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Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Civil only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 3.04 (v2) Page A-i Court-Ordered Nonbinding Arbitration Program Effective: January ___, 2021 Order Referring Case to Nonbinding Arbitration IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR COUNTY Plaintiff, v. Defendant. ______________________________/ CASE NO.: DIVISION: ORDER OF REFERRAL TO NON-BINDING ARBITRATION The Court has reviewed the above referenced case and has determined that it is appropriate for non-binding arbitration. Therefore, the Court, on its own motion, orders non - binding arbitration in this case. Accordingly, it is ADJUDGED: 1. All hearing procedures for this Non -Binding Arbitration are governed by Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.700; 1.800; 1.81 0; 1.820; Section 44.103, Florida Statutes; and Eighth Circuit Administrative Order 3.04. 2. Within fifteen days from rendition of this order, the parties shall attempt to agree upon the size of the arbitration panel (one arbitrator or a panel o f three) an d shall attempt to select an arbitrator/panel from the circuit's list of arbitrators, found at https://circuit8.org/departments-services/arbitration-in-circuit-and-county-civil-cases/. 3. If the parties agree to the number of arbitrator(s) and the name(s) of those who will serve on the panel, the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) shall file a "Joint Notice of Stipulation of Arbitrator(s)" with t he clerk of the court. The "Joint Notice of Stipulation of Arbitrator(s)" shall identify the name, address, and telephone number for each arbitrator. Plaintiff's counsel shall email the judicial assistant a courtesy copy of this filing, on the day of filing. 4. In t he event the parties are unable to agree upon the designation of one or more qualified arbitrators, then the Plaintiff's counsel shall notify the Court, via email to the judicial assistant (with a copy to the opposing side), so that the Court ma y appoint a n arbitrator to serve as the single non-binding arbitrator in this matter. 5. The Arbitrator shall conduct the arbitration in the county where the lawsuit is pending, unless the arbitrator and parties all agree to another location.
AO 3.04 (v2) Page A-i Court-Ordered Nonbinding Arbitration Program Effective: January ___, 2021 Order Referring Case to Nonbinding Arbitration IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR COUNTY Plaintiff, v. Defendant. ______________________________/ CASE NO.: DIVISION: ORDER OF REFERRAL TO NON-BINDING ARBITRATION The Court has reviewed the above referenced case and has determined that it is appropriate for non-binding arbitration. Therefore, the Court, on its own motion, orders non - binding arbitration in this case. Accordingly, it is ADJUDGED: 1. All hearing procedures for this Non -Binding Arbitration are governed by Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.700; 1.800; 1.81 0; 1.820; Section 44.103, Florida Statutes; and Eighth Circuit Administrative Order 3.04. 2. Within fifteen days from rendition of this order, the parties shall attempt to agree upon the si
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 37b09f634c2a78965d6bbefa495225e3e27beafe6c10bb8f394eb877fcfd8a71. Corpus categories: COURTESY_COPIES. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.