12th Cir. — 2014-02.1 In Re: Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Change In Status Reporting Requirements (defining "active" and "inactive" cases) 1 · BenchPath

12th Cir. — 2014-02.1 In Re: Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Change In Status Reporting Requirements (defining "active" and "inactive" cases) 1

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders12th Jud. Cir., 2014-02.1 In Re: Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Change In Status Reporting Requirements (defining "active" and "inactive" cases) 1 — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

5 verbatim requirements from 2014-02.1 In Re: Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Change In Status Reporting Requirements (defining "active" and "inactive" cases) 1.

Applies to

Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Portals/0/AdminOrders/Section01/14-2-1.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • "INACTIVE" DESIGNATION BY THE COURT - The court shall designate a foreclosure case as "inactive" when court activity is suspended pending resolution of an issue external to the court or an issue that does not directly involve the court in resolving that issue. Examples of events that would move a case from "active" to "inactive" status are: a. Upon a court order directing a change in status; b. Upon on-going settlement negotiations or agreement by both parties (parties must provide the court with a stipulation signed and notarized by both parties or by court order); and c. Upon meeting any other criteria which the court deems designates the case "inactive". • AUTOMATIC "INACTIVE" DESIGNATION BY THE CLERK-The clerk of court shall automatically designate a foreclosure case "inactive" when one of the following documents is filed: a. Suggestion of Bankruptcy; b. Notice of Appeal (post judgment); c. Department of Justice hold; or d. Court order directing "inactive" status. • CHANGE IN DESIGNATION FROM "INACTIVE" TO "ACTIVE" - The clerk of court shall automatically change a designation from "inactive" to "active" upon one of the following events and shall promptly notify a court foreclosure case manager of the status change via email titled "MF Status Change/ Case#": a. Notification ofresolution of bankruptcy (as to all parties); b. Notification of resolution of appeal (post judgment); c. Notification of resolution of Department of Justice hold; or d. Court order directing "active" status. • Based on the above criteria, parties to the case (or their counsel, as applicable) shall notify the clerk of court in writing via notice or court order when they are aware that the clerk of court should change a case status from "active" to "inactive" or vice versa. • Additionally, judges, judicial assistants, magistrates and court foreclosure case managers shall notify the clerk of court in writing (via order, notice or email titled "MF Status 2 change / Case #") upon becoming aware that the case status should be changed from "active" to "inactive" or vice versa.

Source of truth

"INACTIVE" DESIGNATION BY THE COURT - The court shall designate a foreclosure case as "inactive" when court activity is suspended pending resolution of an issue external to the court or an issue that does not directly involve the court in resolving that issue. Examples of events that would move a case from "active" to "inactive" status are: a. Upon a court order directing a change in status; b. Upon on-going settlement negotiations or agreement by both parties (parties must provide the court with a stipulation signed and notarized by both parties or by court order); and c. Upon meeting any other criteria which the court deems designates the case "inactive".

Official source: 12th Circuit — Administrative Orders (all on one page)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 1, 2026
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-12th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 01cbb322c705f80ce3478d38697aee5d8f70a42a993f2080a36e933e2c5a40fc. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.

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