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34 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 1.13 - Establishment and Implementation of Civil Case Management Plan (Amended 2/17/25) [Civil].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_1_13.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS , the purpo e of a co urt o rd ered c iv il case management plan i ss ued pursua nt to th is Administrative Order shall be to set a plan for consis tent progress towards the timely re elution of each case and to se t reasonable expecta tion s fo r the client, the attorneys , and the • Full implementation of the "Civ il Differentiated Ca se Management Procedures ," incl uding all unifonn circuitwide procedure and fonns, shall apply to all circuit and county civil cases filed in the Twentieth Judicial C ircuit, effective January 1, 2025. • Any updates or modifications to the forms shall be effectuated by further amendment to this Administrative Order. 3 -- 3 of 22 -- • The procedures and time standards do not supplant any ex iting rule statute, or law. • Neither this Administrative Order nor the Court Ordered Case Management Plans shall be construed as granting any rights not already provided for by rule, statute, or law. • A Co urt Ordered Case Management Pl an mus t be entered no later than 120 da ys afte r the ac tion comm ences. • Co un sel are required to fol low the Court Ord ered Ca e Mana ge ment Plan entered in their case. • The Court Ordered Case Management Plan shall pecify the projecte d date of trial; indicate that the deadlin es es tab li shed in the orde r w ill be stri c tl y enforced by the co urt; and , indicate that a final trial period will be ordered by the presiding j ud ge no later th an forty-fi ve (45) d ays before th e projected tria l period set forth in the Court Ordered Case Manageme nt Plan, pursuant to Fl orida Rul e of Civ il • P. 1. 010. 5 -- 5 of 22 -- must reflect what further activity will or wi ll not be pe1111itted , pursuant to Fl or ida • The m axim um deadlines specified in the Co urt Ordered Case Management Plan, as well as the projected date of trial, shall be consist ent with the time stan dards specified in Florida Rule of General Practi ce & Judicial Admini stration • As per Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l.200(b), the Court must assign each civi l case to one ( l) of three (3) case mana ge ment tracks by either an initial case management order or an administrative order on case management issued by the chief judge of the circu it: streamlined, general or complex. ln the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, the Chief Judge bas approved a list of presumptive Case Management Track Assignments, attached hereto as • Any motion to change the track to which a case is a signed must be fil ed promptl y after the appearance of good cause to support the motio n. • Complex cases must proceed as provided in Florida Rule of Civi l Procedure 1.20 I. • General cases are all other ac ti ons that do not meet the criteria for stream lined or comp lex. • A Coun Ordered Case Management Plan shall be entered by the Court no later than 120 days after an action commences . • Service i sue must be addres ed promptly and with diligence. • Ordered Case Management Plan, tbe party must act con istent with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l .200(e)( I )-(3). • Management Plan, or alter a projected trial period must comply with the requirements of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l.200(e)(3); • General o bj ections having to do with attorney workload, staffing, and scheduling conflicts should be discussed with clients directly before being brought to the court, and shall be given limited weig h t. • Must be filed consistent with the Florida Rules of C ivil Procedure, unle extended by order • Must be set for hearing and noticed within 60 days from filing of the motion/objection, or deemed abandoned and denied. • Please contact , whose office is located at and whose tele phon e numb er is ___ _ _ at least 7 da ys before y our scheduled court app e aranc e, or imme diat ely upon receiving this notification if th e time before th e sch eduled app e aranc e is less than 7 da ys; if you ar e hearin g or voice impair ed, call 711. -- 13 of 22 -- • Must be set for hearing and noticed within 60 days from filing of the motion/objection, or deemed aband oned and denied. • Non-movant shall timely submit a proposed order in the event the motion/objection is deemed abandoned and denied. 120 Days Prior to Trial 160 Days P tior to Trial • Please contact , whose office is located at and whose telephone numb er is _____ at least 7 da ys before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 da ys; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. -- 16 of 22 -- • Must be filed consistent with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, unless exte nd ed by o rd er • Must be set for hearing and noticed within 60 days from filing of the motion/objection, or deemed aban d oned and denied. • Non-movant shall timely submit a proposed order in the eve nt the m ot ion/obj ect ion i deemed ab an doned and denied. 150 Days Prior to Trial 150 Days Prior to T ri al • The above-referenced sc hedule of deadlines must be tri ct ly adhered to by the partie unless a change is otherwise agreed to by the partie and approved by the Court. • Please contact , whose office is located at and whose telephone number is _____ 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. -- 20 of 22 -- • The Plaintiff must se rve a copy of thi s Standing Order, with the attached Co urt Ordered Case Management Pl an, with eac h Summon s issued in this case. • In general, attorneys are required to designate a primary e-mail address for the purpose of serving and receiving service of pleadings (after the injtial pleading) and are required to electronically file do cum e nt s through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. • Likewi e, self-repre ented litigants are required to file with the Clerk a designation of a primary e-mail address for the purpose of serving and receiving ervice of pleading (after the initial pleading), and are encouraged to file document electronically through the Florida Court • Lf a self-repre ented litigant seek exemption from e-mail service pursuant to Florida Ru le of General Pra ctice & Judicial Admini stration 2.5 l 6(b)( I )(D), they must complete and file a Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration Fotm 2.601 and, upon such filing, service by and on that self-repre ented litigant is to be by hand-deliv ery , mail, or otherwi e in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.5 I 6(b )(2).
WHEREAS , the purpo e of a co urt o rd ered c iv il case management plan i ss ued pursua nt to th is Administrative Order shall be to set a plan for consis tent progress towards the timely re elution of each case and to se t reasonable expecta tion s fo r the client, the attorneys , and the
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 7fa9473f8d22dd380acba74dc979b3634209ae3745de4a52c5fa91298144ba57. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.