5th Circuit: Uniform Guidelines Regarding Compulsory Medical Examinations
Summary
Circuit-wide uniform CME guidelines govern Rule 1.360 compulsory medical examinations; linked from multiple judge pages (Falvey, Daly; Hodges posts a Marion counterpart). Official filename carries the typo 'guidlines'.
Requirement
The uniform guidelines standardize scheduling, scope, attendance, recording and reporting conditions for compulsory medical examinations in civil cases circuit-wide; consult the posted PDF and the assigned judge's supplements (Judge Herndon and Judge Hodges post their own CME orders/guidelines).
Source of truth
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- Healthy · checked July 21, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 19, 2026fable5-livefetch-2026-07-20
Reviewer note: Fetched + hashed 2026-07-20. Filename typo (guidlines) is the court's own.
Related rules
Judge Barbee (Hernando) Standing Order — Circuit Civil (eff. June 18, 2026): 10-page memos, 10-day responses, email-only scheduling
Paperless chambers: no paper/mailed submissions absent prior approval; all hearing requests to dcbcivil@circuit5.org (phone requests get no response); responses + memoranda due 10 days from receipt of motion; court defers ruling 5 days when a reply is requested; 10-page memo cap; motions ordinarily decided on the papers (hearing request must accompany the motion with a time estimate); electronic evidence 2 business days ahead; proposed orders no more than 24 hours before or within 5 days after hearing; follow up after 45 days without a ruling.
Judge Barbee (Hernando) Standing Order — Probate (eff. June 18, 2026): 12-month completion, 1-business-day evidence
Probate matters should be completed within 12 months of letters of administration (Fla. Prob. R. 5.400(c)); electronic evidence for all evidentiary hearings due at least one full business day ahead; petitions to admit a lost/destroyed will require a hearing.
Judge Barbee (Hernando) Standing Order — Guardianship (eff. June 18, 2026): 10-page memos, 2-business-day evidence
Guardianship-docket standing order mirrors the civil order's core limits: 10-page legal-memorandum cap absent permission and electronic evidence at least 2 business days before hearings/trials.
Judge Fritton Standing Order (am. June 11, 2024): 10-page memos, 10-day responses, 48-hour case law, criminal Zoom ≤30 min
Applies to all matters assigned to Judge Fritton: email scheduling via sjones@circuit5.org with time-set-aside stated in the notice; motions filed before scheduling; proposed orders digital by email EXCEPT probate through the e-portal; case law <15 pages by email ≥48 hours ahead; interpreters via online form 7 days ahead; meet-and-confer certification in extension/discovery motions; 10-page memo cap; 10-day responses (silence = unopposed); criminal proceedings in person with Zoom only for non-evidentiary pretrial matters ≤30 minutes; criminal continuances e-filed ≥5 days ahead; family cases follow C-2007-22-B and A-2020-1.