Rule 13.035 - COURT SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER CASE IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION(1) A case assigned to arbitration will not be removed, except as might occur under (2) of this Rule, without an affidavit, motion and order.(2) Only in extraordinary circumstances will the court order a case returned from arbitration to the court docket after a case has been assigned to an arbitrator. The Presiding Judge of the judicial district in which the case was filed does retain the authority to remove a case from arbitration any time the Presiding Judge is of the opinion that such extraordinary circumstances exist.(3) In the event that amended pleadings are allowed by the arbitrator (e.g. amended complaint, third party complaint, etc.) in which a party or parties will be added to the case, or which causes the case not to be subject to mandatory arbitration, the party filing such an amended pleading must notify the Trial Court Administrator. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the court shall then remove the case from arbitration.Amended effective 2/1/2024.