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14 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2019-08-02 - Amended Administrative Order Governing Business Court.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2019-08-02%20-%20Amended%20Order%20Regarding%20Business%20Court.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, pursuant to the chief judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla. • The following procedures and criteria shall govern the assignment of cases to the • The principles set out below shall guide the parties and the Court in the assignment of cases to Business Court. • Administrative Order or Court procedure, all jury, non-jury, injunction and class action cases shall be assigned to Business Court, if they are among the following types of actions: -- 2 of 11 -- • For all cases listed in section I., paragraph A. of this Order, the parties must file a complaint which sets forth the actual amount in controversy as opposed to simply pleading “in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). • Environmental claims which do not involve the sale or disposition of a business or the claims addressed in Section I., paragraphs 8. and 9., above; • Effective immediately, the Civil Cover Sheet shall include an additional line and box where the party or attorney signing the Civil Cover Sheet must certify whether the action is appropriate for assignment to Business Court. • A party’s or an attorney’s signature on the Civil Cover Sheet shall constitute certification that the matter is appropriate for Business Court. • Administrative Order, shall be assigned to Subdivision 43-2 in the Circuit Civil Division, Orange • Clerk of the Court shall randomly assign the case to a general Circuit Civil Subdivision. -- 6 of 11 -- • Controversies which may arise concerning the assignment/transfer of any case in the Circuit Civil Division, including Business Court cases, shall be resolved by the • The principles set out below shall guide the parties and the • All jury, non-jury, injunction and class action cases shall be assigned to Business Court if they are among the following types of actions: • A copy of the Civil Cover Sheet and this Addendum must be served with the Complaint for all Business Court cases.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the chief judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 6faf2ddeb5450891adfa0814e2f061e90fb04564926b1e69511156879cd9a897. 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.