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40 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] 431co2.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/431co2.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All parties shall be ready for trial at 9:30 a.m. on the first day of said trial period. • Unless counsel submits an original signed stipulated pre-trial order directly to the Judge’s office to be received at least three (3) days prior to the conference, using the attached Pre-trial Conference Order form, then counselors trying the case are required to attend the pretrial conference FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING DISPUTES IN THE • Within 15 days of the date of this Order, counsel for the plaintiff(s) shall submit to opposing counsel the names and addresses of all witnesses reasonably anticipated to be called on behalf of the plaintiff(s). • Within 30 days from the date of this Order, defense counsel shall submit a list of all defense witnesses. • The witness list shall contain a plain and concise statement regarding the subject matter of the witnesses testimony. • No party shall be permitted to call any witness not so disclosed, without either prior permission of the Court or a written stipulation executed by all parties through their counsel. • The attorneys for all parties are directed to meet, initiated by counsel for the plaintiff, no later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, to: a. • Mark all exhibits for identification and prepare a chronological exhibit list for use by clerk and court at trial (actual exhibits and documentation evidence shall be available for inspection at this time). • Draft one pretrial conference order (using the form attached), signed by all participating counsel, that shall be submitted directly to the court at least 3 days prior to the pretrial conference. • In the -- 1 of 8 -- event the parties are unable to agree on any matter in the pretrial conference order, they shall leave the matter blank and same will be resolved at the pretrial conference with the Court. • All motions, except motions in limine, shall be filed and scheduled to be heard prior to the trial, or they are deemed abandoned. • Counsel shall complete all discovery, including but not limited to medical examinations, testing, and inspections, prior to the pretrial conference. • The conduct of discovery subsequent to the pretrial conference shall be permitted only on the order of the Court for good cause shown (or by written stipulation signed by all counsel), which will not delay the trial of this cause. • All parties are required to participate in mediation in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 1.700. • Within ten (10) days of the date of this Order, counsel shall consult with each other to select a mutually acceptable mediator/arbitrator, if possible. • Plaintiff's counsel shall notify, in writing, all counsel of record of the date and time agreed upon for mediation/arbitration. • Plaintiff's attorney shall be responsible for rescheduling, if necessary. • Failing agreement of counsel as to a mediator, (a) Counsel shall notify the Court, in writing, within 10 days of this Order, so that the Court can appoint a mediator/arbitrator. • Counsel shall collectively in a joint letter submit to the Court the names of at least two proposed mediators/arbitrators without designation of which party selected the proposed mediators/arbitrators. • (b) If the parties fail to notify the Court within 10 days of this Order as to their selection of a mediator/arbitrator, the Court may appoint a mediator/arbitrator sua sponte. • The following procedures shall apply to the mediation/arbitration conference: -- 2 of 8 -- a. • If insurance is involved, an adjuster with full and complete authority to settle, preferably the claims handling adjuster, shall be present. • Corporate parties shall appear through a management representative with full authority to enter into a full and complete compromise and settlement. b. • All parties shall present a brief, written summary of the case to the mediator/arbitrator no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled mediation/arbitration, containing a list of all issues as to each party. c. • All discussions, representations and statements made at the mediation conference shall be off the record and privileged pursuant to F.S. 44.102(3). d. • The mediator/arbitrator shall be compensated at a rate stipulated to by the parties and the mediator/arbitrator. • Mediation/Arbitration fees shall be equally divided and borne by the parties, and any agreed charges for travel and reasonable expenses are also to be equally divided. • Where there are multiple parties, the fee shall be the responsibility of the principal parties. e. • Mediation/Arbitration shall begin within 45 days of selection of the mediator/arbitrator. • The absence of any timely filed objection shall constitute consent to the appointment of a mediator/arbitrator. • A hearing date for the motion shall be obtained by the moving party from the Court at the time the motion is filed and a courtesy copy of the motion and notice of hearing shall be mailed to the Court’s judicial assistant. • (This provision is not applicable to non-jury cases.) On the first day of the trial, each party shall submit to the Court, with copies to opposing counsel, written jury instructions and proposed verdict forms. • Each jury instruction shall be on a separate sheet of paper; shall be plainly marked with the name and number of the case; shall contain citations of supporting authorities, if any; shall designate the party submitting the instructions; and shall be numbered in sequence. • This paragraph shall not foreclose the right of any party to modify instructions up to and including the instruction/charging conference at the close of evidence. • 1.470(b), shall be responsible for providing a clean copy of the jury instructions to the Court. • In order for the full purpose of the Pre-Trial procedures to be accomplished, each party shall be represented at all meetings and hearings required herein by the attorney who will participate in the trial of the cause and who is vested with full authority to make admissions and disclosure of facts, and to bind the clients by agreement in respect to all matters pertaining to the trial of the cause and the pretrial conference order. • All composite exhibits shall be satisfactorily bound to avoid the loss and disintegration of component parts of pages before presentation to the Court. • The oversized exhibits so reduced shall be returned to counsel at the close of the trial. • The parties shall assure the availability of their witnesses for the entire trial period or to otherwise preserve their testimony for trial as provided by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. • In the interest of time, particularly out of respect and in appreciation of the jury’s time dedication, objections raised in deposition transcripts/videos must be resolved prior to the first day of trial, either by written agreement/stipulation or by a timely filed motion to be heard prior to trial, otherwise said objections are waived.
All parties shall be ready for trial at 9:30 a.m. on the first day of said trial period.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 29b668879ff7e6b900a4eee34e0aee81afbb90fcc5667b0c4ceccef9343d338a. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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