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EXHIBIT D <br /> EXPEDITED ARBITRATION RULES <br /> A. Cases subject to the expedited procedure will be heard in chronological order according <br /> to the date filed. Exceptions will be made only in order to facilitate the use of non- <br /> employee witnesses. <br /> B. Cases currently scheduled for arbitration may be subject to this expedited procedure, <br /> subject to agreement of the parties. <br /> C. Four Arbitrators constituting an "expedited" panel will be selected by the parties. The <br /> "expedited" panel will be reviewed every six months, at which time substitutions may be <br /> made. In making substitutions, an Arbitrator may be removed at the request of either <br /> party, but any substitute must be agreed upon. <br /> D. In scheduling hearings, the Arbitrator on the panel will be required to schedule a block of <br /> two or three consecutive hearing days. <br /> E. Arbitrators will receive all grievance documents and relevant documents from the <br /> Professional Standards file at least one week prior to the hearing, at the discretion of the <br /> Arbitrator. <br /> F. Arbitrators will be permitted to issue subpoenas in accordance with applicable law. <br /> Subpoenas shall not used for purposes of delay. <br /> G. The hearings shall be informal. The Arbitrator shall assist the parties in ensuring that <br /> there is a complete record. <br /> H. The Arbitrator may require witnesses to testify under oath. <br /> I. There shall be a stenographic record of the proceedings. <br /> J. The rules of evidence normally followed in arbitration proceedings shall apply. The <br /> Arbitrator shall be the sole judge of the relevance and materiality of the evidence offered. <br /> K. The parties may argue orally on the record and may present relevant authorities to the <br /> Arbitrator at the hearing. <br /> L. The Arbitrator will issue a decision no later than thirty (30) days after the submittal of <br /> post-hearing briefs, or sixty (60) days after the completion of the last day of the <br /> scheduled hearing if no briefs are to be filed. His/her decision shall be based upon the <br /> record developed by the parties before and at the hearing, and shall include a written <br /> explanation of the basis for his/her conclusion and shall include reference to the evidence <br /> considered and the role that evidence played in reaching his/her decision. <br /> 35 <br />