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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 purpose of a court ordered civil case management plan issued pursuant to this Administrative Order shall be to set a plan for consistent progress towards the timely resolution of each case and to set reasonable expectations for the client, the attorneys, and the Court in every case; • Full implementation of the "Civ il Differentiated Ca se Management Procedures ," including all unifonn circuitwide procedure and fonns, shall apply to all circuit and county civil cases filed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, effective January 1, 2025. • Any updates or modifications to the forms shall be effectuated by further amendment to this Administrative Order. • 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 must be entered no later than 120 da ys after 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 specify the projected date of trial; indicate that the deadlines established in the order will be strictly enforced by the court; and, indicate that a final trial period will be ordered by the presiding jud ge no later th an forty-fi ve (45) days before the projected trial period set forth in the Court Ordered Case Management Plan, pursuant to Fl orida Rule of Civ il • The maximum deadlines specified in the Court Ordered Case Management Plan, as well as the projected date of trial, shall be consistent with the time standards specified in Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(1)(B) for the completion of civil cases. • As per Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l.200(b), the Court must assign each civil 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 promptly after the appearance of good cause to support the motion. • Complex cases must proceed as provided in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.20 I. • General cases are all other ac ti ons that do not meet the criteria for stream lined or complex. • A Coun Ordered Case Management Plan shall be entered by the Court no later than 120 days after an action commences . • Service issues must be addressed promptly and with diligence. • Ordered Case Management Plan, the party must act consistent with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200(e)(1)-(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 objections 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 weight. • Must be filed consistent with the Florida Rules of C ivil Procedure, unless 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 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. • Must be set for hearing and noticed within 60 days from filing of the motion/objection, or deemed abandoned 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 Prior 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. • Must be filed consistent with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, unless extend ed by o rd er • Must be set for hearing and noticed within 60 days from filing of the motion/objection, or deemed abandoned and denied. • Non-movant shall timely submit a proposed order in the event the motion/objection is deemed abandoned and denied. 150 Days Prior to Trial 150 Days Prior to Trial • The above-referenced schedule 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. • The Plaintiff must serve a copy of thi s Standing Order, with the attached Co urt Ordered Case Management Pl an, with each 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 initial pleading) and are required to electronically file documents through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. • Likewise, self-represented litigants are required to file with the Clerk a designation of a primary e-mail address for the purpose of serving and receiving service of pleadings (after the initial pleading), and are encouraged to file documents electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. • If a self-represented litigant seeks exemption from e-mail service pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.516(b)(1)(D), they must complete and file a Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration Form 2.601 and, upon such filing, service by and on that self-represented litigant is to be by hand-delivery, mail, or otherwise in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.516(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
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2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2003-06.