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29 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
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. • VI. Fee Schedule for the Tenth Circuit Electronic Court Reporter’s Office: A. Regular Transcript Rates: Effective upon the signing of Administrative Order 1-22.6: 1. Electronic delivery (delivery within 30 days by e-filing, e-serve, and/or e- mail): $7.50 per transcript page. 2. If paper transcript (delivery within 30 days): $7.50 per transcript page. 3. Additional copies: $2.00 per transcript page. B. Expedited Transcript Rate: (only when permitted by the Electronic Court Reporter Manager): Delivery within 72 hours: $15.00 per transcript page. C. Compact Disc Rate: $30.00 per copy. • 3. Courtesy copies may not be faxed to the assigned judge’s office except when the motion or complaint is an emergency and the attorney or pro se litigant has received permission from the assigned judge’s judicial assistant to fax such motion. • 4. To avoid the appearance of impropriety, attorneys and pro se litigants shall not e-mail courtesy copies of any documents directly to the assigned judge unless specifically requested to do so by the assigned judge’s office. • Any party who seeks to introduce or reference an audio or video recording in Court, or to offer written evidence that requires translation into English, must have the item transcribed into English and must provide the translation to the opposing party within a reasonable period of time prior to the Court proceeding. The offering party must provide to the Court at the trial or hearing the transcript of the English translation. The offering party is responsible for such translation and transcription expenses. If approved by the presiding official, sight translation of short documents of no more than one (1) page may be provided by spoken language interpreters provided by the AOC for the proceeding. • 4. Proposed orders shall include any exhibits/attachments in the same .docx file. Exhibits/attachments in formats other than Word .docx must be converted to image files and be embedded in the proposed order. • 6. Exhibits/attachments must be clearly referenced in the body of the proposed order. • 1. If the submission relates to a written motion, the motion must be e-filed prior to submission of the proposed order. A courtesy copy of the motion with the E-Filing Portal date/time filing stamp must be included in the submission of the proposed order as an additional document. • Download the attached form in Acrobat PDF format. (PDF: 18 KB / 2 pages Ryce) • The borrower must deliver a written request for such information to the Program Manager in the format of Exhibit 6 attached no later than 25 days prior to the mediation session. The Program Manager shall promptly electronically transmit the request for information to plaintiff’s counsel. • 9. Nonparticipation by Borrower. If the borrower does not want to participate in the RMFM Program, or if the borrower fails or refuses to cooperate with the Program Manager, or if the Program Manager is unable to contact the borrower, the Program Manager shall file a notice of nonparticipation in the format of Exhibit 4 attached. The notice of nonparticipation shall be filed no later than 120 days after the initial copy of Form A is filed with the court. A copy of the notice of nonparticipation shall be served on the parties by the Program Manager. • 12. Scheduling Mediation. The plaintiff’s representative, plaintiff’s counsel, and the borrower are all required to comply with the time limitations imposed by this Administrative Order and attend a mediation session as scheduled by the Program Manager. No earlier than 60 days and no later than 120 days after suit is filed, the Program Manager shall schedule a mediation session. The mediation session shall be scheduled for a date and time convenient to the plaintiff’s representative, the borrower, and counsel for the plaintiff and the borrower, using a mediator from the panel of Florida Supreme Court certified circuit civil mediators who has been trained in mediating residential mortgage foreclosure actions in accordance with the standards stated in Exhibit 12 attached, either prior to or after issuance of Administrative Order AOSC09-54. Mediation sessions will be held at a suitable location(s) within the circuit as directed and obtained by the Program Manager. Mediation shall be completed within the time requirements established by rule 1.710(a), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. • 13. Attendance at Mediation. The following persons are required to be physically present at the mediation session: a plaintiff’s representative designated in the most recently filed Form A; plaintiff’s counsel; the borrower; and the borrower’s counsel of record, if any. However, the plaintiff’s representative may appear at mediation through the use of communication equipment, if plaintiff files and serves at least five (5) days prior to the mediation a notice in the format of Exhibit 7 attached advising that the plaintiff’s representative will be attending through the use of communication equipment and