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GAMS ARBITRATION TIMELINE

The GAMS Arbitration System was built from the ground up to provide fair, fast and cost effective dispute resolution. As shown below the system has a set schedual to promote speed and predictibility for the participants. Flexibility is provided by a multilateral system of easy to obtain but controlled extensions.

Timeline Item	Schedule	Possible Extensions	Day #	Day # W/Ext
Initial Filing Of Request For Arbitration
Notification Of Pending Arbitration To All Parties	GAMS Will Notify All Parties Within 10 Days Of Receipt Of Request For Arbitration		1	1
GAMS Assigns Initial Arbitrator	GAMS Will Notify All Parties Within 10 Days Of Receipt Of Request For Arbitration		10	10
Preliminary Issue Documents	GAMS Must Receive Within 20 Days From All Parties Except Initial Filing Party	Possible 10 Day Extension	30	40
Cross/Counter Claim	GAMS Must Receive Within 20 Days From All Parties Except Initial Filing Party		30	40
Response to Cross/Counter Claim	GAMS Must Receive Within 10 Days From Cross/Counter Claim Respondents		40	50
Preliminary Issue Documents for Cross/Counter Claim	GAMS Must Receive Within 10 Days From Cross/Counter Claim Respondents		40	50
Discovery (optional)	All Parties Must Complete Discovery Within 30 Days Of Receipt Of Initial Disclosure Of Evidence	Possible 15 Day Extension	60	85
Final Certificate Of Interested Parties	GAMS Must Receive Within 10 Days From All Parties		70	95
GAMS Assigns Final Arbitrator	GAMS Will Assign And Notify All Parties Within 10 Days		80	105
GAMS Sets Hearing Date	GAMS Will Notify All Parties Within 10 Days		80	105
Prehearing Filings	GAMS Must Receive From All Parties No Later Than The 10th Day Before Hearing		100	135
Hearing Conducted	GAMS Will Conduct Hearing Within 30 Days Of Hearing Notification Date	Possible 10 Day Extension	110	145
Award Issued	GAMS Will Issue Award Within 10 Days		120	155

	120 Days Total With Discovery	Total Of 35 Extension Days Possible
	90 Days Total without Discovery

Preliminary Issue Documents
Response To Notification Of Pending Arbitration
Initial Certificate Of Interested Parties
Initial Disclosure Of Evidence List
Arbitration Preferences
Case Administration Fees

Prehearing Filings
Final Statement Of Claim
Witness List
Exhibit List

The above is based upon the GAMS Arbitration Rules and a normal arbitration. In some cases these times will be longer due to unique situations. The arbitrators are flexible in order to allow for fairness and unforseen circumstances.

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