11 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2005-030.
Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco). Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • The hearing officer shall have no authority to decide disputed questions of law or fact, but is hereby authorized and empowered to perform all of the ministerial acts appurtenant to the conduct of pretrial conferences . • Where a motion is made by a litigant or by counsel that requires the attention of a judge, the hearing officer shall refer the matter to the duty judge; or, in Pasco County , to the County Administrative Judge . • Small claims pretrial hearings shall be held in a Clearwater and St . • Any case that must be set for trial from pretrial shall be assigned by the pretrial hearing officer in rotation to the county court judges, either Clearwater or St . • The Clerk of Court shall then reset the pretrial conference as appropriate . • However, the hearing officer may not continue any pretrial hearing in which an objection to such continuance is presented to the hearing officer; in such cases, the decision to continue a pretrial conference shall be made by the assigned duty judge . d . • Any case that is continued for another pretrial date after a pretrial conference shall remain assigned to the master calendar section . • In any small claims action filed in which the petitioner, in writing, either requests a specific pretrial date or specifies a date or dates upon which petitioner or counsel will not be available for pretrial, the clerk shall attempt to accommodate such requests . • If held, small claims pretrial hearings before a hearing officer shall be conducted in accordance the direction of the Pasco County Administrative County Judge . • The pretrial hearing officer shall make every effort to assist the parties in settling the controversy by conciliation or compromise . • Certified County Mediators shall be available at the pretrial hearings to mediate any matters referred by the hearing officer .
The hearing officer shall have no authority to decide disputed questions of law or fact, but is hereby authorized and empowered to perform all of the ministerial acts appurtenant to the conduct of pretrial conferences .
Reviewer note: Composed from the court's own bytes during the 6th's ledger close 2026-08-03; scope from the court's numbering convention (PI-/PA-/PA⁄PI) or an exclusive county mention.
18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.