Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders are not accepted by email and must follow the applicable Administrative Order procedures for electronic submission through CAPS.

Proposed orders will no longer be accepted by email. Refer to Administrative Order No. 1-61.1 (or any subsequently entered Administrative Orders) relating to Uniform Procedures and Requirements for Electronically Submitting Proposed Orders Through CAPS.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion to continue pretrial conference

If a Plea or Motion hearing is currently set before the court and counsel wishes to continue a scheduled Pretrial Conference to the date of the Plea or Motion hearing, and the Defendant has waived speedy trial, a Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference to the motion hearing date may be e-filed and a copy provided to the judicial assistant for court review.

If a Plea or Motion hearing is currently set before the court and counsel wishes to continue a scheduled Pretrial Conference to the date of the Plea or Motion hearing, and the Defendant has waived speedy trial, a Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference to the motion hearing date may be e-filed and a copy provided to the judicial assistant for court review.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Filers are directed to consult the Tenth Judicial Circuit's instructions for submitting proposed orders to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.

Please refer to the Tenth Judicial Circuit's Instructions for submitting Proposed Orders to Florida Courts E-Filing Portal | Tenth Judicial Circuit Court (flcourts.org).

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Prehearing materials

b. Prehearing materials should be submitted in electronic format and attached to an email forwarded to mfreeman@jud10.flcourts.org, and copied to all other parties.

b. Prehearing materials should be submitted in electronic format and attached to an email forwarded to mfreeman@jud10.flcourts.org, and copied to all other parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

If your exhibits are over 50 pages or contain audio-video evidence, please provide them via hard copy (US mail, express mail, or hand delivery to the mailroom).

If your exhibits are over 50 pages or contain audio-video evidence, please provide them via hard copy (US mail, express mail, or hand delivery to the mailroom).

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Do not submit duplicate proposed orders by mail, fax, or email.

Duplicate proposed orders must not be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

The Florida E-filing Portal will allow proposed-order submissions, and its procedure will replace mailing or emailing orders once a listed county adopts portal submission.

Attorneys are further advised that the Florida E-filing Portal is being upgraded to allow for submission of proposed orders through the E-filing Portal. At such time as Polk, Hardee or Highlands County institutes use of the portal for submission of proposed orders, that procedure will supersede the process outlined herein for mailing or emailing proposed orders to the Court for that county.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Portal submission of proposed orders is preferred; a mailed packet exceeding 50 pages should be held together with a paperclip or binder clip.

Submitting proposed orders via the Portal is preferred, but should the documents exceed 50 pages and are to be mailed in, the packet should be bound together by either a paperclip or binder clip.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits over 25 pages or containing audio-video evidence should be provided in hard copy by U.S. mail, express mail, or hand delivery to the mailroom.

If your exhibits are over 25 pages or contain audio-video evidence, please provide them via hard copy (US mail, express mail, or hand delivery to the mailroom).

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Prehearing materials

Prehearing materials may be submitted electronically as email attachments to the specified address.

Prehearing materials may be submitted in electronic format and attached to an email forwarded to areiley@jud10.flcourts.org and copied to all other parties.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Case law

Color hard copies of case law may also be mailed before the hearing in addition to the emailed case law.

You may also mail color copies prior to the hearing, with a hardcopy package in addition to the emailed case law.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders for future hearings may be submitted through the e-portal before the hearing.

Proposed orders for future hearings may be submitted to the e-portal in advance of the hearing.

INFO

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders for future hearings may be submitted through the e-portal before the hearing.

Proposed orders for future hearings may be submitted to the e-portal in advance of the hearing.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits under 50 pages may be provided by email.

If your exhibits are under 50 pages, you may provide them via email.

INFO

Applies to

Signed proposed order or judgment

A proposed order or judgment will be e-filed once signed.

b. Once the proposed order or judgment is signed, it will be e-filed.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits under 25 pages may be provided to the Court by email.

If your exhibits are under 25 pages, you may provide them via email.