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30 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2023-038.
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. • Except as otherwise provided in this Administrative Order, attorneys must e-file pleadings and papers in all divisions. • Electronic filing is required only to the extent that the Pinellas County Clerk of Court (“Clerk”) has the ability to accept and retain such documents pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525. • Attorneys must not e-mail the Court or the Clerk with pleadings or papers for filing. • In order to continue to file hard copies, the attorney must provide the Clerk with a copy of the court order exempting him or herself from e-service along with the hard copy filing. • In accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515, each e-filed document is deemed to have been signed by the attorney submitting the document and must include an electronic signature of such person in the format of “/s”, “s/”, or “/s/” [NAME], or a reproduction of the attorney’s signature. • Each document shall also include the attorney’s typed name, Florida Bar address, telephone number, primary e- mail address and secondary e-mail addresses, if any, and Florida Bar number. • In the event that the Portal is not available due to technical failure of the Portal and an attorney must make a filing that day to meet a deadline, the attorney must attempt to file after 12:00 noon on at least two occasions that are separated by at least one hour. • If an attorney has an emergency matter that would normally be presented directly to the section judge or duty judge, the attorney must e-file the emergency matter as provided in this Administrative Order. • If the attorney wants the Court to consider the matter on an emergency basis, the attorney must contact the section judge or duty judge in accordance with current practices. • Attorneys from other jurisdictions who wish to be admitted pro hac vice must obtain a pro hac vice number from The Florida Bar to file through the Portal. • Until the attorney receives a pro hac vice number, pleadings must be e-filed by the local Florida attorney designated in the motion. • A motion to appear pro hac vice must be filed in each case in which the attorney wishes to appear. • Unrepresented litigants who choose to e-file documents through the Portal must comply with this Administrative Order and the rules of court governing e-filing. • In accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515, a document e-filed by an unrepresented litigant must include a typographical signature of such person in the format of “/s”, “s/”, or “/s/” [NAME] or a reproduction of the litigant’s signature. • The filer must also include his or her address and telephone number, including the area code. • In the event that the Portal is not available due to a technical failure, and an unrepresented litigant must make a filing that day to meet a deadline, the litigant should file a hard copy of his or her pleading(s) with the Clerk, regardless of whether the litigant has opted in to e- filing and e-service. • All persons using the Portal to file documents must comply with the Portal’s filing requirements. • Each submission shall be described as being a portion of the whole pleading or paper (e.g., Part 1 of 5, Part 2 of 5, etc.). • In accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420, each e-filed document must be reviewed by the filer to determine whether the document contains confidential or exempt information. • If the document contains information that is confidential or exempt, the document must be e-filed as a sealed electronic document along with either a notice of confidential filing or motion to determine confidentiality of court record. • 4 judgments, letters, or correspondence directed to a judge may not be e-filed through the Portal, but must be submitted according to the Court’s directions. • To be considered filed on a particular date, documents must be e-filed and time stamped at the Portal by 11:59 p.m. local time on that date. • When original documents are submitted as exhibits at a court hearing, the attorney or unrepresented litigant must notify the Clerk when an original document must be retained as an original. • Except as otherwise provided in this Administrative Order, the Clerk shall receive pleadings and papers e-filed through the Portal in all divisions. • If the court directs the Clerk to accept original documents submitted at a hearing, the Clerk must retain the original documents in accordance with applicable retention schedules. • The Clerk must accept pleadings and papers that exceed the Portal’s file size limit from • Such pleadings and papers must be maintained by the Clerk in a manner that facilitates access to the filing by the Court and the parties. • The Clerk must accept non-electronic pleadings and papers from unrepresented litigants and attorneys who provide a copy of an order exempting them from e-service. • The Clerk must notify the attorney of the rejection and the reason for the rejection. • The Clerk shall notify the Court of any attorneys who continue to file hard copy pleadings and papers without a court order.
Except as otherwise provided in this Administrative Order, attorneys must e-file pleadings and papers in all divisions.
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.
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