RULE 9.710. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDIATION
Any case filed may be referred to mediation at the discretion of
the court, but under no circumstances may the following categories
of actions be referred:
(a)
criminal and post-conviction cases;
(b)
habeas corpus and extraordinary writs;
(c)
civil or criminal contempt;
(d)
involuntary civil commitments of sexually violent
predators;
(e)
collateral criminal cases; and
(f)
other matters as may be specified by administrative
order.
Source: Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective September 4, 2025.
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Rule Update: This rule is current through the Florida Supreme Court’s September 1, 2026 amendments (In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 434 So. 3d 978), which revised the Rule 9.900(c) nonfinal-order forms. Cox Law, PLLC reviews this page against each Supreme Court rules update.
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