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120 verbatim mandatory provisions from 23-10.
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • Admin. 2.545, to provide effective early and continuous control of case processing to ensure fair and prompt resolution of disputes consistent with the nature and complexity of the case and to respond to the growing number of commercial, business, and other economic based civil filings having a direct impact on economic recovery in the circuit; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Chief Judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and considering available resources to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the Chief Judge is required to provide direction, see, Fla. • Each civil case shall be reviewed by the Court to determine whether it is streamlined, or general. • For cases filed before April 30, 2021, which contain a Case Management Order, the parties shall meet and agree to the required deadlines if they were not agreed upon at the case management conference in order to be compliant with AOSC20-23 Amend. 10. • The parties shall file the Case Management Order in the eportal for the judge’s signature with the agreed upon dates. 4. • All other Circuit Civil or County Civil cases shall be designated as a general civil case unless the Presiding Judge on its own motion, or upon the motion of a party, designates the case as complex under Fla. • Upon such designation, the action shall proceed as provided in that rule. c. • If designated a complex civil case, the case shall proceed as provided by Rule 1.201, Fla. • Circuit Civil cases filed after April 30, 2021 - Plaintiff shall, at the outset and based on the definitions in paragraph 4 above, determine the applicable form of Case Management Plan and Order (General or Streamlined). • Plaintiff shall file the applicable form Case Management Plan and Case Management Order in the case at the same time as the civil cover sheet, complaint, and summons(es) to be served upon all defendants. • The Clerk of Court shall notify the filer that the summons is not being accepted for filing until the form Case Management Plan and Case Management Order has been filed. • Any party serving an initial pleading (complaint, third-party complaint, etc.) in the case shall serve a copy of the appropriate Case Management Plan and Case Management Order together with initial service of process to each defendant. 7. • The completed Case Management Plan (signed by the parties) and Case Management Order shall be electronically submitted through the eportal to the Court for the judge’s signature within 30 days of the date the last defendant is served. 8. • Florida Small Claims Rule 7.020(c) (stating that “In any particular action, the court may order that action to proceed under 1 or more additional Florida Rules of Civil Procedure on application of any party or the stipulation of all parties or on the court's own motion.”); and section 51.011, Florida Statutes (providing a summary procedure for the resolution of certain actions when specified by statute or rule). -- 3 of 24 -- 4 b. deadline for service under extensions, and adding new parties, c. the deadlines by which fact and expert discovery shall be completed, d. the deadlines all objections to pleadings and pretrial motions shall be resolved, e. the deadline for all dispositive motions, including Daubert motions, and motions for summary judgment, shall be resolved, f. the deadline mediation shall have occurred, g. the projected date of trial.2 The Case Management Plan and Order indicates the deadlines established in the order will be strictly enforced by the court; and a trial order will be ordered by the presiding judge closer to the proximity of the trial period within 120 days of the trial date. 9. • Parties seeking to have a case designated as complex shall initially file and serve the Case Management Plan and Case Management Order (General) and thereafter comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 1.201(a) by filing an appropriate motion to declare the case complex. 10. • Circuit Civil cases filed before April 30, 2021, for each Circuit Civil case where a Trial Order or Case Management Order has not been issued, the Court shall issue a Notice of Case Management Order Requirement to the parties requiring the parties to meet and confer and agree upon a Case Management Plan. • Parties must use the applicable Case Management Plan and Case Management Order (Streamlined attached as Exhibit “A” or General attached as Exhibit “B” to this Administrative Order) and submit the signed completed Case Management Plan and completed Case Management Order with the deadlines to the presiding judge for review and approval. • Electronic versions of the form Case Management Plan and Case Management Order shall be available on the website for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. 11. • Matters that arise out of the parties’ attempts to agree on the Case Management Plan and Order will NOT be heard at the Court’s Hearing Calendar. 