Trying to Hammer Out Your Differences Before Trial

If your adversary is there, your case will most likely go to mediation. Someone from the court (a mediator, probably a judge's law clerk or other volunteer) will help you work out your case and see if you can come to an agreement short of going to trial. If you can, the case will end there- if not the case will go to trial. It might go to trial on that day, or you might have to come back again on another day.