Third Judicial Circuit of Florida (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor Counties) Document Filing Requirements

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Self represented litigant

Self-represented litigants should designate a primary e-mail address and up to two additional addresses using Form 2.602.

Self-represented litigants should designate a primary e-mail address and up to two (2) additional e-mail addresses using Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration Form 2.602.

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Applies to

Notice for trial

A notice for trial must estimate how many days the trial is expected to last.

The notice for trial must include an approximate number of days the trial is expected to last in order for all parties to present their evidence.

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Applies to

Cmc or status conference request

A request for a case management or status conference must explain why the conference is necessary.

Any request for a CMC or status conference must articulate the reasons for the necessity of the conference.

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Applies to

Conference request

A request for a case management or status conference must state why the conference is necessary.

Requirements: Any request for a CMC or status conference must articulate the reasons for the necessity of the conference.

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Proposed order

Proposed orders on motions to continue in Criminal (MM and CT) and Traffic cases should state the date the defendant requests.

Criminal (MM and CT) and Traffic Cases - All proposed orders on a Motion to Continue should include the proposed date that the defendant is requesting to continue the case to.

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Cover letter

If a hearing occurred, the cover letter should include its date.

The cover letter should include the hearing date if there was a hearing.

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Cover letter

The cover letter should state that the other side failed to respond within five business days.

The cover letter submitted with the proposed order should note that the other side failed to respond within five (5) business days.

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Cover letter

For a proposed final judgment, the cover letter should state when the initial jurisdictional testimony was taken and identify the testimony order by document number.

If the proposed order is a proposed final judgment, the cover letter should also include the date the initial jurisdictional testimony was taken and the document number for the initial jurisdictional testimony order.