12. • For all newly filed Circuit Civil cases, the plaintiff shall file an affidavit of service for each defendant upon serving that defendant. • In addition, Notice of Service of Process demonstrating the status of Service of Process for all defendants in that action shall be filed 45 days from the filing of the action. • If all named defendants have not been served within 45 days of the time of filing of the initial Notice of Service of Process, an additional Notice of Service of Process shall be filed once all defendants are served. • The plaintiff is required to file the Notice of Service of Process and forward it to the case managers. • In cases where summons(es) has been issued but there has not been proper service or a responsive 2 The trial period shall be the trial period on the presiding judge’s calendar immediately following the projected trial date -- 4 of 24 -- 5 pleading filed by all defendants within 120 days, case managers will prepare a Notice of Intent to Dismiss that/those defendant(s). 13. • After the last defendant has been served, the parties shall meet and confer and agree upon a Case Management Plan prior to the expiration of 30 days from service of process. • Parties must use the applicable Case Management Plan (attached as Exhibit “A” or Exhibit “B” to this Administrative Order) and submit the signed completed Case Management Plan and completed Case Management Order (also attached as part of Exhibit “A” or Exhibit “B” to this Administrative Order) with the deadlines/time frames filled in to the presiding judge for review and approval.3 Electronic versions of the form Case Management Plan and Case Management Order shall be available on the website for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. 14. • Matters that arise out of the parties’ attempts to agree on the Case Management Plan and Order will NOT be heard at the Court’s Hearing Calendar. 15. • Subject to dismissal for a lack of prosecution pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e), a Case Management Order is required only if the court determines the action should remain pending and shall be issued within 30 days after such determination. b. • Subject to a statutory stay or a moratorium preventing the prosecution of the case, the Case Management Order shall be issued in a case filed: i. • On or after April 30, 2021, within 45 days after the stay or the moratorium ends or within 30 days after service of the complaint on the last of all named defendants, whichever date is later: or ii. • Before, April 30, 2021, within 45 days after the stay or the moratorium ends, or within 30 days after service of the complaint on the last of all named defendants, whichever date is later. • The Case Management Plan and Order shall address each deadline identified above and the projected date for trial if such an event has not yet occurred in the case or has not yet been specified by another Court Order. c. • Not subject to a statutory stay or a moratorium, the Case Management Order shall be issued in a case filed: i. • On or after April 30, 2021, within 30 days after service of the complaint on the last of all named defendants; or ii. • The Case Management Order shall address each deadline above and the projected date for trial if such event has not yet occurred in the case or has not yet been specified by another Court Order since its filing before April 30, 2021. 16. • For Circuit Civil Cases where there has been proper service on the defendants, but the parties have not submitted the Case Management Plan and Order, the case manager shall 3 The Case Management Order is a form order for both Brevard and Seminole counties and is to be edited to reflect the county in which the order is being filed, and any electronic signature requirements. • Also, the Case Management Plan must be filled out and signed by all parties. • Otherwise, a Trial Order will be issued providing the specific trial period 90-120 days prior to the projected trial date specified in the Case Management Order. • The trial Order shall provide: a. the trial period b. the pretrial conference date and time c. the timeframe for the attorney’s meeting and exchange of exhibits d. the pretrial statement requirements and required filing date e. any other trial requirements set forth by the judge in that division 18. • All parties should note, if any party issues a Notice for Trial more than 120 days prior to the projected trial date set forth in the Case Management Order, the Court will consider the parties have met and conferred and agreed the case is ready for trial at that time. • As a result, the Court shall issue a trial order with a trial date to take place within 120 days or less. • County Court cases filed after April 30, 2021, for each County Court Civil case filed after April 30, 2021, where the amount in dispute is not more than $8,000, the Clerk of the Court shall issue the signed Case Management Order (attached as Exhibit “C”) with the Summons. • Any party serving an initial pleading (complaint, third-party complaint, etc.) in any newly filed County Court Civil case shall serve a copy of the signed Case Management Order together with the initial service of process to each defendant. 20. • County Court Civil cases where the amount in controversy is more than $8,000 and less than $50,000, the plaintiff shall file an affidavit of service for each defendant upon serving that defendant. • In addition, Notice of Service of Process demonstrating the status of Service of Process shall be filed as indicated in paragraph 12 of this Administrative Order. • Parties must use the applicable Case Management Plan (attached as Exhibit “A” or Exhibit “B to this Administrative Order) and submit the signed completed Case Management Plan and completed Case Management Order (attached as Exhibit “A” or Exhibit “B” to this Administrative Order) with the deadlines/time frames filled in for the presiding judge’s -- 6 of 24 -- 7 review and approval.4 Electronic versions of the form Case Management Plan and Case Management Order shall be available on the website for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. 