The Court may order the parties to mediate a civil case. The parties may agree to mediate
a civil case even when the Court has not ordered them to do so. Mediation must be conducted in
accordance with the Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators adopted by the Florida
Supreme Court, except as otherwise ordered, but this sentence does not apply to a settlement
conference—even if called “mediation”—conducted by a district or magistrate judge.
Everything said during a mediation or settlement conference—other than the terms of any
settlement agreement itself—is confidential and inadmissible as a settlement negotiation.
