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Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil OverviewThe County Civil division includes the following five categories of civil cases: smallclaims (up to 5,000), civil ( 5,001 to 15,000), other civil, evictions, and civil trafficinfractions. Within these categories are the following case types:Small Claims (up to 5,000) - small claims (up to 5,000)Civil ( 5,001 to 15,000) - civil ( 5,001 to 15,000)Other Civil - replevins and other civil (example of other civil cases include:non-monetary equity matters, control of animals, interred bodies, injunctive relief,declaratory judgments, and other similar events)Evictions - evictionsCivil Traffic Infractions - civil traffic infractions (involving a judge or hearing officer)The Summary Reporting System does not directly capture civil traffic cases. Thesedata are reported independently by clerks of court to the Department of HighwaySafety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). The DHSMV then provides these data annuallyto the Office of the State Courts Administrator. Most traffic infraction cases aredisposed by the payment of a fine and do not require judicial involvement. Thus, civiltraffic infraction statistics have been adjusted to exclude non-judicial cases from thisreporting.In the County Civil division, Filings correspond to each complaint or petition filed.Dispositions correspond to each complaint or petition disposed. Jury Trials aredefined as trials in which a group of citizens is impaneled, selected and sworn todetermine the issues of fact in a case.COUNTY CIVIL FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS*FY 2001-02 to FY 2010-113,000,0002,612,586 ,0001,981,5372,032,4961,684,375 1,839,320 1,735,1261,484,0491,877,9221,813,0811,684,289 1,900,754 1,732,7571,596,2572,389,4702,434,7782,139,401 606/0707/0808/0909/1010/11Fiscal YearFilingsDispositions*For fiscal year 2008-09, the increase in county court filings and dispositions is attributed to a refinement in themethodology used to calculate civil traffic infraction activity and better reporting.FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-1
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGS18Statewide by Category, Case Type, and MonthFY 2010-11Category/Case TypeJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunTotalA. SmallClaims (upto ,29414,22612,63014,72717,286173,1081. SmallClaims (up to ,29414,22612,63014,72717,286173,108B. Civil( 5,001 to 1,60212,8539,6439,9449,896138,6951. Civil( 5,001 to 1,60212,8539,6439,9449,896138,695C. 91. 2. Other Civil2302032262292262192142662322111882542,698D. 29,2039,6949,93112,01213,585142,2661. 29,2039,6949,93112,01213,585142,266E. CivilTraffic*134,043 139,647 138,680 138,779 139,429 116,475 133,554 143,859 162,345 143,644 151,926 136,963 1,679,3441. Civil TrafficInfrac tions*134,043Total177,577 181,976 179,054 177,697 174,650 152,500 173,852 178,404 199,586 176,259 188,959 178,268 e data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction filings involving a judge orhearing officer.8-2FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGSby CategoryFY 2010-11Small Claims(up to 5,000)8.1%Evictions6.7%Civil( 5,001 to 15,000)6.5%Other Civil0.2%Civil TrafficInfractions78.5%COUNTY CIVIL FILINGSby Circuit Size*Very Large(493,295Average)46.1%FY 2010-11Small(20,238 66 Average)14.4%*Small Circuits - 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 14th, 16th;Medium Circuits - 1st, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 18th, 19th;Large Circuits - 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th;Very Large Circuits - 11th, 17th (as defined in the Glossary).FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-3
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGS18by Case Type and CircuitFY 2010-11CircuitSmall ClaimsCivil(up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)ReplevinsOther CivilEvictionsCivil 2,138,782*These data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction filings involving a judge orhearing officer.8-4FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGSby Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCivilCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)Other CivilEvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit ta 342Wakulla1791000571,0601,396Circuit 31,040786746898,98311,572C 3319330121702,0082,839Circuit 2LeonCircuit 4C layDuvalNassauFY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-58
