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30 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2021-09.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • JODY PHILLIPS CLERK CIRCUIT COURT DUVAL COUNTY RECORDING $0.00 -- 1 of 16 -- For any civil case filed in Circuit Court on or after April 30, 2021, the parties shall confer and plaintiff shall e-file the appropriate, pre-signed Case Management Order (CMO) within 30 days of service of the complaint on the first defendant. • It must also specify deadlines by which fact and expert discovery shall be completed, when all objections to pleadings and pretrial motions shall be resolved, and when mediation shall have occurred. • The CMO shall also specify the projected date of trial, indicate the deadlines established in the order will be strictly enforced by the court, indicate that a firm trial date will be ordered by the presiding judge when the case is at issue pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440, and address any other matters required by the Chief J udge. • (a) Plaintiff shall have 120 days from the date of filing the complaint to serve all Defendants. • Extensions for service of the complaint shall be allowed upon a showing of good cause. • (b) The paitiesshall file the CMO within 30 days of service of the complaint on the first Defendant. • (c) The parties shall give notice of any potential additional parties within 90 days of the date of the CMO. • (e) Additional parties shall be added within 180 days of the date of the CMO unless good cause is demonstrated. • (f) Fact discovery, including depositions of fact witnesses, shall be completed within 12 months of the date of the CMO. • (g) Expert discovery, including expert depositions, shall be completed within 12 months of the date of the CMO. • (h) All pretrial motions shall be resolved before the pretrial conference. • (i) Mediation shall have occurred within 15 months of the date of the CMO. • (a) Plaintiff shall have 120 days from the date of filing the Complaint to serve all Defendants. • (b) The parties shall file the CMO within 30 days of service of the complaint on the first Defendant. • (c) The parties shall give notice of any potential additional parties within 60 days of the date of the CMO. • (e) Additional parties shall be added within 120 days of the date of the CMO unless good cause is demonstrated. • (f) Fact discovery, including depositions of fact witnesses shall be completed Within 8 months of the date of the CMO. • (g) Expert discovery, including expert depositions shall be completed within 8 months of the date of the CMO. • (i) Mediation shall have occurred within 10 months of the date of the CMO. • The Plaintiff shall promptly notify the presiding judge if the case is settled. l2. • Defendant. / ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE FOR JURY TRIAL IN A COMPLEX CASE Having conferred and designated this case as complex pursuant to Administrative Order No 2021-O9, the parties shall comply with Florida Rule of Procedure 1.201. : • The parties shall transmit a copy of the Case Management Order to the assigned judge’s judicial assistant. • Plaintiff shall schedule an initial Complex Case Management Conference Within 60 days of the filing of this Order to determine whether this case meets the criteria of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201. • Plaintiff shall promptly notify the Court if the case is settled. -- 5 of 16 -- 5. • ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE FOR NON-JURY TRIAL IN A COMPLEX CASE Having conferred and designated this case as complex pursuant to Administrative Order No 2021-09, the parties shall comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201, : l. • The parties shall transmit a copy of the Case Management Order to the assigned judge’s judicial assistant. g This case may be subject to and governed by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201. • Plaintiff shall schedule with the Couit an initial Complex Case Management Conference Within 60 days of the filing of this Order to determine Whether this case meets the criteria of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.201. • Plaintiff shall promptly notify the Court if the case is settled. -- 7 of 16 -- 5. • (b) The parties shall file the Case Management Order (CMO) within 30 days of service of the complaint on the first Defendant. • (D Fact discovery, including depositions of fact witnesses, shall be completed within 12 months of the date of the CMO. -- 9 of 16 -- 2.
JODY PHILLIPS CLERK CIRCUIT COURT DUVAL COUNTY RECORDING $0.00 -- 1 of 16 -- For any civil case filed in Circuit Court on or after April 30, 2021, the parties shall confer and plaintiff shall e-file the appropriate, pre-signed Case Management Order (CMO) within 30 days of service of the complaint on the first defendant.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 c3faa276567f12f8…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.