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In most circuit civil cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit the court itself enters a Case Management Order setting deadlines, so the parties do not need to prepare or submit a proposed CMO.
Circuit civil cases in Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. The Civil Division page cites AO 2025-01.1 (Circuit Civil Case Management and Entry of Case Management Orders) and AO 2025-02.1 (County Court Civil Case Management and Small Claims PIP Cases).
Under the new procedures, the judges in most cases will enter a Case Management Order with many deadlines the parties must meet. This means in most cases the parties do not need to complete or submit a proposed Case Management Order with proposed deadlines.
Under the new procedures, the judges in most cases will enter a Case Management Order with many deadlines the parties must meet.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.