designating the person who has full authority to sign any settlement agreement reached. Plaintiff’s counsel may be designated as the person with full authority to sign the settlement agreement. • If the plaintiff’s representative attends mediation through the use of communication equipment, the person authorized by the plaintiff to sign a settlement agreement must be physically present at mediation. If the plaintiff’s representative attends mediation through the use of communication equipment, the plaintiff’s representative must remain on the communication equipment at all times during the entire mediation session. If the plaintiff’s representative attends through the use of communication equipment, and if the mediation results in an impasse, within five (5) days after the mediation session, the plaintiff’s representative shall file in the court file a certification in the format of Exhibit 8 attached as to whether the plaintiff’s representative attended mediation. If the mediation results in an impasse after the appearance of the plaintiff’s representative through the use of communication equipment, the failure to timely file the certification regarding attendance through the use of communication equipment shall be grounds to impose sanctions against the plaintiff, including requiring the physical appearance of the plaintiff’s representative at a second mediation, taxation of the costs of a second mediation to the plaintiff, or dismissal of the action. • Pursuant to rule 1.730(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, if a partial or full settlement agreement is reached, the mediator shall report the existence of the signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within 10 days after completion of the mediation. If the parties do not reach an agreement as to any matter as a result of mediation, the mediator shall report the lack of an agreement to the court without comment or recommendation. In the case of an impasse, the report shall advise the court who attended the mediation, and a copy of Form A or any amended Form A shall be attached to the report for the court to determine if at least one of the plaintiff’s representative named in Form A appeared for mediation. The mediator’s report to the court shall be in the format of Exhibit 9 attached. • ___ Within 10 days after the date of this order, Plaintiff shall file and serve the certification regarding the person or entity with full settlement authority where the residence is not homestead (Form Exhibit 10 attached to the Administrative Order). • 2. Motion for Referral to Mediation. Due to the termination of the mandatory residential mortgage foreclosure mediation program, mediations of homestead residential mortgage foreclosure cases may not be held without a court order of referral as provided in Exhibit 4 attached. Instead, either party may file a motion with the Court, within 30 days of service on the borrower of the mortgage foreclosure action, requesting that the case be referred to mediation. Nothing in this administrative order prohibits a judge from referring homestead residential mortgage foreclosure cases to mediation on a case-by- case basis without a request for a referral to mediation. See Fla. Stat. § 44.102; Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.700(a). • 4. The Mediators. All referrals to mediation of homestead residential mortgage foreclosure cases will be to a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit civil mediator who has been trained in mediating residential mortgage foreclosure actions as outlined in Exhibit 5 attached. The parties shall have 15 days from entry of the order of referral to mediation to agree on a particular mediator to conduct the mediation and schedule the mediation session. If the parties are unable to agree on the use of a particular mediator, either party may file a motion with the Court, within the 15 day time period, requesting that the Court appoint a mediator. In those cases, mediators will be appointed, without a hearing, on a rotational basis from a list of approved Florida Supreme Court certified circuit civil mediators specially trained to mediate residential mortgage foreclosure actions maintained by the Chief Judge. • 5. Plaintiff’s Disclosure for Mediation. No later than 30 days after entry of the order of referral to mediation, the borrower may submit a written request, in the format of Exhibit • 6. Borrower’s Disclosure for Mediation. When a homestead residential mortgage foreclosure case has been referred by the Court for mediation, the borrower(s) (i.e., any individual named as a party in the foreclosure action who is a primary obligor on the promissory note which is secured by the mortgage being foreclosed upon), shall provide the borrower’s financial disclosure for mediation to the plaintiff (i.e. the individual or entity filing to obtain a mortgage foreclosure on residential property) no later than 30 days after entry of the order of referral to mediation. The “Borrower’s Financial Disclosure for Mediation” means those documents described in Exhibit 1A; 1B; and 1C (attached). The Borrower’s Financial Disclosure for Mediation