Court Motion,Standing Order: LEWIS, RUDLEY vs. LENNAR HOMES, LLC

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                                Filing # 169051024 E-Filed 03/19/2023 11:47:14 AM

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION

Plaintiff(s),

vs. CASENO: 23000580CA

Defendant(s).
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STANDING ORDER IN CIRCUIT CIVIL CASES IN THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

PURSUANT to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200(a), Florida Rule of Judicial Administration
2.545, and Administrative Order 1.13 (as amended) entered by the Chief Judge of this Circuit, the
parties are ordered to adhere to the following information and procedures applicable to civil lawsuits:

1, SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. The Plaintiff is directed to serve a copy of this order with i
each Summons issued in this case. One copy of this Order is to be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit \
Court with proof of service. The Plaintiff shall pay the appropriate statutory clerk’s fees for copies for /
each Standing Order issued and attached to the Summons.

2, CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The Supreme Court of Florida has established
guidelines for the prompt processing and resolution of civil cases. This Court has adopted a case
management system to help meet those guidelines. In contested cases (other than residential
foreclosures, involuntary commitment of sexually violent predators , Extraordinary Writs, 90 day
Notice of Medical Malpractice Claim, and Administrative Appeals), the parties are required to
participate in the case management system, The Court will issue a Case Management Plan after 150
days of the filing ofa case in the event the parties have not submitted an Agreed Case Management
Pian that has been approved by the Court. However, if it becomes necessary to amend the court-issued
Case Management Plan, the parties may submit an Agreed Case Management Plan, subject to approval
by the Court, or if the parties cannot agree on an Amended Plan, the parties may request a case
management conference. ‘The form of the Agreed Case Management Plan may be accessed at the
Court’s website at: http://www.ca.cjis20.org/web/main/civiLasp. If a case management conference is
scheduled, attendance by trial counsel and those parties who are not represented by counsel is
mandatory.

3. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR). ADR provides parties with an out-
of-court alternative for settling disagreements. The Court requires the parties to participate in ADR
prior to trial. Mediation is mandatory unless the parties agree to another form of ADR. Mediation is a
conference at which an independent third party attempts to arrange a settlement between the parties.
The Court, at its discretion, may order the case be referred to Non-Binding Arbitration. Non-Binding
Arbitration is the process in which the court refers a case to a registered arbitrator, or panel of
arbitrators, who will hear evidence and make an award which may become a final judgment if a
Motion for Trial De Novo is not timely filed pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1820(h).4, FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. The Court will issue a Notice of Intent to Dismiss a case if
there is no record of activity within a ten (10) month period of time,

5. RULES OF PROFESSIONALISM, The Twentieth Judicial Circuit has adopted
Administrative Order 2.20, which sets forth standards of professional courtesy and conduct for all
counsel practicing within the Circuit and self-represented litigants. ‘The Court requires that all parties
familiarize themselves and comply with Administrative Order 2.20. Administrative Order 2.20 may be }
viewed on the Court’s website at: http;//www.ca.ciis20.org/web/main/ao_admin.asp

DONE AND ORDERED in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, on April 30, 2021.

HONGRABLE GEOFF

CUIT JUDGE

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