Opinion ID: 1625076
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Heading: instructions for attorneys completing final disposition form

Text: I. Case Style. Enter the name of the court, the appropriate case number assigned at the time of filing of the original complaint or petition, the name of the judge assigned to the case and the names (last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff(s) and defendant(s). II. Means of Final Disposition. Place an x in the appropriate box. The following are the definitions of the disposition categories. (A) Dismissed Before Hearingthe case is settled or voluntarily dismissed before a hearing is held; (B) Dismissed After Hearingthe case is dismissed by a judge, voluntarily dismissed, or settled after a hearing is held; (C) Disposed by Defaulta defendant chooses not to or fails to contest the plaintiff's allegations and a judgment against the defendant is entered by the court; (D) Disposed by Judgea judgment or disposition is reached by the judge in a case whichthat is not dismissed and in which no trial has been held. Includes stipulations by the parties, conditional judgments, summary judgment after hearing, and any matter in which a judgment is entered excluding cases disposed of by default as in category (c) above; (E) Disposed by Non-Jury Trialthe case is disposed as a result of a contested trial in which there is no jury and in which the judge determines both the issues of fact and law in the case; (F) Disposed by Jury Trialthe case is disposed as a result of a jury trial (consider the beginning of a jury trial to be when the jurors and alternates are selected and sworn); (G) Dismissal Pursuant to Settlement the case is voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff after a settlement is reached without mediation; (H) Dismissal Pursuant to Mediated Settlementthe case is voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff after a settlement is reached with mediation; (GI) Otherthe case is consolidated, submitted to arbitration or mediation, transferred, or otherwise disposed by other means not listed in categories (A) through (F)(H). DATE AND ATTORNEY SIGNATURE. Date and sign the final disposition form. FORM 1.999. ORDER DESIGNATING A CASE COMPLEX. This form order is for designating a case complex under rule 1.201 and directing the clerk of court to update the court's records and to report the case activity to the Supreme Court. ORDER DESIGNATING CASE A COMPLEX CASE DIRECTIONS TO THE CLERK OF COURT THIS CAUSE was considered on [the court's own motion] [the motion of a party] to designate this case a complex case as defined in rule 1.201, Fla. R. Civ. P. Being fully advised in the circumstances, the court determines that the case meets the criteria for proceeding under the rule and designates it as a complex case. The clerk of the court shall designate this case a complex case, update the court's records accordingly, and report such designation and the case activity to the Supreme Court pursuant to section 25.075 Fla. Stat. and rule 2.245(a), Fla. R. Jud. Admin. DONE AND ORDERED at _____________, ___________ County, Florida, on _______________. _________________________ Judge RULE 12.100 PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS Pleadings and motions shall be governed by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.100, except that the requirement in rule 1.100(c)(3) that parties file a final disposition form with the clerk if the action is settled without a court order or judgment being entered or if the action is dismissed by the parties, shall not apply to proceedings governed by these rules.