will depend on what option the borrower wants to pursue in trying to settle the action. The means of providing the Borrower’s Financial Disclosure for Mediation to the plaintiff shall be via a secure means of transmittal. If the disclosure is electronically transmitted, it must be sent from a secure dedicated e-mail address to a secure dedicated e-mail address. In the event that one of the parties does not have a secure dedicated e-mail address for the disclosure to be sent to, the party must use a public domain e-mail encryption program to ensure the integrity, security and confidentiality of the contents of the electronic transmission. • 9. Written Settlement Agreement; Mediation Report. If a partial or final agreement is reached, it shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties and their counsel, if any. Pursuant to rule 1.730(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, if a partial or full settlement agreement is reached, the mediator shall report the existence of the signed or transcribed agreement to the court without comment within 10 days after completion of the mediation. If the parties do not reach an agreement as to any matter as a result of mediation, the mediator shall report the lack of an agreement to the court without comment or recommendation. In the case of an impasse, the report shall advise the court who attended the mediation. The report shall be in the format of Exhibit 3 attached. • 4. The borrower must submit the Borrower’s Financial Disclosure for Mediation to the plaintiff no later than 30 days after entry of this order. See attached Exhibit 1. • 5. Any request by the borrower for plaintiff’s disclosure must be requested in writing, in the format of Exhibit 2 (attached), no later than 30 days after entry of this order. If requested by the borrower, the plaintiff’s disclosure must be transmitted no later than 5 days prior to the scheduled mediation. • The arbitrator shall file the statistical summary attached as Exhibit C within twenty (20) days after the time for filing any motions directed to the written decision has expired. If an arbitrator fails to submit the statistical summary to the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Services Program, then in the discretion of the Chief Judge, the arbitrator may be removed from the list of qualified arbitrators for this Circuit. • Within 30 days of this Order, each party shall provide the other with a list of all potential exhibits, copies of which shall be provided promptly to opposing counsel. Newly discovered exhibits shall be immediately provided. • Within 30 days of this Order, each part shall provide the other with a list of all potential exhibits, copies of which shall be provided promptly to opposing counsel. Newly discovered exhibits shall be immediately provided. • When any petition, pleading, motion or other document is to be brought before the Court at a hearing, counsel and pro se parties shall endeavor to file the same with the Clerk before scheduling the hearing. Likewise, except in extraordinary circumstances, counsel and pro se parties are expected to file any memoranda of law at least three (3) business days before any hearing, or alternatively provide a courtesy copy to opposing counsel, pro se parties and the Court during the same timeframe. • If a hearing must be cancelled, the attorney noticing the hearing shall promptly notify the judge’s judicial assistant, shall file a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing setting forth the date, time and matters previously noticed that are being cancelled, and shall promptly provide a courtesy copy of such Notice of Cancellation to the judge’s judicial assistant and all parties previously noticed of the hearing. • Prior to any hearing, all documents intended for admission into evidence shall have exhibit • c. Exhibit Disclosure. Within ten (10) days of the Case Management Conference, each party shall provide the opposing party with a preliminary exhibit list. No later than thirty (30) days before the Pretrial Conference, each party shall file and exchange their final Exhibit List, which specifically discloses and identifies the exhibits to be offered at trial. A generic statement disclosing “all discovery in this action”, alone, does not comply with this section. Failure to timely comply with the above, without good cause, shall result in the exclusion of said exhibit at trial.
VI. Fee Schedule for the Tenth Circuit Electronic Court Reporter’s Office: A. Regular Transcript Rates: Effective upon the signing of Administrative Order 1-22.6: 1. Electronic delivery (delivery within 30 days by e-filing, e-serve, and/or e- mail): $7.50 per transcript page. 2. If paper transcript (delivery within 30 days): $7.50 per transcript page. 3. Additional copies: $2.00 per transcript page. B. Expedited Transcript Rate: (only when permitted by the Electronic Court Reporter Manager): Delivery within 72 hours: $15.00 per transcript page. C. Compact Disc Rate: $30.00 per copy.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: . Corpus categories: PAGE/EXHIBIT LIMIT. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.