Arbitration Hearing Justifications

An arbitration hearing shall be approved if any of the following are true.

1. Sufficient evidence warrants a hearing.

2. The matter can not be settled without administrative intervention.

3. A clear SOP violation has occured.

When Investigations are underway, the investigator must determine if the case has merit and should be sent to the panel for further review.

1. Does a clear conflict or violation exist, or is there a circumstance that requires further review

2. Does the complaint stand up to the SOP?

3. Has anyone been muted, suspended, or banned?

4. Has content been deleted or suppressed?

IF the answer to any of these questions is YES, the matter shall be certified for review.

When an Judicial Administrator is hearing a case, they must also weigh the case against this list.

1. Did a violation Exist?

2. Was the imposed action justified and within the SOP guidelines?

If so, the matter is confirmed meaning substantiated by facts.

Next,

1. Was there any questionable actions taken by staff?

IF so, did those actions lead to an unfair decision?

If so, the verdict should be in favor of the complaintant and a revision in penalty is warranted but the charge remains.

2. Were there other parties involved that promoted the actions leading up to the penalties being contested?

If Yes, the facts determine how the case is altered.

HOWEVER, if the matter if upheld, Then the penalty phase begins.

The Judicial Administrator must order his/her sentencing to be just in accordance with not only the SOP, but taking into consideration, the circumstances in the case.

1. Was the complaintant alone?

2. Was the complaintant cooperative during the proceedings?

3. Did the admin initially handling the matter do something questionable that lead to the initial penalty?

4. What was the complaintants previous conduct record?

5. Was the complaintant instigated?

The judge will rule with these 5 things in mind.

The judge may ONLY make his or her ruling based solely on the facts, evidence, and testimony submitted in the case, leaving all outside info out.