3 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 processing backlogged foreclosure cases, the circuit civil division judge in Santa Rosa County and Walton County and the assigned magistrates and their backup judges in Escambia County and Okaloosa County shall work with available case managers to facilitate implementation of case management, data collection, and mass scheduling practices as previously developed by the First Judicial Circuit Division “W” Foreclosure Backlog Reduction Initiative. • Division “W__” judges and magistrates shall have the authority to determine that a case qualifies as complex litigation, commercial litigation, complex commercial litigation, a case involving counter claims that include a request for jury trial, or any other case that appears to require more time than a basic foreclosure action. Division “W__” judges and magistrates may conclude that differentiated case management practices suggest such a case would be more appropriately handled by the originally assigned division judge and order reassignment of the case accordingly. • Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s counsel shall provide a copy of all notices of hearing or trial and all orders to any defendant who has not filed a notice of e-mail address.
In processing backlogged foreclosure cases, the circuit civil division judge in Santa Rosa County and Walton County and the assigned magistrates and their backup judges in Escambia County and Okaloosa County shall work with available case managers to facilitate implementation of case management, data collection, and mass scheduling practices as previously developed by the First Judicial Circuit Division “W” Foreclosure Backlog Reduction Initiative.
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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.