Rule 14-5.1 — Effect of Referral to Mediation and Failure to Comply

(a) Closure of Disciplinary File. Upon referral for mediation of the issues involved in a disciplinary file, the disciplinary file shall be closed without the entry of a sanction and shall remain closed except as provided in subdivision (b), below: (b) Effect of Respondent’s Failure to Attend or Comply. It shall be a violation of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for a respondent to fail to attend an agreed-upon mediation conference without good cause. Likewise, it shall be a violation of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for a respondent to fail to fully comply with the terms of a written mediation agreement without good cause. (c) Effect of Complainant’s Failure to Attend. If a file referred for mediation is not fully resolved by reason of a complainant’s failure to attend without good cause, the disciplinary file based thereon may remain closed. 705) (875 So.2d 448).