On April 22, 2024 a
Court Motion,Standing Order
was filed
involving a dispute between
Mia Casa Homes Llc,
and
for CA Other Real Property Actions 1: $0-$50,000
in the District Court of Lee County.
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4/24/2024 2:17 PM FILED LEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO: 24-CA-003031
MIA CASA HOMES LLC Plaintiff vs DALRIADA TRUSTEES LIMITED, atf Westminster
Pension Scheme et al Defendant
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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 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 on 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 of a case in the event the parties have not submitted an Agreed
Case Management Plan 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:
https://www.ca.cjis20.org/Programs/Civil-Case-Management/generalcivil.aspx. If a case
management conference is scheduled, attendance by trial counsel and those parties who are not
represented by counsel is mandatory. Agreed Case Management Plans are to be submitted
to Lee County Civil Case Management by email in Word format to
LeeCircuitCivilCM@ca.cjis20.org or if no access to email then mailed to Lee County
Civil Case Management 1700 Monroe Street Fort Myers Fl. 33901. DO NOT file with the
Clerk of Court.
3. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR). ADR provides parties with an
out-of-court alternative to 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
Rev. 7/1/2023
4/24/2024 2:17 PM FILED LEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION
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
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.cjis20.org/web/main/ao_admin.asp
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.
Michael T. McHugh (electronically signed)
Administrative Circuit Judge
****Original on file in the office of the Circuit Court Administrative Judge, Lee County
Rev. 7/1/2023
Document Filed Date
April 24, 2024
Case Filing Date
April 22, 2024
Category
CA Other Real Property Actions 1: $0-$50,000
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