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26 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Third Judicial Circuit — 2025-001 only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as the Chief Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, specifically, Article V, section 2( d) of the Florida Constitution, sections 40.001 and 43.26, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215, it is therefore ORDERED as follows: 1 On December 5, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court issued an amended order and mle language after receiving comments and conducting oral arguments regarding the amendments announced in its May 23, 2024, opinion. • "Streamlined" cases are actions that reflect some mutual knowledge about the underlying facts, have limited needs for discovery, well-established legal issues related to liability and damages, few anticipated dispositive pretrial motions, minimal documentary evidence, and an anticipated trial length of no more than 3 days. • D. Extensions of deadlines established in case management orders are governed by rule 1.200 or rule 1.201, and trial continuances are governed by rule 1.460. • Within 120 days after the commencement of any civil case subject to rule 1.200, the presiding judge in the case must review and designate the case as "Complex," "Streamlined," or "General" and issue a case management order for each streamlined or general civil case, complete with the applicable deadlines. • Parties' requests for trial continuances are governed by rule 1.460 and if a trial is not reached during the trial period set by court order, the court must enter an order setting a new trial period that is as soon as practicable, given the needs of the case and resources of the court. • A final case management conference must be scheduled not less than 90 days before the date the case is set for trial. • Pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(l )(8), the expected completion date of a nonjury case is 12 months from the date of service of initial process on the last defendant or 120 days after commencement of the action as provided in rule 1.050, whichever occurs first. • Accordingly, the following terms and deadlines shall apply in this case: I. CASE DEADLINES AND EVENTS A. Deadline for service of complaints: 120 days after the complaint is filed. • B. Deadline for service under extensions: 15 0 days after the complaint is filed. • C. Deadline for addition of new parties: 180 days after the complaint is filed. • D. Deadline for completion of fact discovery: 240 days after the complaint is filed. • E. Deadline for completion of expert discovery: 2 70 days after the complaint is filed. • F. Deadline for filing and service of motions for summary judgment: 90 days before trial. • G. Motion hearings: within 20 days of filing any motion for which a hearing is required, the moving party must contact the presiding judges office to set the motion for hearing. • H. Deadline for all objections to pleadings to be resolved: within 60 days after the objection is filed and no later than 30 days before the pretrial conference. • I. Deadline for all pretrial motions to be resolved (excluding motions for summary judgment): within 30 days after the motion is filed and no later than the Friday before the trial week. • J. Deadline for completion of alternative dispute resolution including mediation: 270 days after the complaint is filed. 1 A.O. 2025-001 (APPENDIX A) K. Projected trial date: 12 months after the complaint is filed. • B. Deadline for service under extensions: 180 days after the complaint is filed. • C. Deadline for addition of new parties: 210 days after the complaint is filed. • D. Deadline for completion of fact discovery: 420 days after the complaint is filed. • E. Deadline for completion of expert discovery: 450 days after the complaint is filed. • F. Deadline for filing and service of motions for summary judgment: 120 days before trial. • Motions for summary judgment must comply with rule 1.51 O(b) and be resolved no later than 3 0 days before trial. • H. Deadline for all objections to pleadings to be resolved: within 75 days after the objection is filed and no later than 45 days before the pretrial conference. • I. Deadline for all pretrial motions to be resolved (excluding motions for summary judgment): within 60 days after the motion is filed and no later than the Friday before the trial week. • J. Deadline for completion of alternative dispute resolution including mediation: 450 days after the complaint is filed. 1 A.O. 2025-001 (APPENDJX BJ K. Projected trial date: 18 months after the complaint is filed.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as the Chief Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, specifically, Article V, section 2( d) of the Florida Constitution, sections 40.001 and 43.26, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215, it is therefore ORDERED as follows: 1 On December 5, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court issued an amended order and mle language after receivin
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