Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICAL

Exhibits must be submitted as separate documents rather than bundled into one PDF.

shall be submitted as separate documents (do not submit one PDF containing multiple exhibits).

CRITICALCivil cases

The vital statistics form must be submitted separately.

SEPARATE Vital Statistics Form

CRITICALCivil cases

All agreements must be attached to the final judgment in one PDF file.

All Agreements attached to Final Judgement in ONE PDF file

CRITICALCivil cases

Final Disposition Form 1.998 must be submitted separately.

SEPARATE Final Disposition form - Form 1.998

WARNINGCivil cases

Litigants should not send binders or notebooks containing copies of pleadings already in the court file.

In general, the Court prefers not to receive binders or notebooks with copies of all pleadings in the court file. There is no need to waste time and resources sending copies of anything that is already in the court file.

INFO

The sender should, if possible, send all documents in one submission.

If possible, please send all documents in a single submission.

INFO

Parties with many exhibits are encouraged to use a thumb drive or zip files to transmit evidence or to agree to appear in person.

Parties with a large number of exhibits should consider using a thumb drive or zip files to transmit large amounts of evidence to the Court or agreeing to appear in person.

INFOCivil cases

The court generally prefers that parties not send binders or notebooks containing copies of pleadings already in the court file.

In general, the Court prefers not to receive binders or notebooks with copies of all pleadings in the court file.