Stephen Sather, an attorney in Austin, Texas blogs at A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Blog. In a recent post, he discusses the use of mediation in bankruptcy cases, using a recent example in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding in the Southern District of Texas. Apparently, the trustee and the other parties wanted to mediate. When they advised the judge of their request, the judge denied the motion, and during the course of the proceeding asked if estate funds would be used to pay the mediator and espoused his not-so-favorable views about mediation. Link here.
