AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management
Summary
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
Requirement
11th Jud. Cir. AO 24-20 (ACM re-establishment; rescinds AO 21-09). Verbatim (sha256-verified PDF, 46,796 chars archived): • "The following requirements apply to all cases in the Civil Division of the Circuit Court, except those listed as exceptions…" • "No later than 120 days after an action commences… [each case] shall be reviewed to determine whether it is complex, streamlined, or general." • Complex cases: trial "no later than 24 months after being designated as complex." General cases: "no later than 120 days after filing." • Continuances only for good cause shown; failure to follow scheduling deadlines may lead to sanctions, dismissal, striking pleadings, or exclusion of witnesses/exhibits. Artifact: docs/handoff/miami-dade/files/cc-active-cases-sayfie.pdf
Source of truth
No later than 120 days after an action commences… shall be reviewed to determine whether it is complex, streamlined, or general.
- Official source
- 11th Cir. AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management
- Source health
- Broken · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 6, 2026Dual-researcher (Opus 4.8 + ChatGPT 5.5) 2026-07-05/06; Fable 5 verified via live fetch + Wayback official archives; PDFs sha256-hashed
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: 11th Cir. AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management returned HTTP 404.
- July 6, 2026Monitor: 11th Cir. AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management returned HTTP 404.
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