2. Applications to vacate a sentence;
3. Social Security appeals;
4. Bankruptcy appeals;
5. Cases implicating issues of public policy, exclusively or predominantly;
6. IRS summons enforcement actions;
7. Government foreclosure actions;
8. Civil asset forfeiture actions; and
9. Prisoner civil rights actions.
C. Stipulation. A case may be referred for ADR by stipulation of all parties. Stipulations shall be filed and shall designate the specific ADR intervention the parties have selected, the time frame within which the ADR process will be completed and the selected Neutral. Stipulations are presumed acceptable unless the assigned Judge determines that the interests of justice are not served.
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(US District Court, New York, Western District // Buffalo, NY 14202 // Judy Hernandez, Staff Attorney)


