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12 verbatim requirements on continuances.
Tenth Judicial Circuit — Circuit-wide: Hardee, Highlands, Polk only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • 1 This amended administrative order is issued to revise paragraphs 1., 2., 6.b, and 6.c. regarding dates and references to be consistent with the latest Florida Supreme Court orders and directives, and deletes the previous paragraph 8 that provided for continuance of fines and/or court costs in county criminal cases and non-criminal traffic violations. See Fla. Admin Order No. AOSC20-23, Amendment 5 (July 2, 2020); Fla. Admin Order No. AOSC20-32, Amendment 2 (July 2, 2020). • There is a continuing large volume of witness subpoenas for law enforcements officers in criminal matters pending in the Courts in this circuit. Personal service of all these subpoenas by deputy sheriffs is a waste of manpower and public funds. On the other hand, any system of service which does not provide a record of service and accountability for the subpoenas inevitably leads to failure of the officers to appear, continuance of trials and confusion in the courts. Rule 1.070(b), Fla. R. Civ. P. authorizes service of a subpoena by any competent person who is not a party to the action. Proof of service by a person other than a deputy shall be by affidavit of the person making service. • i. Chapter 44, Florida Statutes – Mediation Alternatives to Judicial Action ii. Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators iii. Rules 1.510 and 1.700 - 1.750, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure iv. Chapter 697, Florida Statutes – Instruments Deemed Mortgages and the Nature of a Mortgage v. Chapter 701, Florida Statutes – Assignment and Cancellation of Mortgages vi. Chapter 702, Florida Statutes – Foreclosure of Mortgages, Agreements for Deeds, and Statutory Liens vii. Chapter and/or sections pertaining to Condominiums and Homeowner Associations • require judges to conclude litigation as soon as it is reasonable and justly possible to do so, to take charge of all cases at an early stage, and to control the progress of the case thereafter until it is determined, and to apply a firm continuance policy allowing continuances only for good cause shown. • 3. CONTINUANCES. No continuance will be granted unless good cause is demonstrated in writing, signed by counsel and the parties he or she represents. See Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule 2.545(e). Conflicts about which the Court has been notified pursuant to Paragraph 2 will be persuasive. • E. CONTINUANCES: Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(e), “All • motions for continuance shall be in writing unless made at trial and, except for good • cause shown, shall be signed by the party requesting the continuance.” All motions for • continuance shall include a statement that opposing counsel has been contacted and • that opposing counsel either agrees or disagrees with said continuance request. • 7. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: Matters concerning the mediation process with Mediation Services, the associated fees, cancellations and continuances and attendance at mediation sessions will be as provided in “Tenth Circuit Mediation Services: Policies and Procedures”. (See Attachment A.) • WHEREAS, in order to maintain consistency and in consideration of the efforts on behalf of Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties to collect unpaid fines and court costs, it is essential for the efficient administration of justice to allow the Clerks of the Court for Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties, Florida, to grant one request for a continuance of fines and/or court cost;
1 This amended administrative order is issued to revise paragraphs 1., 2., 6.b, and 6.c. regarding dates and references to be consistent with the latest Florida Supreme Court orders and directives, and deletes the previous paragraph 8 that provided for continuance of fines and/or court costs in county criminal cases and non-criminal traffic violations. See Fla. Admin Order No. AOSC20-23, Amendment 5 (July 2, 2020); Fla. Admin Order No. AOSC20-32, Amendment 2 (July 2, 2020).
Reviewer note: Source sha256: . Corpus categories: CANCELLATION/CONTINUANCE. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Judge Siperstein requires every motion to be set within 5 days of filing and heard within 60 days, or it may be deemed abandoned.