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10 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Robert E. Landt — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m-2022-31-b.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Florida Small Claims Rules 7.090(a) requires the plaintiff and defendant to appear for a pretrial conference where, inter alia, the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and the possibility of settlement shall be considered; and • All parties shall appear, in person, either personally or through counsel for the pretrial conference scheduled in their case. • All cases scheduled for pretrial conference shall be called, including those cases in which defendant(s) have not been served process. • But, if the defendant has not been served by the third scheduled date of the small claims pretrial conference, the judge shall dismiss the case without prejudice to refile. • If the parties are unable to resolve their cases at the pretrial conference, the parties shall be referred to mediation, which will occur as part of the pretrial conference. • If time or personnel constraints do not allow for mediation at the pretrial conference, litigants will be given a date to return for an in-person mediation. • All parties and their representatives appearing for the pretrial conference must have full settlement authority. • If an agreement is reached at mediation, each party shall sign a written agreement or stipulation at the conclusion of the mediation session. • Said list must indicate whether a case is served or non-served. • This Order shall take effect on June 1, 2023, and will remain in effect unless amended by Administrative Order.
WHEREAS, Florida Small Claims Rules 7.090(a) requires the plaintiff and defendant to appear for a pretrial conference where, inter alia, the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and the possibility of settlement shall be considered; and
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