On June 18, 2024 a
Order
was filed
involving a dispute between
Dixon, Willie,
Ethos Health Group, Llc.,
and
Government Employees Insurance Company,
for Civil
in the District Court of Hillsborough County.
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IN THE CIRCUIT/COUNTY COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
ETHOS HEALTH Group, LLC.; WILLIE DIXON
Plaintiffs,
Case Number: 24-CC-034307
Division P
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY
Defendants.
DIFFERENTIATED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
ESTABLISHING DEADLINES
(GENERAL COUNTY CIVIL CASES FILED AFTER APRIL 30, 2021)
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on review of Amendment 12 to Florida Supreme
Court Administrative Order AOSC20-23 (the “Supreme Court Order”). The Supreme Court
Order directs that the chief judge of each circuit issue an administrative order requiring the
presiding judge for each civil case to actively manage civil cases pursuant to a differentiated case
management process. Consistent with this requirement, the Chief Judge of the Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit issued Administrative Order S-2021-024 (the “Case Management Plan’) on
April 26, 2021.
Accordingly, it is now
FOUND, ORDERED, and ADJUDGED that:
1 Designation of Case. This case is preliminarily designated as a General civil case, as
defined by the Supreme Court Order and the Case Management Plan.
2. Plaintiff's Obligation to Serve DCM Order on All Defendants. Consistent with the Case
Management Plan, this Differentiated Case Management Order Establishing Deadlines
(the “DCM Order’) has been generated automatically with the filing of the complaint
and will be provided to Plaintiff along with the summons. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to
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serve the DCM Order on each and every named defendant in the same manner and at the
same time as the complaint itselfis served.
3. Conformity with Supreme Court Order’s Directive. The deadlines established in this
DCM Order are set in conformity with the Supreme Court Order’s directive that General
civil cases be managed according to the time standards specified in Florida Rule of
General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(1)(B).
4. Procedure for Modification of Deadlines. Counsel or any unrepresented parties, or both,
may seek to modify the deadlines set forth in this order by either:
Filing a motion and setting it for hearing; or
Stipulating to new deadlines and submitting an Amended Differentiated Case
Management Order (“Amended DCM Order”) in substantially the same form as
this DCM Order and containing the same deadline categories. An Amended
DCM Order form is available under the “Forms” tab of the undersigned’s page at
http://www. fljud13.org.
Firm Trial Date to be Set by Uniform Trial Scheduling Order. Consistent with the
Supreme Court Order’s mandate, the deadlines set forth in this DCM Order contemplate a
projected trial date within 18 months after the filing of the complaint. A firm pretrial
conference and trial date will be set through entry of a separate Trial Scheduling Order by
the presiding judge for each civil case.
Failure to Comply. The failure to comply with any part of this DCM Order may result in
dismissal of the complaint without prejudice; entry of a judicial default; monetary
sanctions against counsel or any unrepresented parties, or both; or any other sanctions
deemed appropriate by the Court.
Requirement to Review and Comply with Administrative Order for County Civil
Division. Counsel and any unrepresented parties are DIRECTED to review and comply
with all provisions of the Thirteenth Circuit’s Administrative Order S-2021-026 (County
Civil Division) as well as the presiding judge’s procedures and preferences available
under the “Procedures/Preferences” tab of the undersigned’s page at
http://www. fljud13.org.
Deadlines. The deadlines set forth herein are ESTABLISHED and will
GOVERN this case and will be strictly enforced by the Court. Counsel and any self-
represented parties are DIRECTED to review, calendar, and abide by them.
Action or Event Date
Complaint filing date. 06/18/2024
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Deadline for service of complaint. 10/16/2024
[120 days after filing of complaint; see Rule 1.070(j),
Fla. R. Civ. P.]
Deadline for adding parties. 11/15/2024
[150 days after filing of complaint; subject to Rule
1.210, Fla. R. Civ. P.]
Deadline for service under extensions. 12/16/2024
[180 days after filing of complaint; see Rule
1.070(j), Fla. R. Civ.P.]
Deadline for completion of fact discovery. 03/17/2025
[270 day after filing of complaint.] [NOTE: All
discovery must be served in time for a timely response
to be received prior to the deadline for completion of
fact discovery. All non-expert witness depositions
must occur prior to the completion of fact discovery.
Failure to timely complete discovery by the deadline
may result in, among other things, exclusion of
evidence and/or sanctions.]
Deadline for filing motion to compel discovery.
03/31/2025
[284 days after filing of complaint.]
Plaintiff's expert disclosure deadline. 04/14/2025
[300 days after filing of complaint.]
Defendant’s expert disclosure deadline. 05/14/2025
[330 days after filing of complaint.]
Rebuttal expert disclosure deadline. 05/28/2025
[344 days after filing of complaint.]
Deadline for filing stipulated Notice for Trial or a
Motion to Set Case for Trial. 06/13/2025
[360 days after filing of complaint.]
Deadline for completion of compulsory medical
exam, if applicable and requested (“CME”).
07/14/2025
[390 days after filing of complaint; subject to Rule
1.360(1)(A), Fla. R. Civ. P.]
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Deadline for completion of mediation or non-
binding arbitration. 07/14/2025
[390 days after filing of complaint.]
Deadline for completion of expert discovery.
08/12/2025
[420 days after filing of complaint.]
Deadline for filing any dispositive motion, Daubert
motion or objection to pleadings. 08/12/2025
[420 days after filing of complaint.]
Date of the pretrial meeting between counsel and
any unrepresented parties. 09/11/2025
[450 days after filing of complaint.]
Deadline for filing the joint final pretrial statement,
any motion in limine, proposed jury instructions,
and verdict form. 10/13/2025
[480 days after filing of complaint.]
Date of the final pretrial conference.
11/10/2025
[510 days after filing of complaint.]
Month and year of the projected trial term.
[540 days after filing of complaint; the trial week will
be set by an Order Setting Case for Trial & Pretrial at December, 2025
a later date; see Florida Rule of General Practice and
Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(1)(B).]
ENTERED by the undersigned judge on the date imprinted below.
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24-CC-034307 6/18/2024 3:51:31 PM
Marc S Makholm, County Judge
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Document Filed Date
June 18, 2024
Case Filing Date
June 18, 2024
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