21. • Consistent with the time standards for the completion of civil cases, the following maximum periods within the deadlines required by this Order and the projected date of trial shall be set in the Case Management Order are established as follows: a. • This Administrative Order shall be subject to modification, addition, and extension as the evolving and fluid nature of the facts and circumstances may require. • Deadline for Witness & Exhibit List (Witnesses MUST be listed by actual NAME of the witness, and not by designation (i.e., use of such designations as “Corporate Representative,” “Records Custodian,” “Adjustor,” or “IME Doctor” standing alone is insufficient) Should be 45-60 days before Trial 4. • Deadline for Expert Disclosure Should be 90-120 days prior to projected trial date for Plaintiff (Parties should furnish opposing counsel with the names and addresses of all expert witnesses under Rule 1.390(a) to be called at trial and all information regarding expert testimony that is required by Rule 1.280(b)(5). • Information furnished pursuant to this paragraph should be timely filed with the Clerk of the Court.) Should be 60-90 days prior to projected trial date for Defendant 5. • Objections to pleadings Should be resolved 120-150 days prior to projected trial date 6. • Deadline for Discovery Completion (including Depositions) Should be 30 days prior to projected trial date 7. • Deadline for Dispositive Motions, including Daubert Motions-Failure to do so shall constitute a waiver at Trial of any Daubert related evidence objection or issue Responsibility for scheduling of the Hearing shall be upon the party filing the Motion or Objection. • Trial Date Must include estimated length of trial and projected date trial is desired to commence approximately no later than 12 months from date of service of last defendant. -- 9 of 24 -- 10 I hereby certify that all parties have met and conferred regarding all proposed dates for the Case Management Plan and Case Management Order and certify that all dates proposed in the Case Management Order have been agreed to by the parties. • Unrepresented parties must include email address for service. ___________________________________ ______________________________ -- 10 of 24 -- 11 IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SEMINOLE/BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA ________________________, CASE NO: • The Court issues an Order Setting Pre-Trial Conference and Trial Date within at least 120 days from the projected trial docket. • Any request(s) for the addition of new parties, or amendments to the pleadings, shall be served within _____ days from the response date. • The fact witnesses and exhibits of all parties shall be disclosed to all other parties no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • All Plaintiff’s Expert Witnesses shall be disclosed to all other parties no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • Defendant’s Expert Witnesses shall be disclosed to all other parties within 30 days thereafter. • All fact AND expert discovery shall be completed no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • All objections to the pleadings, and all pre-trial motions shall be resolved no later than ____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • Dispositive Motions, including Daubert Motions, shall be resolved no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. -- 11 of 24 -- 12 Mediation shall be completed no later than_____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • The parties shall strictly comply with the terms of this Case Management Plan and Case Management Order unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • All counsel and unrepresented parties shall familiarize themselves and comply with the requirements of the following: • The parties may not, individually or by agreement, alter or extend the deadlines in this Order, or waive any of the provisions of this Order. • Parties may file a Notice for Trial if they are ready for trial more than 120 days prior to the above projected trial date. • The Plaintiff shall confer with opposing counsel/party regarding the anticipated length of trial and file a Notice for Trial. • The Plaintiff shall forward a copy of the Notice for Trial to the Case Manager at the email address noted on the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit website. 5. • All counsel and unrepresented parties shall familiarize themselves with the current edition of the Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice and seek to resolve discovery issues without court intervention whenever possible. 6. • In the event a party is unrepresented and has not designated an email address for purposes of electronic service, counsel for Plaintiff shall be responsible for serving this Order and all future orders of the Court via a non-electronic means (U.S. mail, Federal Express or the equivalent) and shall file a Certificate of Service with the Court indicating who was served, the date of service, and the method of service (including any address or email used) within three (3) business days. • If Plaintiff is unrepresented, Counsel for the Defendant shall have this same obligation. • If all parties are unrepresented, the Plaintiff shall provide stamped addressed envelopes to the Court with submission of this and any other proposed Order. 