18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 102a

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Insurance — Small claims — Medical provider’s motion to invoke Rules of Civil Procedure is denied

HOLLYWOOD DIAGNOSTICS CENTER, INC. (a/a/o Indira Ramirez), vs. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. County Court, 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County. Case No. 10-7203 COCE 53. July 14, 2010. Robert W. Lee, Judge.

ORDER

THIS CAUSE having come on for consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion to Invoke Rules of Civil Procedure and Motion for Relief from Deadlines, etc., and the Court having been sufficiently advised in the Premises, it is hereupon,

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that said Motion be, and the same is hereby DENIED. The decision whether to invoke the rules of civil procedure is discretionary with the Court, even if the parties agree to invoke the rules. Rule 7.020(c). Moreover, the parties failed to provide the Court a proposed order compliant with the procedures in this division, notwithstanding that such order is readily available to the parties by email attachment from the Court. Finally, counsel for the Defendant, Justin Cincola, personally appeared at the small claims pretrial conference and advised that the Defendant declined to agree that the rules be invoked.