Legal Question in Banking Law in Florida

The case management conference (CMC) is described in Rule 1.200(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. At the CMC, the court may:

1) Schedule or reschedule the service of motions, pleadings, and other papers;

2) Set or reset the time of trials, subject to rule 1.440(c) [Setting for Trial];

3) Coordinate the progress of the action if complex litigation factors are present;

4) Limit, schedule, order, or expedite discovery;

5) Schedule disclosure of expert witnesses and the discovery of facts known and the opinions held by such experts;

6) Schedule or hear motions in limine;

7) Pursue the possibilities of settlement;

8) Require filing of preliminary stipulations if the issues can be narrowed;

9) Consider referring issues to a master for findings of fact; and

10) Schedule other conferences or determine other matters that may aid in the disposition of the action.

If you are represented by counsel, he or she must be present, but you do not. If you are not represented by counsel, you must be present, assuming you are an individual party. If you are a corporation, you must be represented by counsel.