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51 verbatim mandatory provisions from AOSC25-30.
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.
• All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to cameron.joyce@jud3.flcourts.org. • The subject line must contain the case number, case name, and relevant matter (e.g., 2024 DR 001234 SC – Doe v. • All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law. • All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • Hearings must be requested by e-mail to cameron.joyce@jud3.flcourts.org. • If you are requesting a hearing on a civil matter, you must comply with Fla.R.Civ.Pro. 1.202 and the Court’s local requirement. • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. • A notice of hearing involving any remote appearance must list the judicial Zoom credentials. • All notices of hearing must contain the ADA notification required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.540. • The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing. Order of Proceedings for specially set matters: • A request for continuance must be submitted at least two days prior to the scheduled court date. • Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e). • You must cancel hearings by notifying the judicial assistant immediately. • You must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self- represented litigant. • Requests to appear in person for a hearing noticed for Zoom must me made no later than the Friday prior to the hearing. • Any person appearing remotely must be in a private location that is quiet and free from distractions. • Any person appearing remotely must dress and behave professionally in the same manner as if physically present in the courtroom. • Any person appearing remotely must enable the person’s camera when joining the proceeding and keep the camera turned on until instructed otherwise by the court. Any person appearing remotely must mute the person’s microphone when joining the proceeding and keep the microphone turned off until instructed otherwise by the court. • If a witness appears remotely, the party calling the witness must ensure the witness has a functioning camera and microphone and has tested the internet connection before the hearing. • All proposed orders must be submitted in PDF and Word format. • All proposed orders must be accompanied by a cover letter either (1) certifying that all parties agree to the order or (2) containing a statement identifying the specific disagreement(s) of the parties as to the proposed order. • If the proposed order is submitted by email, the Certificate of Service shall be in substantial conformity with the below, as identified in red: • Mail, and/or Electronic Mail in accordance with the corresponding addresses listed therein on the date below to the following: _____________________ Judicial Assistant Pursuant to the standing order of this Court, counsel for the Plaintiff shall distribute a copy of the foregoing to all parties not utilizing an electronic mail address and file a “Notice of Filing” for the Certificate of Service. • If the order is submitted in paper form, the Certificate of Service shall be in substantial conformity with the below, as identified in blue. • The proposed order shall contain a signature block for the judge in substantial compliance with the following: • Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after any hearing unless the Court specifies a different time frame. • For all orders submitted in paper format, conformed, stamped envelopes to all parties that do not utilize the eportal shall also be provided. • Courtesy copies of case law must be submitted to the court for any evidentiary proceeding not fewer than 72 hours prior to the hearing. • If a motion is filed that is 50 pages or more, inclusive of attachments, counsel shall provide the Court a courtesy hard copy no less than 72 hours in advance of the hearing, or the matter will not be heard. • If the total number of pages exceeds fifty, a paper courtesy copy must be delivered to the court no less than 72 hours in advance of the hearing. • If a party believes there is a factual basis for setting an emergency hearing, a detailed motion setting forth the following must be filed: • All parties shall make themselves available for the emergency hearing, barring exigent circumstances. • All PDF’s e-filed and submitted to the Court shall be in a searchable format. • If it is a printed and scanned image, you must convert the scanned PDF/image into a searchable PDF by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. • For in-person hearings, exhibits must be submitted to the clerk of court in paper format. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must bring sufficient copies of each exhibit for the clerk, the court, and each party to review during the hearing or trial. • Exhibits must be labeled in the following format: ‘Petitioner/Plaintiff 1.’ ‘Respondent/Defendant 1.’ For Zoom hearings, exhibits must be submitted to the clerk of court through the eportal no less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the hearing. • Exhibits must be labeled in the following format: ‘Proposed Petitioner/Plaintiff 1’ ‘Proposed Respondent/Defendant 1.’ Deadline for Submissions: • All exhibits must be received in chambers three days before the evidentiary proceeding. • Any request for a CMC or status conference must articulate the reasons for the necessity of the conference. • If the court agrees that a CMC or status conference is required, the moving party may schedule the CMC or status conference through the judicial assistant. I. • (386)758-2163 or complete the ADA Request form located at https://thirdcircuitfl.org/ada-accommodation-request/ at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance. . • Specific Motions/Areas of Law Motion to Withdraw – if the client has not executed a consent, a hearing is required. • The proposed order shall contain language that directs all future filings and pleadings to the defendant, and include all contact information for the defendant within the body of the order. • The defendant shall be included on the Certificate of Service. • Just because it has been mailed/provided to the Clerk of Court does not mean it is in the court file. If there is a will file, the attorney must verify the cases have been consolidated before submitting a proposed order. • All proposed orders shall be submitted to the General Magistrate for review – do not send directly to Judge Griffin’s office. • Mandatory ADA Language All proposed orders setting a hearing or trial or hearing and all notices of hearing shall comply with Supreme Court SC2025-0725. • All notices of court proceedings, whether an order issued by a judge or a notice filed by an attorney or party, and all process compelling appearance, including but not limited to a summons, at court proceedings, must include the following statement in bold face, 14-point Bookman Old Style or Arial font: • (386)758-2163 or complete the ADA Request form located at https://thirdcircuitfl.org/ada-accommodation-request/ 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.
All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to cameron.joyce@jud3.flcourts.org.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: d69743733eed7fed401aead2e467593833b6de4d033e5501e8815520dd81d497 (213243 bytes). Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3a): page markers removed; wording untouched. 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. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.