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D-6.0307              a.  (Unchanged)
Duty of
Respondent
Clerk of
Session or
other Governing
Body of the
same Primary
Synod


D-6.0307              b.  (Unchanged) 
Minutes and
Papers


D-6.0307              c.  Upon notification by the
Minutes and              stated clerk of the higher
Papers                      governing body of jurisdiction
                                aligned with the same
                                Primary Synod as the
                                Complainant or 
                                Respondent (Auburn or
                                Westminster), that
                                the case has been
                                accepted, the clerk of
                                session or stated clerk
                                of the respondent shall
                                transmit to the stated clerk
                                of the higher governing body
                                aligned with the same Primary
                                Synod as both the complainant
                                and respondent (Westminster or
                                Auburn), without delay the
                                minutes and papers 
                                pertaining to the case, along 
                                with the list of the record and
                                any requests for additional
                                papers which, if available,
                                shall be included.


D-6.0308              When the minutes and papers
Procedure             have been filed with the stated 
for                       clerk of the higher governing
Records                body, aligned with the same
                           Primary Synod as the complainant
                           and respondent (Auburn or
                           Westminster), the stated
                           clerk shall transmit them to
                           the Permanent Judicial
                           Commission of the Primary
                           Synod (Westminster or
                           Auburn), with which the
                           complainent and respondent
                           are aligned, and give notice
                           to the parties of an estimated
                           date for trial.


D-6.0309              The Permanent Judicial Commission
Trial                     of the governing body of the
Briefs                   Primary Synod (Auburn or
                           Westminster) with which the
                           complainant and respondent
                           are aligned, may require either
                           party in an original proceeding
                           to file a trial brief outlining the
                           evidence to be produced and the
                           theory upon which the evidence
                           is considered to be relevant.


D-6.0310              At any time after a case is received
Pretrial                 by the Permanent Judicial Commission
Conference           of the governing body aligned
                           with the same Primary Synod
                           (Auburn or Westminster) as
                           the complainant and respondent,
                           the commission may provide
                           by rule for the parties or their
                           counsel, if any, to explore 
                           settlement possibilities; or,
                           in a pretrial conference, to seek
                           agreement on a statement of
                           facts and disputed issues, to
                           exchange documents and other
                           evidence, and to take other
                           action which might reasonably
                           and impartially narrow the
                           dispute and expedite its
                           resolution.


D-6.0401              The Rules of section D-6 of these 
General                Proposed Amendments apply
Assembly              to the General Assembly
Arbitration             Arbitration Board.  The
Board                   General Assembly Arbitration
                           Board may take appeals
                           from the Permanent
                           Judicial Commissions of
                           the two Primary Synods
                           (Auburn or Westminster),
                           however jurisdiction is 
                           limited to cases with
                           issues not involving
                           ordination standards,
                           definitions of marriage,
                           Statements of Faith,
                           Educational Materials
                           used, church planting,
                           evangelism and 
                           evangelism methods,
                           in accordance with
                           section D-2.0104
                           of these proposed
                           amendments.  The
                           General Assembly
                           would select the
                           three members of
                           any Committee of
                           Counsel for any 
                           cases brought
                           before the General
                           Assembly Arbitration
                           Board.


D-7.0101              The trial of a remedial case
Trial                     shall be conducted by the
Remedial              Permanent Judicial 
                           Commission of the 
                           governing body aligned
                           with the same Primary
                           Synod (Westminster
                           or Auburn) as the
                           complainant and
                           respondent.

D-7.0102              The trial shall be conducted
Conducted            formally with full decorum in
Formally               a neutral place suitable to
                           the occassion.


D-7.0201              Citations to appear at trial for
Citation of             parties or such witnesses as
Parties and            either party may request shall
Witnesses             be signed by the moderator or
                           clerk of the Permanent Judicial
                           Commission of the same Primary
                           Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
                           with which the complainant and
                           respondent are aligned, who shall
                           cause them to be served.


D-7.0201(a)          a.  (Unchanged) 
Members
Cited


D-7.0201(b)          b.  (Unchanged)
Others
Requested


D-7.0201(c)           c.  (Unchanged)
Witnesses
from Another
Governing
Body


D-7.0201(d)           d.  (Unchanged)
Expenses


D-7.0202                (Unchanged)
Service of
Citation


D-7.0203                (Unchanged)
Second
Citation


D-7.0204                (Unchanged)
Refusal of
Witness to
Testify


D-7.0205                (Unchanged)
Deposition


D-7.0301                (Unchanged)
Counsel


D-7.0302                (Unchanged)
Circulation of
Materials


D-7.0303                (Unchanged)
Control
Conduct of
Trial


D-7.0303(a)            a. (Unchanged)
Questions as
to Procedure


D-7.0303(b)            b. (Unchanged)
Absences


D-7.0304                (Unchanged)
Loss of
Quorum


D-7.0401                (Unchanged)
Procedure in
a Remedial
Case


D-7.0401(a)            a. (Unchanged)
Announcement
by the
Moderator


D-7.0401(b)            b. (Unchanged)
Eligibility
of Commission
Members


D-7.0401(c)            c. (Unchanged) 
Procedural
Objections


D-7.0401(d)           d. (Unchanged)
Amend
Complaint


D-7.0401(e)           e. (Unchanged)
Opening
Statements


D-7.0401(f)           f. (Unchanged)
Rules of
Evidence


D-7.0401(g)          g. (Unchanged)
Evidence


D-7.0401(h)          h. (Unchanged)
Final
Statements


D-7.0402              (Unchanged)
Decision


D-7.0402(a)          a. (Unchanged)
Deliberation


D-7.0402(b)          b. (Unchanged)
Decision


D-7.0402(c)          c.  (Unchanged) 
Written
Decision


D-7.0402(d)         d.  (Unchanged)
Filed
Promptly


D-7.0402(e)         e.  (Unchanged)
Further
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