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12 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2001-34 - Administrative Order Providing for Referral of all Contested Small Claims Cases to Mediation.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2001-34_0.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Pursuant to section 44.102(5), Florida Statutes, a list of certified county mediators shall be maintained by Dispute Resolution Services, telephone -- 1 of 4 -- 2 number 407-836-2004, located at 425 N. • Dispute Resolution Services shall appoint any mediators certified in the area of County Civil Mediation by the Florida Supreme Court. • These mediators shall have judicial immunity in the same manner and to the same extent as a judge as provided in section 44.107, Florida Statutes. • Any case where both parties appear for pre-trial, and are unable to resolve their dispute, shall first participate in a mediation conference through Dispute Resolution Services or through a private mediator, if a private mediator is agreed to by the parties or ordered by the Court. • If the mediation has already been scheduled, the parties shall notify the mediator and Dispute • If an agreement is not reached through mediation, the mediator shall report the lack of agreement to both the Court and Dispute Resolution Services. • The -- 2 of 4 -- 3 parties shall then proceed to the judicial chambers to be set for trial. • Any attorney of record or representative of a corporation must appear at the pretrial conference and/or mediation with full authority without further consultation. • Dispute Resolution Services shall keep only a record of the case name, number, assigning judge, mediator, the attorneys and the outcome of the mediation in all cases referred to Dispute Resolution Services. • If the parties resolve their case prior to the mediation conference, the parties shall notify Dispute Resolution • All communications, verbal or written, between the parties, and from the parties to mediation staff, attorneys, or those involved in the mediation process, made during the mediation, shall be confidential and inadmissible as evidence in any subsequent legal proceeding, unless both parties agree otherwise. -- 3 of 4 -- 4 • This Administrative Order shall become effective immediately for cases as described herein which are ordered to mediation on or after the date of this Administrative Order.
Pursuant to section 44.102(5), Florida Statutes, a list of certified county mediators shall be maintained by Dispute Resolution Services, telephone -- 1 of 4 -- 2 number 407-836-2004, located at 425 N.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 602e57afd5ddb23331ba2b3f7222f8572231c945a052008249dfe8357af722cc. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.