Letter,Correspondence: GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY VS RONNY OMAR UMANZOR ROMERO

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                                Filing # 58035071 E-Filed 06/21/2017 08:43:04 AM

IVIL E INITIATIVE PILOT PROJE

Eleventh Judicial Circuit/ National Center for State Courts

Congratulations! Case number 2017-014465-CA-01 has been blind-filed to a division which is
participating in a national pilot project to reduce cost and delay in civil justice.

The Circuit Civil Division of the Eleventh Circuit is fortunate to have been selected as a grant recipient to
pilot the active team case management component with the goal of more efficient and effective justice, with
less waste of time and money. In order to assure full statistical representation of the docket, there is no opt-
out procedure.

The following is an overview of what this means for you and this case:

The rules for the pilot project do not deviate from the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and the Florida Rules
of Judicial Administration, but compliance will be monitored and enforced to ensure that there are not long
periods of inactivity.

You may be contacted from time to time by court staff Case Managers, who will report to the court the
status of your case. You should treat these Case Managers as an arm of the court.

Each case will receive a customized case management order based on information provided by all attorneys
in your case management report(s) and conferences.

The Court will provide access to the court at periodic junctures to assure that you are not experiencing
delay in moving the case forward because you are waiting for hearing dates. These will be set as Case
Management Conferences under F.R.C.P. 1.200, so that all pending matters may be resolved at that time.

1. If this case is uncontested, you must:
a. Be required to file the necessary documents and motions to prosecute the case on a timely basis.
b. Failure to timely file necessary documents and motions will result in the issuance of an order to
show cause why the case should not be dismissed. Your client will be required to attend any
show cause hearing.

2. If this case is contested, you must:

a. Diligently prosecute and defend this case;

b. Gather your facts and witnesses promptly;

c. Evaluate and plan, from commencement, the most efficient and effective manner to secure the
information you need and to accurately determine the length of time needed for discovery. The
more information you provide, the more input you will have on the deadlines that will be set in
this case;

d. Meet and Confer directly with opposing counsel by phone, in person, or by email before you file
a motion to see if the issue(s) can be resolved or narrowed; you must certify in motions filed
that a meet and confer has occurred and/or state with specificity the attempts made to meet
and confer;

e. Promptly set motions and objections for hearing when they are filed. Failure to set motions for
hearing may result in disposition by the court on the papers, without a hearing;

f. Counsel should use the ex-parte discovery procedures in Administrative Order 06-09 where there
has been no response to discovery. The procedure may be found at:

htte://www.jud 11 floourts.org/Administrative Orders/1-06-09-
Ex%20Parte%20Motion%20te%20Compel% 20DiscoveryYe20Civilte2 Actions. pdf
g. Comply with discovery deadlines and privilege log requirements;i. Assume the case is going to trial during the first trial setting and prepare accordingly, as the
parties are expected to comply with discovery deadlines set in the Case Management Order.

3. If this case is contested, the court will:

a. Issue a customized case management order based on the information provided by all the
attorneys, which will include a discovery schedule with deadlines and a projected, tentative but
realistic trial date;

b. Strictly enforce the discovery schedule and deadlines;

c. Issue orders for Case Management Conferences, in which the clients are required to appear in
person, whenever the case is not progressing according to the case management order so that
counsel can explain the reason for delays; and

d. As soon as the case is at issue, issue the trial order for a firm trial date consistent with the case
management plan. Please remember, lack of preparation will not be grounds to continue a case
where parties have failed to comply with the Case Management Order.

This project arose from a three year effort by the Conference of Chief Justices, the National Center for
State Courts, and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System to establish evidence-based
best practices to reduce cost and delay in civil litigation. The report prepared as a result of this three year effort
may be read in its entirety at:

 

htto://www_ nose. cra/siteccre/content/microsites/civil-justice-initiative/home/CC}-Reports.aspx

We welcome your input, suggestions, collaboration and participation in this project. We believe that by
testing these innovative approaches, we will demonstrate that meaningful, timely and cost-effective justice can
be delivered in state court. Please share this communication with your clients, so they understand
what they can expect from the Court and what we expect from you.

 

Please email any questions to: clipp@j
Thank you for your cooperation.

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judge Menica Gordé/ Div. 02 Judge Thomas J Uh of.

Judge Norma S. Lindsey, Div. 30 Judge Jt Smith, Div-734

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Judge Jennifer D/Bailey, Administrative Judge, Giréuit Civil Div.