7. • The case will not be removed from the docket until all documents necessary for closure of the case are filed with the Clerk and notification has been provided to the judicial assistant. • Please contact the ADA Coordinator in your county at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. • Deadline for Witness & Exhibit List (Witnesses MUST be listed by actual NAME of the witness, and not by designation (i.e., use of such designations as “Corporate Representative,” “Records Custodian,” “Adjustor,” or “IME Doctor” standing alone is insufficient) Should be 60-90 days before Trial 4. • Deadline for Expert Disclosure Should be 150-180 days prior to projected trial date for Plaintiff (Parties should furnish opposing counsel with the Names and addresses of all expert witnesses under Rule 1.390(a) to be called at trial and all information regarding expert testimony that is required by Rule 1.280(b)(5). • Objections to pleadings Should be resolved 150-180 days prior to projected trial date 6. • Deadline for Discovery Completion (including Depositions) Should be 15-30 days prior to projected trial date 7. • Deadline for Dispositive Motions, including Daubert Motions- Failure to do so shall constitute a waiver at Trial of any Daubert related evidence objection or issue Responsibility for scheduling of the Hearing shall be upon the party filing the Motion or Objection. • Trial Date Must include estimated length of trial and projected date trial is desired to commence no later than 18 months from date of service of last defendant -- 15 of 24 -- 16 I hereby certify that I have that all parties have met and conferred regarding all proposed dates for the Case Management Plan and Case Management Order and certify that all dates proposed in the Case Management Order have been agreed to by the parties. • Unrepresented parties must include email address for service. ___________________________________ ______________________________ -- 16 of 24 -- 17 IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BREVARD/ SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA ________________________, CASE NO: • Dispositive Motions, including Daubert Motions, shall be resolved no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. • Mediation shall be completed no later than _____ days prior to the above projected trial date. -- 17 of 24 -- 18 ORDER THE COURT, having reviewed the preceding Case Management Dates, finding them to be satisfactory. • That this Case Management Order, Order Setting Discovery Completion Dates, Order Requiring parties to Schedule and Attend and Conclude Mediation Conference, and Order Scheduling Pre- trial Conference and Trial Dates must be served by the Plaintiff(s) with the Summons and Complaint on all Defendants. -- 20 of 24 -- 21 2. • That the Complaint must be served on all parties no later than 120 days from the date of the filing of the Complaint. • All new parties must be added by the Plaintiff no more than 45 days following service of the Complaint on any Defendant. • All new parties must be added by any Defendant no more than 45 days after service of the Complaint upon that Defendant. 4. • P. 1.200 to consider all matters suggested therein to facilitate the orderly disposition of this case shall be heard before the presiding Judge. • The Pretrial Conference must be scheduled no more than 420 days from the date on which the Complaint is filed with the Clerk of the Court (unless that date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case the Pre-trial Conference shall be held on the next business day). • That the Plaintiff(s) as well as the Defendant(s) shall, at least 20 days prior to the Pre-trial Conference, file with the Clerk of the County Court and serve a copy on each other of a Pre-trial Statement signed by the attorney for the Plaintiff(s) and by either the attorney for each of the Defendants, if they are represented, or by the Defendant(s) her/himself if unrepresented, which shall contain: a. • All bills and similar documentary exhibits not at least 8 1/2 x 11 in size shall be neatly stapled to 8 1/2 x 11 white bond paper. • Witnesses MUST be listed by actual NAME of the witness, and not by designation (i.e., use of such designations as “Corporate Representative,” “Records Custodian,” and “Adjustor” standing alone is insufficient). • Only those witnesses listed by NAME shall be permitted to testify at Trial absent extraordinary circumstances. e. • Witnesses MUST be listed by actual NAME of the witness, and not by designation (i.e., use -- 21 of 24 -- 22 of such designations as “IME Doctor” or “Accident Reconstruction Expert” standing alone is insufficient). f. • At the time of the Pre-trial Conference, the parties shall further be prepared to discuss all of the items set forth in Fla. • Counsel shall be fully prepared to advise the Court at the Pre-Trial Conference of the precise objection(s) it has to each of opposing counsel’s exhibits, based upon counsel’s prior review of these exhibits as required in Paragraph 6(c) above. 7. • The deadline for completion of all discovery other than depositions under oath shall be completed on or before 240 days following the filing of an Answer or the first response to the Complaint by any Defendant absent further Order of the Court. 