https://www.floridabar.org/rules/ctproc/

This group of rules applies to all Florida appellate courts, including circuit courts, district courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of Florida. The court may order a case to mediation at any time, on its own motion or on the motion of a party. Criminal and post-conviction cases, habeas corpus or extraordinary writs, civil or criminal contempt, involuntary civil commitments of sexually violent predators, and collateral criminal cases cannot be referred to mediation under these rules. A party or its representative and a representative of the insurance carrier for any insured party must attend mediation proceedings with full authority to settle without further consultation. A certified appellate mediator who is licensed to practice law in any United States jurisdiction can be appointed to mediate under these rules either by the court or by the parties' agreement. The mediator will report to the court, within 10 days of the completion of the mediation, either the lack of agreement or the partial or final agreement between the parties.