the Parties (Beyond Legal Positions):
[________________________________________]

8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR MEDIATOR ONLY

DO NOT SHARE WITH OPPOSING PARTY:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Authority to Settle: The person attending mediation with full settlement authority is [________________________________________], whose authority extends to $[________________].

9. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

☐ Complaint / Cross-Complaint
☐ Key contracts or agreements
☐ Correspondence between parties
☐ Expert reports
☐ Damage calculations
☐ Photographs / evidence
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

10. CONFIDENTIALITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Pursuant to California Evidence Code § 1129, the undersigned attorney certifies:

☐ Client has been provided with written disclosure of mediation confidentiality restrictions under Cal. Evid. Code § 1119
☐ Client has signed a printed acknowledgment of confidentiality restrictions
☐ Client understands that all mediation communications are inadmissible in any subsequent proceeding

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

This document is protected under Cal. Evid. Code §§ 1115–1128 and is intended solely for the mediator. It shall not be filed with any court or disclosed to any third party without the consent of all mediation participants.