Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and Union Counties Document Filing Requirements
312 rules from official source documents
Rules 301 to 312, page 7 of 7
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Order
Orders should identify the recipient party by name and provide that party’s email or e-service address and mailing address.
Please indicate the name of the party who is to receive the order, as well as that party’s email/e-service address and mailing address.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Plea petition
Parties should have a completed plea petition and applicable attachments at the scheduled court event.
Parties should have a completed plea petition with the applicable attachments at the time of the scheduled court event.
WARNING
Attorneys and self-represented litigants must update Form 2.603 whenever their email account registered for electronic service changes.
It is the responsibility of attorneys and self-represented litigants to update their contact information using Form 2.603 any time there is a change in the e-mail account registered for electronic service.
INFO
- Applies to
- Withdrawal notice
Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure Form 12.900(d) is an acceptable format for a withdrawal notice in civil cases.
Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure Form 12.900(d) provides a sample form for such notice, which serves as an acceptable format for use in civil cases (attached hereto as Appendix A);
INFO
- Applies to
- Notice of appearance
A separate notice of appearance is not required for the specified shelter proceedings or hearings where an attorney appears only to request non-substantive action.
This Order shall not be construed to require a separate notice of appearance for shelter proceedings governed by Administrative Order 6.13 (“Standing Shelter Order”), or for hearings where an attorney appears for the sole purpose of requesting non-substantive action, such as continuance.
INFO
- Applies to
- Notice of appearance
An attorney from a firm may appear without filing a separate notice if another attorney from the firm signed the initial pleading or notice of appearance on the firm's behalf.
If an attorney signs an initial pleading or notice of appearance on behalf of a firm, any attorney from that firm will be permitted to appear in that action without filing a separate notice of appearance.
INFO
- Applies to
- Notice of limited appearance
An attorney may file a limited notice of appearance that restricts the appearance to particular proceedings or a specified matter.
WHEREAS, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.041 provides that an attorney may file a limited notice of appearance limiting the attorney’s appearance to particular proceedings or specified matter;
INFOCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Stipulated motion and order
If the Assistant State Attorney stipulates that the State will not file charges, Defense Counsel may submit a stipulated motion and order.
If the Assistant State Attorney stipulates that the State will not be filing charges, Defense Counsel can submit a stipulated motion and order.
INFO
- Applies to
- Emergency motion
A party may file an emergency motion when the listed circumstances or another circumstance requiring immediate action to prevent harm exists.
If one of these circumstances exists or another that rises to the level that would require immediate action to prevent harm, a party may file an emergency motion.
INFO
- Applies to
- Proposed order
When differences are too significant for a practical redline, counsel may submit two separate proposed orders.
If the differences in the proposed Orders are so significant that a redline is not practical, the lawyers may submit two separate proposed orders.
INFO
- Applies to
- Expedited motion
A party may file an expedited motion when a time-sensitive motion does not qualify as an emergency but requires a ruling by a certain date.
A party whose time-sensitive motion does not qualify as an emergency motion but who nonetheless requires an expedited ruling by a date certain may file an expedited motion.
CRITICAL
An attorney's appearance terminates by written court order after a hearing on a withdrawal motion stating the reasons and the client's last known contact information; the order's email address is the client's primary email designation unless an exception applies.
WHEREAS, Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.505(f)(1) provides for the termination of appearance of an attorney by written order of the court after hearing on a motion setting forth reasons for withdrawal and client’s last known address, telephone number, and e-mail address, and further provides that the client’s e-mail address in the order is the client’s designation of a primary e-mail address unless the client designates a different primary e-mail address or is excused under rule 2.516(b)(1);
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