PEDRO BATISTA, JUAN ARIAS AND STEPHANIE RUBIO
v.
HUB GROUP TRUCKING, INC., CHARLES B. WILLIAMS, AND JOHN VANCE

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-02
No. 2024-1633
Rodriguez, J., Nardella, J., White, J., Smith, J.
2026 FL 8317 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

Trial judges have the power and duty to set and enforce deadlines pursuant to rules promulgated by the Florida Supreme Court.


Headnotes

[1] Trial judges possess the power and duty under Florida Supreme Court rules to set and enforce deadlines in civil litigation.

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Key Quotes

“[T]he rules promulgated by the Florida Supreme Court give trial judges the power and duty to set and enforce deadlines[.]”

Citation to Crecelius v. Rizzitano, 430 So. 3d 268, 278 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026) (en banc)

Facts & Procedural History

Appellants Pedro Batista, Juan Arias, and Stephanie Rubio appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Orange County involving Hub Group Trucking, I…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2024-1633 Lower Tribunal No. 2020-CA-011969-O PEDRO BATISTA, JUAN ARIAS, and STEPHANIE RUBIO, Appellants, v.

HUB GROUP TRUCKING, INC., CHARLES B. WILLIAMS, and JOHN VANCE, Appellees. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Heather Pinder Rodriguez, Judge.

July 2, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Crecelius v. Rizzitano, 430 So. 3d 268, 278 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026) (en banc) ("[T]he rules promulgated by the Florida Supreme Court give trial judges the power and duty to set and enforce deadlines[.]"). NARDELLA and WHITE, JJ., concur. SMITH, J., concurs in result only. Andrew A. Harris and Grace Mackey Streicher, of Harris Appeals, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for Appellants. C.H. Houston, III, L. Johnson Saber, III, Heath L. Vickers and Alison H. Sausaman, of Carr Allison, Jacksonville, for Appellees, HUB Group Trucking, Inc. and Charles B. Williams.

No Appearance for Appellee, John Vance. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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