Twelfth Circuit — the court enters the Case Management Order; parties generally do not submit a proposed one

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Case ManagementTwelfth Judicial Circuit, Civil Division (citing Administrative Order 2025-01.1)

Summary

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.

Applies to

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).

Requirement

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.

Source of truth

Under the new procedures, the judges in most cases will enter a Case Management Order with many deadlines the parties must meet.

Official source: 12th Circuit — Civil Division page (case management, hearings, Judge Carroll courtroom notes)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 14, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: benchpath-arbitration-2026-07-22

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