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17 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PA/PI-CIR-96-63.
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 existence of the Arbitration and Mediation Program for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, established in Pasco and Pinellas Counties in 1988 for the referral of civil cases; the Family Mediation Division of the Program in Pinellas County, established in 1991, and the Family Mediation Division of the Program in Pasco County, established in 1995, shall be affirmed and shall be considered continued from the dates of establishment stated herein. • The civil administrative judge in Pinellas County shall be responsible for the judicial administration of the Program as it relates to circuit civil cases referred to arbitration and mediation in Pinellas County. • The family administrative judge in Pinellas County shall be responsible for the judicial administration of the Program as it relates to family law cases referred to arbitration and mediation in Pinellas County. • The Pasco County administrative judge shall be responsible for the judicial administration of the Program as it relates to all cases referred to arbitration and mediation in Pasco County. • The Program shall: a. provide administrative support to the courts in accordance with applicable rules of civil procedures, rules for court-appointed arbitrators, rules for certified and court-appointed mediators, family law rules of procedures and Chapter 44, Florida Statutes. b. establish scheduling policies for court-ordered arbitration and mediation proceedings. c. promulgate the necessary forms for the administration of the Program, including form Orders of Referral to be utilized by the court in referring cases to arbitration and mediation. d. maintain a list of mediators who are certified by the Florida Supreme Court and who are willing to serve the court in such capacity in this circuit. • If the parties do not select a mediator in accordance with the order of referral, the Program shall appoint by rotation a mediator from the list of certified mediators. e. maintain a list of persons who have been determined by the chief judge to be qualified as arbitrators and who have agreed to serve as arbitrators in this circuit. • If the parties do not select an arbitrator in accordance with the order of referral, the Program shall appoint by rotation an arbitrator(s) from the list of qualified arbitrators. f. be responsible for the management of cases referred to arbitration or mediation. g. maintain required statistical information. h. perform such other duties as assigned to the Program. • Once the cause has been referred to nonbinding arbitration or the parties have submitted a written agreement for voluntary binding arbitration, the Program shall appoint the arbitrator(s) and set the date and time of the arbitration hearing unless otherwise agreed to by all the parties. • Mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the Fla. • All matters regarding mediation, including all motions shall be heard by the presiding judge. • After a cause is referred to mediation, counsel of record shall: a. copy and submit all papers and correspondence as required by the civil and family administrative judges in Pinellas County, the Pasco County administrative judge or the Program; and b. prepare and present any appropriate judgment, order or notice of dismissal on stipulation of the parties in accordance with a mediated settlement. • In court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration, compensation for each arbitrator shall not exceed $200.00 per day, unless otherwise agreed by the parties and approved by the court. • In voluntary binding arbitration, arbitrators shall be compensated according to their agreement with the parties. • In mediation of circuit civil cases, if the parties select the mediator, the mediator shall be compensated at the rate agreed to by the mediator and the parties. • The mediator's fee shall be paid in accordance with the Order of Referral to Mediation. • If the parties select the mediator, the mediator shall be compensated at the rate agreed to by the mediator and the parties. • If the parties are financially unable to compensate the mediator from their own funds, the mediator shall be appointed and compensated in accordance with the administrative order(s) governing mediator compensation in indigent causes.
The existence of the Arbitration and Mediation Program for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, established in Pasco and Pinellas Counties in 1988 for the referral of civil cases; the Family Mediation Division of the Program in Pinellas County, established in 1991, and the Family Mediation Division of the Program in Pasco County, established in 1995, shall be affirmed and shall be considered continued from the dates of establishment stated herein.
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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