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGS, Continued18by Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11CivilSmall ClaimsCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000) Other CivilEvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit 606,15211,146Sumter18921281021,8382,349Circuit ,319Circuit ,1143,783Putnam479292193061,4222,518St. 3,61024,14034,073Circuit 8Osceola2,0271,5111191,73919,19124,587Circuit 98-6FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGS, Continuedby Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCivilCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)Circuit 10OtherCivilEvictionsCivil 0643,9922,8943073,39521,56632,154Circuit 5,37327,6161,28224,506572,015660,792Circuit ,3761471,75017,30625,104Circuit 3,17211,46329411,237108,777144,943Circuit 58726992Circuit 1514,55011,5852949,712156,218192,359Palm Beach14,55011,5852949,712156,218192,359Circuit PolkDesotoBayC alhounFY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-78
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil FilingsCOUNTY CIVIL FILINGS, Continued1by Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Circuit/CountyEvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit 19,68138318,748260,154325,798Circuit 7,347Circuit 194,1083,5941483,43625,34336,629Indian 775Okeechobee21614671468711,386St. Lucie2,2281,811931,93712,80018,869Circuit 442,138,782CharlotteLeeState Total8CivilSmall ClaimsOther Civil(up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)*These data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction filings involving a judge orhearing officer.8-8FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONSStatewide by Category, Case Type, and MonthFY 2010-11Category/Case TypeJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunTotalA. SmallClaims (upto ,29416,93115,26915,50116,984190,8901. SmallClaims (up to ,29416,93115,26915,50116,984190,890B. Civil( 5,001 to 1,22611,92012,19510,86112,406140,8181. Civil( 5,001 to 1,22611,92012,19510,86112,406140,818C. 11. 2. Other Civil2983193102742843212602603383122993163,591D. 611,62710,71110,88411,80813,447147,0911. Evic 62710,71110,88411,80813,447147,091E. CivilTraffic*163,597 167,936 168,628 161,961 147,265 143,302 160,251 155,142 172,937 150,881 149,964 162,086 1,903,9501. Civil TrafficInfrac tions*163,597Total206,371 209,397 211,029 207,001 183,953 183,222 197,618 193,757 213,112 189,806 188,699 205,505 e data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction dispositions involving a judgeor hearing officer.FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-98
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONSby Category1FY 2010-11Other Civil0.3%Civil TrafficInfractions79.7%Small Claims(up to 5,000)8.0%Evictions6.1%Civil( 5,001 to 15,000)5.9%COUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONSby Circuit Size*FY 2010-11Very Large(546,267Average)45.7%Small(23,284 09 Average)15.1%*Small Circuits - 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 14th, 16th;Medium Circuits - 1st, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 18th, 19th;Large Circuits - 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th;Very Large Circuits - 11th, 17th (as defined in the Glossary).8-10FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONSby Case Type and CircuitFY 2010-11CircuitSmall ClaimsCivil(up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)ReplevinsOther CivilEvictionsCivil 911,903,9502,389,470*These data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction dispositions involving a judgeor hearing officer.FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-118
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONS1by Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCircuit/County (up to 5,000)Other CivilEvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit nta 6424520Wakulla3251516781,1621,722Circuit 32,7171,1401346269,56614,183C 691,727Circuit 48,8486,88963312,448145,263174,081C 11,277126,091150,532392338121533,3844,279Circuit 2LeonSuwannee8Civil( 5,001 to 15,000)TaylorNassau8-12FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONS, Continuedby Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCivilCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000) Other Civil EvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit it ,0534,204Putnam618554314711,6783,352St. 8035,08145,384Circuit 33,6324,179Union8133645537702Circuit 19,40925,230Circuit 6FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-138
