If the parties desire court sponsored mediation, they typically make this election in their Discovery Plan or in a Joint Mediation Statement. If the parties agree that a case should be mediated by a district or magistrate judge, such request should be included in the Discovery Plan or Joint Mediation Statement. If the parties intend that a mediator be selected from the court's mediation panel, within forty-eight hours of requesting mediation, the parties shall conventionally file a list of five possible mediators from the court's approved list in descending order of preference. The court will then issue an order appointing a mediator and will set a date by which the mediation must be held. The mediator will schedule the mediation in consultation with the parties and court personnel.