So you think that the only way to settle a quarrel is to roll up your shirt sleeves? Think again, and take a look at the results (tabulated from October 1983 through September 1984) of civil disputes settled by the Dispute Mediation Service of Dallas Inc.
Total inquiries… 3,900
Cases accepted…1,511
Annual projected case
goal…1,500
Cases closed…1,410
Mediated-agreement (bothparties present at mediation hearing)…53
Mediated-no agreement .. 6
Conciliated (mediator acts as go-between)…600
Not conciliated…116
Referred out…156
No-show…11
Others…468
Executive director Herb Cook says that the 4-year-old agency is a non-profit organization that receives its funding from the Dallas County Commissioners Court. There are 57 mediators on call. For information, call 821-4380.
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