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43 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2025-001.
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. • WHEREAS, each civil case must be assigned within 120 days after the action commences to a complex, general, or streamlined case management track. • Complex cases must proceed as provided in rule 1.201. 2. "General" cases are all other actions that do not meet the criteria for streamlined or complex. 3. "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. • B. "Commencement" - Pursuant to rule 1.050, every action of a civil nature shall be deemed commenced when the complaint or petition is filed except that ancillary proceedings shall be deemed commenced when the writ is issued or the pleading setting forth the claim of the party initiating the action is filed. • In contested cases subject to this order, the parties are required to diligently participate in case management, including engaging in early consultation and cooperation, early interaction with a Civil Case Manager and early involvement with the Court. • If the parties fail to mediate without good cause before the mediation deadline, sanctions shall be imposed by the Court. • Failure to timely mediate shall not constitute just cause for a trial continuance. • 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. • Should any party assert that a civil case should be treated other than designated above, such party shall file a written motion requesting such change and the motion shall be expeditiously resolved by the presiding judge. • Case management orders must specify, at a minimum, deadlines for the following case events: 1. • Projected trial date. [Actual trial date(s) shall be set by subsequent order.] D. • Deadlines must be consistent with the time standards specified in Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.250 (a)(l)(B). • Plaintiff (if self-represented) or Plaintiff's counsel must file a Notice of Final Service 3 -- 3 of 10 -- A.O. 21125-001 (In Re: • 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. • Rule 1.200 as amended is intended to supersede any case management rules issued by circuit courts and administrative orders on case management to the extent of contradiction. 3 Neither this Administrative Order nor the attached model orders shall be construed as granting any rights not already provided for by rule, statute, or law. • For actions commenced before January 1, 2025, and in which the court has not issued a case management order by that date, a case management order must be issued by April 4, 2025. • Notices by parties must identify specific issues to be addressed and contain a list of all pending motions. 2. • Motions for summary judgment and motions requiring evidentiary hearings may not be heard as part of a case management conference, unless agreed to by the parties. 3. • Attorneys and self-represented litigants appearing at conferences must be prepared on the pending matters in the case, be prepared to make decisions about future progress of the case and have authority to make representations to the court and enter into binding agreements concerning motions, issues and scheduling. 4. • DISCOVERY A party must, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties certain initial discovery disclosures unless privileged or protected from disclosure. • Seer. 1.280(a), Fla.R.Civ.P.4 A party may not seek discovery from any source before that party's initial disclosure obligations are satisfied, except when authorized by stipulation or by court order. • Grounds for objection must be provided with specificity, including the reasons. • Objections must state whether any responsive materials are being withheld on the basis of that objection. • An objection to part of a request must specify the part and permit inspection of the rest. • Any use of standard interrogatories must be adjusted for proportional discovery. • This should be done as soon as reasonably possible because a case management order must issue within ten (10) days after completion of an initial case management conference. • A final case management conference must be scheduled not less than 90 days before the date the case is set for trial. • In complex cases, parties must notify the court immediately if a case management conference or hearing time becomes unnecessary. • CONCLUSION Counsel for the parties and pro se individuals who are representing themselves in pending civil cases, whether in circuit court or county court civil divisions, shall review the Supreme Court case management and resolution provisions contained in AOSC2023-0962, as well as Fla. • Thereafter, they shall review their pending civil cases with the requirements of the Supreme Court and this local administrative order in mind. • Accordingly, the following terms and deadlines shall apply in this case: • Motions for summary judgment must comply with rule l.510(b) and be resolved no later than 15 days before trial. • Motion hearings: within 20 days offiling any motion for which a hearing is required, the moving party must contact the presiding judges office to set the motion for hearing. • 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. • 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. • All parties must mediate prior to trial unless excused by court order for good cause shown or as otherwise required by law and in compliance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. • If a party is unable to comply with a deadline in a case management order, the party must take action consistent with rule 1.200. • Any motion to continue a trial date must comply with rule 1.460. • IT IS ORDERED that all parties shall abide by the terms of this Order. • Motions for summary judgment must comply with rule 1.51 O(b) and be resolved no later than 3 0 days before trial. • 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. • 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. • 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. • IT IS ORDERED that all parties shall abide by the tenns of this Order.
WHEREAS, each civil case must be assigned within 120 days after the action commences to a complex, general, or streamlined case management track.
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25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.
10 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2014-025.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.