INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRING PARTIES TO SET ALL CASES FOR HEARING IN WHICH A PARTY OR PARTIES ARE SEEKINGCOURT ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
NOTICE: DO NOT SEND ORDERS FOR STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL THROUGH ECOURTESY OR BY MAIL AND INSTEAD SET FOR HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDER. TELEPHONIC HEARINGS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED
PARTIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER FOR SUCH TYPE OF CASES
THIS CAUSE came on to be heard upon Plaintiff's Motion for Substitution of Counsel and the Court having reviewed the pleadings, and being otherwise fully advised in the premise, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
THAT IN ALL CASES IN WHICH A PARTY OR PARTIES SEEK AN ORDER OF THIS COURT APPROVING A STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL for a case assigned to this Judge’s division, said cases shall be set for hearing before this Judge, pursuant to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration (FRJA), which, according to Section 2.110, FRJA, “. . . shall apply to administrative matters in all courts to which the rules are applicable by their terms. The rules shall be construed to secure the speedy and inexpensive determination of every proceeding to which they are applicable” and pursuant to “RULE 2.545. CASE MANAGEMENT (a) Purpose. Judges and lawyers have a professional obligation to conclude litigation as soon as it is reasonably and justly possible to do so. However, parties and counsel shall be afforded a reasonable time to prepare and present their case. (b) Case Control. The trial judge shall take charge of all cases at an early stage in the litigation and shall control the progress of the case thereafter until the case is determined. The trial judge shall take specific steps to monitor and control the pace of litigation, including the following: (1) assuming early and continuous control of the court calendar; (2) identifying priority cases as assigned by statute, rule of procedure, case law, or otherwise; (3) implementing such docket control policies as may be necessary to advance priority cases to ensure prompt resolution; (4) identifying cases subject to alternative dispute resolution processes”.
Accordingly, IN ALL CASES assigned to this Judge’s division IN WHICH A PARTY OR PARTIES ARE SEEKING AN ORDER OF THIS COURT APPROVING A STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, said cases shall be set for hearing before this Judge. THESE PROPOSED ORDERS MAY NO LONGER BE SUBMITTED THROUGH ECOURTESY OR BY MAIL, ANDANY SAID PROPOSED ORDERS FOR APPROVAL OF A STIPULATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL IN ALL CASES SENT TO THIS JUDGE FOR SIGNATURE THROUGH ECOURTESY WILL BE MOVED TO “HANDLED” AND MUST INSTEAD BE SET FOR HEARING BEFORE THIS JUDGE. FOR ALL CASES SET FOR HEARING, ALL STIPULATIONS MUST HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THIS COURT AND MUST INCLUDE THE SIGNATURES OF: THE CURRENT ATTORNEY, SUBSTITUTING ATTORNEY, MOVING PARTY’S CLIENT AND OPPOSING COUNSEL (for non-PIP cases, opposing counsel must appear at the hearing if opposing counsel has expressed an objection to the substitution orally or in writing to either of the attorneys involved in the substitution).
SUBSTITUTING PARTY MUST BRING PROPOSED ORDERS FOR THE JUDGE’S SIGNATURE TO THE HEARING AND A COPY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED STIPULATION FOR THE JUDGE’S REVIEW. TELEPHONIC HEARINGS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED SINCE THE SUBSTITUTING PARTY MUST PRESENT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND PROPOSED ORDER TO THE JUDGE AT THE HEARING.
THE PARTIES SHALL SET MULTIPLE CASES FOR A SPECIAL SET HEARING BUT MUST CHECK WITH THE JUDGE’S JUDICIAL ASSISTANT REGARDING THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT MAY BE SET DURING THE TIME FRAME REQUESTED. (NOTE: IF CASE IS SET FOR FWOP HEARING, FWOP HEARING WILL REMAIN ON CALENDAR, REGARDLESS).
FAILURE OF: MOVING PARTY, PARTY’S CURRENT ATTORNEY OF RECORD AND/OR OF ATTORNEY ATTEMPTING TO SUBSTITUTE AS COUNSEL, TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER FOR THIS CASE AND ALL OTHER CASES WITH SIMILAR MOTIONS SHALL RESULT IN THE COURT’S IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS PERMITTED UNDER FLORIDA LAW, UPON NOTICE AND HEARING.
IF APPLICABLE: IF MOVING PARTY DOESN’T STOP IGNORING THE COURT’S NUMEROUS PRIOR ORDERS IN NUMEROUS OTHER CASES REGARDING THESE TYPES OF MATTERS, THE COURT WILL SET FOR HEARING ON SANCTIONS AGAINST MOVING PARTIES/ATTORNEYS.