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3 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2015-005.
Third Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor). 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 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. No OCR. Only sentences carrying mandatory language are reproduced — the full order is in custody and is the controlling text. • AMENDED PROCEDURE FOR FORWARDING POSTCONVICTION PLEADINGS AND EXTRAORDINARY WRIT PETITIONS TO STAFF ATTORNEYS WHEREAS, the Trial Court Staff Attorneys in the Third Judicial Circuit provide direct professional legal support for the judges of this Circuit in all divisions; and WHEREAS, the Trial Court Staff Attorneys routinely assist judges with postconviction pleadings and extraordinary writ petitions; and WHEREAS, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and 3.801 direct that, upon the filing of a postconviction motion, "the clerk shall forward the motion and file to the court;" and WHEREAS, other postconviction pleadings and extraordinary writ petitions must be forwarded to the court; and WHEREAS, electronic docketing of pleadings is the practice of the clerks of the Third Judicial Circuit; and WHEREAS, there should be a uniform process by which the Trial Court Staff Attorneys receive copies of pleadings; • Within five days of the filing of postconviction pleadings or extraordinary writ petitions, the receiving clerk shall send by electronic mail a copy of the filing to staffattorneY@iud3.i1courts.org. • The electronic mail shall copy the assigned judge's Jndicial Assistant.
AMENDED PROCEDURE FOR FORWARDING POSTCONVICTION PLEADINGS AND EXTRAORDINARY WRIT PETITIONS TO STAFF ATTORNEYS WHEREAS, the Trial Court Staff Attorneys in the Third Judicial Circuit provide direct professional legal support for the judges of this Circuit in all divisions; and WHEREAS, the Trial Court Staff Attorneys routinely assist judges with postconviction pleadings and extraordinary writ petitions; and WHEREAS, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and 3.801 direct that, upon the filing of a postconviction motion, "the clerk shall forward the motion and file to the court;" and WHEREAS, other postconviction pleadings and extraordinary writ petitions must be forwarded to the court; and WHEREAS, electronic docketing of pleadings is the practice of the clerks of the Third Judicial Circuit; and WHEREAS, there should be a uniform process by which the Trial Court Staff Attorneys receive
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3 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1985-48.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.