8. • All depositions under oath, including those of expert witnesses shall be noticed and completed on or before 360 days from the date on which the Complaint is filed with the Clerk of the Court (unless that date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case all depositions under oath shall be noticed and completed on the next business day), absent further Order of the Court. 9. • All witness lists and exhibit lists shall be exchanged on or before 120 days prior to the Pretrial Conference as referenced in Paragraph 4 hereinabove absent further Order of the Court. • Witnesses MUST be listed by actual NAME of the witness, and not by designation (i.e., use of such designations as “Corporate Representative,” “Records Custodian,” “Adjustor,” or “IME Doctor” standing alone is insufficient). 10. • Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed and heard within 90 days prior to the pretrial conference. • Responsibility for scheduling the hearing shall be upon the party filing the Motion or Objection. • Any Motion or Objection directed to the pleadings which does not comply with these time limits shall be deemed waived or abandoned absent good cause shown. • Matters constituting good cause shown shall be limited to those matters unforeseen upon exercise of due diligence. • Attorney workload and staffing issues, standing alone, shall not constitute grounds for a claim of good cause. 11. • All Daubert related issues (Section 90.702, Florida Statutes) shall be filed, noticed for hearing, and heard by the Court no later than 30 days prior to the Pre-trial Conference. • Failure to do so shall constitute a waiver at Trial of any Daubert related evidence objection or issue. 12. • All other Motions shall be filed, noticed for hearing, and heard by the Court prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, other than Motions in Limine. -- 22 of 24 -- 23 13. • Counsel for the Plaintiff(s) and Counsel for the Defendant(s) will submit to each other no later than one day prior to the Pretrial Conference a complete set of proposed Jury Instructions and proposed Verdict Form. • Counsel shall confer with one another prior to the Pre-Trial Conference in order to come to agreement as to said Instructions and Verdict Form. • Mediation must be scheduled and concluded prior to the date of the Pre-Trial Conference. • It shall be the responsibility of the Plaintiff(s) to schedule this Mediation Conference and take reasonable actions to coordinate the Mediation Conference with the Defendant(s). • In the event that the Defendant(s) fails or refuses to pay its half of the Mediator’s reasonable fees, the Plaintiff(s) shall pay all of the Mediator’s reasonable fees and one- half of the Mediator’s fees shall be a taxable cost to be paid by the Defendant(s) to the Plaintiff regardless of the outcome of the Trial in this case. • Counsel for the Plaintiff(s) shall file a Case Status Report with the Clerk of the Court no later than 360 days after filing of the Complaint in this case. • This Case Status Report shall include information on the status of the pleadings in the case, the core issues to be resolved by the Court of a jury in this case, the discovery already completed in the case, the discovery yet to be completed in the case and dates therefore, the outstanding Motions in the case, and any facts stipulated between the parties in the case. 16. • Jury Selection and/or date(s) for Trial will be scheduled at the Pretrial Conference and be held within 120 days of the Pretrial Conference absent further Order of the Court. • Counsel shall communicate with each other in a timely manner and otherwise respond in good faith to this Case Management Order. -- 23 of 24 -- 24 22. • You must contact coordinator at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, in Seminole County, call 711. • Please contact the ADA Coordinator at Court Administration, 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, 3rd floor, Viera, Florida, 32940-8006, (321) 633-2171 ext. 2 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. -- 24 of 24 --
Admin. 2.545, to provide effective early and continuous control of case processing to ensure fair and prompt resolution of disputes consistent with the nature and complexity of the case and to respond to the growing number of commercial, business, and other economic based civil filings having a direct impact on economic recovery in the circuit; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Chief Judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and considering available resources to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the Chief Judge is required to provide direction, see, Fla.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 0d8e9c3436ab20d6dd66a963087994a18694b209253725a6c4e5b85cbf9cefb2 (164996 bytes). BenchPath harvested this circuit itself because no research corpus existed for it. Extraction is conservative: mandatory-language sentences only, so this rule is a faithful subset of the order, never a summary of it.
Every party setting a hearing in Division AO must first confer in a good-faith effort to resolve the matter, and every hearing notice must include a certificate of that conferral. The division instructions state that conferral requires counsel to actually talk.
Under the 2025 case-management amendments, a movant must confer with the opposing party in a good-faith effort to resolve a nondispositive motion before filing it, and must include a certificate of conferral.
CV-E layers a second conferral on top of Rule 1.202: certify conferral before filing the motion (Exhibit A) and again before scheduling it for hearing (Exhibit B).