Polk County circuit civil practice provides a coordination procedure for related cases where full consolidation would be inefficient.
Circuit civil cases in Polk County. The order is captioned for Polk County specifically, not the whole circuit.
AO 3-43.0 establishes a procedure applying when two or more circuit civil cases are related, allowing coordination of those cases as an alternative to consolidation where the court determines coordination is more efficient.
IN RE: COORDINATION OF CIRCUIT CIVIL CASES — WHEREAS, the Court has determined that there are circumstances that make coordination of related circuit civil cases more efficient than consolidation of such cases; and WHEREAS, the Court finds it necessary to establish a procedure for coordination of such cases;
Reviewer note: Applicability 2026-09-09 (fix program 2026-09-09, Phase 5, audit M7): specific -> universal — the row binds every court in its state/circuit/county scope and names no court, judge or division.
6 verbatim requirements on case management in STEVEN P. DELUCA's division.
4 verbatim requirements on case management in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.