IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH 
							JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
							NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA

							CASE NO.: 	 
							DIVISION:	A

IN RE:  THE MARRIAGE/MATTER OF
_________________________,
	Petitioner,
and
_________________________, 
	Respondent. 
_______________________________________________
	
ORDER FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

	The Court finds it is in the best interests of the parties to provide for the prompt and efficient administration of Justice.  Upon the Court’s own motion, 	It is, therefore
	ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
	1.	CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE REQUIRED.  Counsel of record and pro se parties are hereby ordered to attend a Case Management Conference on ____________________ at the Nassau County Historic Courthouse, 416 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034 via Zoom, in Chambers, before Steven M. Fahlgren, Circuit Judge.  ____________ are reserved. 
IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD
AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES ATTEND THE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, UNLESS EXCUSED BY THE COURT. 

	2.	MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED.  Pursuant to Fla. Fam. L.R.P. 12.200, the Court may (a) schedule or reschedule the service of motions, pleadings, and other documents; (b) set or reset the time of trials, subject to rule 12.440; (c) coordinate the progress of the action if complex litigation factors are present; (d) limit, schedule, order, or expedite discovery; (e) schedule disclosure of expert witnesses and the discovery of facts known and opinions held by such experts; (f) schedule or hear motions related to admission or exclusion of evidence; (g) pursue the possibilities of settlement; (h) require filing of preliminary stipulations if issues can be narrowed; (i) refer issues to a magistrate for findings of fact, if consent is obtained as provided in rules 12.490 and 12.492 and if no significant history of domestic, repeat, dating, or sexual violence, or stalking that would compromise the process is involved in the case; (j) refer the parties to mediation if no significant history of domestic, repeat, dating, or sexual violence, or stalking that would compromise the mediation process is involved in the case and consider allocation of expenses related to the referral; or refer the parties to counseling if no significant history of domestic, repeat, dating, or sexual violence, or stalking that would compromise the process is involved in the case and consider allocation of expenses related to the referral; (k) coordinate voluntary binding arbitration consistent with Florida law if no significant history of domestic, repeat, dating, or sexual violence, or stalking that would compromise the process is involved in the case; (l) appoint court experts and allocate the expenses for the appointments; (m) refer the cause for a parenting plan recommendation, social investigation and study, home study, or psychological evaluation and allocate the initial expense for that study; (n) appoint an attorney or guardian ad litem for a minor child or children if required and allocate the expense of the appointment; and (o) schedule other conferences or determine other matters that may aid in the disposition of the action.      
	3.	RESCHEDULING OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.  A scheduled Case Management Conference will only be rescheduled upon providing a Request to Continue Case Management Conference upon special circumstances.  The Request must specify (a) the reason for rescheduling; (b) a certification from the attorneys stating they have discussed the pending issues in the case and have been unable to resolve them; and (c) possible dates and times for rescheduling; (d) with that rescheduled date occurring within thirty (30) days of the original conference date.  This Request must be filed seventy two (72) hours prior to the scheduled Case Management Conference.
	4.	CANCELLATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.  This Case Management Conference can only be canceled upon the filing with the Court at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the date of the Case Management Conference (a) a signed agreement which resolves all issues.  If the case is settled and testimony is needed to support entry of an 

Order/Final Judgment, the testimony may be presented at the Case Management Conference.
	DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, this _____ day of ____________, 20__.

																				STEVEN M. FAHLGREN
							CIRCUIT JUDGE
Copies furnished to:

Attorney for Husband

Attorney for Wife

“If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.  Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (904) 548-4600 (then press 0) at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.”

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA
DIVISION A
CORONAVIRUS HEARING ADDENDUM
 Various administrative orders have directed that most hearings be conducted either by telephonic means or video conference utilizing the Zoom Application, Skype, etc. in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. See https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/News-Media/Court-News, http://www.duvalclerk.com/adminOrders/#/page/10/1, and https://nassauclerk.com/ There are also various orders from the executive branch that prohibit gatherings of people under certain circumstances. See, e.g., https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EO-20-68.pdf, and https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/1021/Corona-Virus-Updates
To take into account the possibility that some variation of an administrative order or executive order still prohibits in person hearings for your matter going forward, the Court adopts this addendum into the Order or notice of hearing to which it is attached. It is the desire of the Court to provide maximum services to the parties during this time while complying with all directives of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, the Administrative Judge of Nassau County, as well as federal, state and local authorities.
1.	For hearings and bench trials in all civil matters, the Court prefers using the Zoom™ application because numerous individuals can remote into the hearing and await their turn for their case to be called. If the Rule of Sequestration is invoked, the Court can keep others in the waiting room until it is their turn to testify.
2.	For matters involving dockets, such as foreclosure court, mental health court, and juvenile delinquency court, it is anticipated that each case will be called as if the parties were present in the hearing room. Using the Zoom™ application allows for multiple parties to appear remotely and await their case being called. Therefore, it will not be necessary for the parties to coordinate with the judicial assistant or clerk if they are logged into Zoom on or before the start of the hearing. 
3.	Unless otherwise notified by Court Order or the Court’s Judicial Assistant, the link to Join the Court’s Zoom™ Meeting for all hearings shall be: 
https://zoom.us/j/383599807?pwd=MmRDbzFvc0RQenFGQUxFR20vaHpTZz09 
Meeting ID: 383 599 807 
Password: 900183 
Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 877 853 5247 US Toll-free
There is a separate addendum and invitation link for domestic violence hearings. 
4.	For hearings involving exhibits, proposed orders, or copies of cases cited, the parties are directed to send these to the Court’s judicial assistant, astrickland@nassauclerk.com, via email at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing with copies to all parties who have not been defaulted as it custom and required by the Rules. When the number of pages of the hearing martials exceeds 50 pages, hard copies should be provided to the Court at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Counsel submitting proposed orders should also furnish sufficient self-addressed stamped envelopes to the Court via mail for service of any orders when a party is not signed up for the e-portal.  The Court’s physical and mailing address is 416 Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.
5.	If you are not able to use the Zoom™ Application, there are circumstances when individuals are allowed to personally attend Court such as domestic violence and related injunctions, but the Zoom™ Application is still available for those cases. However, if you desire to use the Zoom™ Application with that case, you will need to contact the Court’s Judicial Assistant at astrickland@nassauclerk.com or 904-491-7275 well in advance of the hearing, so that this can be coordinated.
6.	Because of the fluid nature of the coronavirus pandemic, the Court reserves jurisdiction to modify this Addendum by posting any addendum on the Court’s website.