Discovery materials are filed only in limited circumstances, including if ordered by the Court, if necessary to the presentation or defense of a motion, or if required by law or rule.
Under the rules, once charges have formally been filed, the State has a period of fifteen days to turn over their initial discovery submission.
How Does Discovery Work? There are four main types of discovery requests: (1) depositions; (2) interrogatories; (3) requests for admissions; and (4) requests for the production of documents. Depositions are formal witness interviews.
Discovery materials are filed only in limited circumstances, including if ordered by the Court, if necessary, to the presentation or defense of a motion, or if required by law or rule. Whereas, in Florida state court, many of the documents identified above are required to be filed with the court.
County Civil Court has jurisdiction over claims up to and including $50,000. A County Civil case is any civil matter that falls within the jurisdiction of County Court. Detail may be found in Chapter 34, Florida Statutes.
Florida's statute of limitations for personal injury cases is generally two years from the date of the injury. However, the discovery rule allows for an exception: the statute of limitations may begin on the date you first discovered (or reasonably should have discovered) the injury.
You may also file a complaint by calling our office at 561-233-5500 Monday – Friday AM to PM, excluding County recognized holidays. An on-call Code Enforcement Officer is also available at 561-233-5523 for general questions Monday – Friday AM to PM, excluding County recognized holidays.
If your email relates to a department or issue not addressed above, please email info@marioncountyclerk.
A statement of claim is a document prepared by the plaintiff, that is, the person or company who is initiating the case in the court. A statement of claim usually accompanies a writ or could be otherwise needed during the course of a proceeding.