5 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.
First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • In cases with one pro se party, the attorney in the case shall have the responsibility to serve the pro se plaintiff/petitioner or pro se defendant/respondent copies of any orders received from the courts via the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal. The attorney shall prepare and file a Certificate of Compliance within five business days as proof of the attorney’s service upon the pro se litigant(s). • In cases wherein both parties are pro se, the Clerk shall have the responsibility to serve copies of any orders on the pro se litigant(s), and shall file a Certificate of Compliance as proof of service within five business days. • The Clerk shall have the responsibility to serve copies of any orders on those attorneys excused from electronic transmission pursuant to Rule 2.516, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, and shall file a Certificate of Compliance as proof of service within five business days. • All proposed orders, whether submitted by a pro se litigant or by an attorney of record, shall include as the final paragraph the following language: "In cases wherein one party is unrepresented (pro se), it is the responsibility of the sole attorney in the case to serve within five business days this [order or judgment] upon any pro se party who does not have access to nor is a registered user of the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal.” • Effective upon entry of this directive, a “Certificate of Service” shall no longer be affixed to any electronic proposed order submitted to the Court. Attorneys who are not excused from electronic transmission pursuant to Rule 2,516, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, will receive service from the courts via the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal at the e-mail address on file with the Portal.
In cases with one pro se party, the attorney in the case shall have the responsibility to serve the pro se plaintiff/petitioner or pro se defendant/respondent copies of any orders received from the courts via the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal. The attorney shall prepare and file a Certificate of Compliance within five business days as proof of the attorney’s service upon the pro se litigant(s).
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18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.