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.
Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.