9 verbatim requirements from 2.002 -Mediation.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Monroe). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section of https://e7tb82hwrcn.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/administrative-orders/Section%2002%20General%20Applicability/2.002%20-Mediation.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • The Mediation Program shall maintain a list of available mediators certified by the Florida Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 10.010c. • A copy of this stipulation designating a mediator by the judge, shall be forwarded to the Office of the Court Administrator by the lead attorney who is designated in the order directing mediation. • The Mediation Program shall keep a record of the case name, number, assigning judge, mediator and the lead attorney. • Therefore, effective immediately, although the Mediation Program must continue to assign mediators by rotation from the list of persons certified to perform such function, mediators from out of the circuit may be omitted from the rotation. • Pursuant to Rule 1.700(a) (1,2) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the first mediation conference shall be held within sixty days of referral unless otherwise ordered by the court. • Pursuant to Rule 1.710(a) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, mediation shall be completed within forty-five days of the first mediation conference, unless extended by order of the court or by stipulation of the parties. • Pursuant to Rule 1.720(b) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, if a party fails to appear at a duly notified mediation conference without good cause, the Court upon motion shall impose sanctions, including an award of mediator and attorney fees and other costs, against the party failing to appear. • Pursuant to Rule 1.730(a,b) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, if a settlement or partial settlement is reached, it shall be signed by all parties or their counsel and promptly submitted to the court. • Absent agreement of the parties to the contrary, the cost of the mediator’s services shall be borne equally by the parties to the mediation conference.
The Mediation Program shall maintain a list of available mediators certified by the Florida Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 10.010c.
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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.