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Division 8B - Judge Stagner Specific Requirements Eff. 4/1/26, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 04/02/2026). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Parties must confer on and jointly file a proposed scheduling order and an initial case status report (i) within 30 days of any defendant's appearance in the case, or (ii) if the action was removed or transferred to the Business Court, within 30 days from the filing of the notice of removal or order of transfer. … The proposed order must provide for (i) a trial date within 13 months of the date the action was first filed in or removed/transferred to the Business Court, (ii) the close of discovery at least four months before trial, and (iii) a final pre-trial hearing at least ten days before trial. … Parties must contact the court manager for available trial dates to include in the scheduling order. … Parties must work in good faith to reach agreement on all aspects of the proposed scheduling order. … If disagreements persist, the parties must request a setting for entry of a scheduling order and file their competing versions of the proposed scheduling order at least five days before the setting. … Parties must cooperate in good faith to complete and timely file the report. … All cases shall be deemed Level 3 under TRCP 190.4. … In such cases, the parties must file their competing versions of an ESI protocol at least five days before the setting. … As soon as practicable, but not later than 14 days after the filing of the proposed scheduling order, counsel must discuss with their clients: … Before filing such motion, parties are required to confer on each disputed request or objection. … In the motion, movants must identify the elements of any claims or defenses that will be aided by discovery of the requested information. … Parties must follow the requirements of BCLR 5. … In addition, all written submissions must be in 12-point font or larger, except footnotes may be in 11-point. … Page numbering must start on the first page and continue through the last page, including attachments or exhibits. … Written submissions longer than ten pages must include a table of contents and a table of authorities. … All motions require a proposed order in Microsoft Word format (not .pdf) and must be emailed to the judge's court manager (BCDivision8B@txcourts.gov) with the case number and title of the motion in the subject line. … Parties must adhere to the word limits in BCLR 5. … Absent leave of court, all parties jointly represented by the same counsel must join in a single filing that does not exceed word limits. … Parties may request leave of court to exceed the word limits imposed by BCLR 5 but must do so at least two days before the filing deadline. … Courtesy copies are required for motions, responses, or replies that exceed 25 pages (inclusive of appendices). … Promptly after filing a contested motion or other request for relief, the movant shall request a setting. … Parties must confer on dates before setting any matter. … The movant is required to file and serve on all parties a notice of oral hearing that sets forth the date, time, and location of the hearing, and whether the hearing is evidentiary. … The movant is required to file and serve on all parties a notice that sets forth the date of submission. … Unless a different period is prescribed by law or agreement of the parties, submission dates shall be no earlier than 14 days from the date a motion is filed. … Counsel must examine witnesses and jurors from the podium, except as otherwise permitted by the judge. … Any handout that a party provides to the judge must also be provided to counsel for all parties, the court reporter, and staff attorney. … A motion to extend a deadline or time period must demonstrate good cause. … If the judge denies the motion, the filing is due (or the act must be completed) no later than 5:00 p.m. … No party shall file documents under seal without having first complied with the requirements of TRCP 76a. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 8d3ccf85dfd9…) is the controlling text.
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).