Business Court: CMR per Local Rule 3.13, Wait for the JAWS E-Mail — Business Court L
Summary
Judge Farfante's Business Court runs initial CMCs on UMC with a mandatory Case Management Report per Local Rule 3.13, SMITH/JONES-style e-mail subject lines, and a hard rule: do not e-file the notice until the JAWS confirmation e-mail arrives.
Applies to
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Business Court Division L (Judge Darren D. Farfante)
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"A Case Management Report must be uploaded and e-filed for this hearing, pursuant to Local Rule 3.13 (See Business Court Rules)." / "IMPORTANT: Please wait to receive the JAWS scheduling email before e-filing, to ensure your hearing time is confirmed by the court." / "The Court will accept and review hard copies of any hearing materials in three-ring binders received at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to any hearing."
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (accordion + PDF veins) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Farfante (Business L / Asbestos Z) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Mandatory Disclosure in Family Cases — Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.285
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Small Claims Pretrial Conference: Appearance Mandatory — Fla. Sm. Cl. R. 7.090
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
150-Day Case Management Conference & Trial Setting — Division CV-E
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Family Final-Judgment Package Due 24 Hours Before Hearing — Division FZ
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