3d Cir. L.A.R. 33.2

All civil appeals and petitions for review or for enforcement of agency action are eligible

for referral to the Appellate Mediation Prog ram except: (1) original proceedings (such as

petitions for writ of mandamus); (2) appeals or petitions in social security, immigration or

deportation, or black lung cases; (3) prisoner petitions; (4) habeas corpus petitions or motions

filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255; (5) petitions for leave to file second or successive habeas

petitions; and (6) pro se cases. In all cases eligible for appellate mediation, the appellant or

petitioner must file with the clerk, within 10 days of the docketing of the ap peal with service on

all parties, a Civil Appeals Information Statement and a Concise Summary of the Case, which is

available on the court's website. Appellant must attach to the Concise Summary of the Case

copies of the order(s) being appealed and any ac companying opinion or memorandum of the

district court or agency. In the event the order(s) being appealed or any accompanying opinion

or memorandum adopt, affirm, or otherwise refer to the report and recommendation of a

magistrate judge or the decision of a bankruptcy judge, the report and recommendation or

decision must also be attached. In addition, any judge or panel of the court may refer to the

Chief Circuit Mediator any appeal, petition, motion or other procedural matter for review and

possible amicable resolution.

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