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONS, Continued1by Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCivilCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000)Circuit 10EvictionsCivil 9495,0083,0883803,15820,73632,370Circuit 7,02521,8341,83421,827687,029769,549Circuit 11891,49317,53824,866Circuit ,40310,28934611,18295,805130,025Circuit 50110,105C 1930717491,074Circuit 1513,09110,5632659,425187,666221,010Palm Beach13,09110,5632659,425187,666221,010Circuit ,034PolkDesoto8Other Civil8-14FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONS, Continuedby Category and Circuit/CountyFY 2010-11Small ClaimsCivilCircuit/County (up to 5,000) ( 5,001 to 15,000) Other Civil EvictionsCivil TrafficInfractions*TotalCircuit 21,85045719,838253,862322,984Circuit 8,123Circuit 4241,029987196978,35611,08826214814827111,217St. Lucie2,6052,121702,10926,90933,814Circuit 7,0911,903,9502,389,470Indian RiverMartinOkeechobeeLeeState Total*These data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction dispositions involving a judgeor hearing officer.FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-158
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONS1Statewide by Case Type and Disposition TypeFY 2010-11DispositionTypeSmall Claims(up to 5,000)Civil( 5,001 to 15,000)EvictionsCiv il TrafficInfractions*TotalA. DismissedBefore Hearing45,04543,82879879330,515NA120,979B. DismissedAfter Hearing62,26020,4027801,22617,054NA101,722C . Disposed byDefault26,39630,94323632660,773NA118,674D. Disposed byJudge (No E. Disposed byNon-Jury2,3394635251686NA3,591F. Disposed byJury44590113NA117G. Disposed ,1303,591147,0911,903,9502,389,470TotalReplevins Other Civ ilCOUNTY CIVIL DISPOSITIONSby Disposition TypeFY 2010-11Disposed by Judge(no trial)84.9%Non-Jury (benchor judge trial)0.2%8Dismissed9.3%Disposed byDefault andOther**5.6%Jury0.0%*These data do not include all Civil Traffic Infractions reported to the Department of Highway Safety and MotorVehicles by the clerks of court. They only represent those Civil Traffic Infraction dispositions involving a judgeor hearing officer.**The disposition category “Disposed by Other” is used to report cases as disposed when they are: consolidatedinto a primary case, transferred or have a change of venue, disposed upon estreature of a bond, etc.8-16FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil DispositionsCOUNTY CIVIL JURY TRIAL RATES*by CircuitFY 2010-11Circuit (Circuit Seat)Disposed by JuryTotal DispositionsJury Trial RatesFirst (Pensacola)413,2590.0%Second (Tallahassee)011,1090.0%Third (Lake City)04,6170.0%Fourth (Jacksonville)028,8180.0%Fifth (Tavares)027,1640.0%Sixth (Clearwater)229,8530.0%Seventh (Daytona Beach)116,2820.0%Eighth (Gainesville)16,6090.0%Ninth (Orlando)541,2020.0%Tenth (Bartow)013,0100.0%Eleventh (Miami)6782,5200.1%Twelfth (Sarasota)412,5460.0%Thirteenth (Tampa)034,2200.0%Fourteenth (Panama City)15,0750.0%Fifteenth (West Palm Beach)233,3440.0%Sixteenth (Key West)01,4930.0%Seventeenth (Ft. Lauderdale)2169,1220.0%Eighteenth (Sanford)317,4910.0%Nineteenth (Ft. Pierce)112,4410.0%Twentieth (Ft. Myers)525,3450.0%117485,5200.0%Total8*These data do not include Civil Traffic Infractions.FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide8-17
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil Other Statistics1The County Civil division also includes other statistics in the form of clearance ratesand reopenings. These data are provided by the 67 clerks of court. However,dispositions and special proceedings data are not audited for accuracy by theOSCA.Clearance Rates - The clearance rate is a useful measure of the responsiveness of acourt to the demand for services, and is nationally recognized as a measure of courtperformance. The rate is determined by taking the total number of cases disposeddivided by the total number of cases filed during a specific time period. If a courtreceived 1,000 new cases a month and disposed of 900 cases within the samemonth, the clearance rate for that month would be 90%.Reopenings - A reopening occurs when a case that has previously been reported asdisposed is resubmitted to the court through a motion or petition.88-18FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil Other StatisticsCOUNTY CIVIL CLEARANCE RATESby CircuitFY 2010-11CircuitFilingsDispositionsClearance 0.2%Total2,138,7822,389,470111.7%FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide88-19
Florida Office of the State Courts AdministratorCounty Civil Other StatisticsCOUNTY CIVIL SPECIAL PROCEEDINGSby Circuit1FY 280205,260Total141,614FY 2010-11 Statistical Reference Guide
County Civil Overview The County Civil division includes the following five categories of civil cases: small claims (up to 5,000), civil ( 5,001 to 15,000), other civil, evictions, and civil traffic infractions. Within these categories are the following case types: Small Claims (up to 5,000) - small claims (up to 5,000)
