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(i) service of a detailed statement of claims, damages and defenses, a statement of the issues asserted by each party and positions with respect thereto, and any legal authorities the parties may wish to bring to the attention of the arbitrators, if appropriate; (ii) stipulations to uncontested facts; (iii) the extent to which discovery shall be conducted; (iv) exchange and premarking of those documents that each party believes may be offered at the hearing; (v) the identification and availability of witnesses, including experts, and such matters with respect to witnesses including their biographies and expected testimony as may be appropriate; (vi) the extent to which hearings will proceed on consecutive days; (vii) the possibility of utilizing mediation or other non- adjudicative methods of dispute resolution; and (viii) the procedure for the issuance of subpoenas. (b) By agreement of the parties and/or order of the arbitrators, the pre - hearing activities and the hearing procedures that will govern the non - binding arbitration will be memorialized in a Scheduling and Procedure Order. (c) During the course of the proceedings: (i) The arbitrators shall take such steps as they may deem necessary or desirable to avoid delay and to achieve a just, speedy and cost - effective resolution of the matter. (ii) All parties to the non - binding arbitration shall cooperate in the exchange of documents, exhibits and information within such party's control if the arbitrators consider such production to be consistent with the goal of achieving a just, speedy and cost - effective resolution of the matter. (iii) The exchange of information pursuant to this rule, as agreed by the parties to the non - binding arbitration and/or directed by the arbitrators, shall be included within the Scheduling and Procedure Order.