Lake County, FL
All 65 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Lake County, newest effective date first. 299 circuit-wide and 636 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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Fifth Cir. — Judge Michael Takac: Judge preferences
3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Michael Takac: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Michael Takac: Mediation
2 summarised requirements on mediation.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Sarah J. Jones: Deadlines
1 summarised requirement on deadlines.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Sarah J. Jones: Judge preferences
2 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Judge Boylston (Lake family/juvenile): remote only for non-evidentiary matters ≤15 minutes
Non-evidentiary matters of 15 minutes or less may be heard remotely; longer and evidentiary matters are in person (Courtroom 1C).
Judge Curington (Lake county criminal): plea, plea-in-absentia and transport forms posted
The profile supplies plea, plea-in-absentia and inmate-transport forms and instructions; no separate comprehensive procedure document exists.
Judge Jones (Lake county criminal): 5-business-day notice; 10 days + proof for pro se; no early final orders
At least five business days' notice required; service on a self-represented party should give at least 10 days with proof of service; proposed final judgments/orders should not be submitted before the hearing.
Judge Monty (Lake small claims/traffic): 10 calendar days' notice; proof of service for pro se parties
Hearings require 10 calendar days' notice; proof of service is required when a party is self-represented.
Judge Mosley (Lake civil): materials 5 days ahead; in-person evidentiary hearings with hard-copy evidence
Case law and hearing materials to chambers at least five days before hearing; evidentiary proceedings in person with hard-copy evidence; agreed proposed orders may be emailed in editable format.
Judge Nimeth (Lake): email-only scheduling; court will not print virtual-hearing evidence
Hearings scheduled by email only (never phone), all parties copied with case, county, motion and total time; failed coordination requires a motion memorializing the history; evidence for virtual hearings must be physically delivered — the court will not print it; proposed orders emailed in editable Word after opposing review; electronic materials 10 days / binders 1 week ahead.
Judge Pepperman (Lake county civil): Zoom is the default, subject to judicial discretion
Most matters are handled by Zoom, with the judge retaining discretion to require in-person appearance.
Judge Takac (Lake): CM order imposes detailed evidence-disclosure requirements — non-compliant evidence excluded
Before trial or any dispositive evidentiary hearing a case-management order sets specific, detailed requirements for disclosing ALL evidence to the other parties and the Court; failure to comply results in exclusion. Hearing requests use a 7-item email format to ssutton@circuit5.org.
Judge Toti (Lake family): >15-minute and evidentiary matters in person; no remote evidence
Hearings longer than 15 minutes and all evidentiary proceedings are held in person; remote evidence is not accepted.
Judge Welke (Lake): noon-Monday PNC cutoff, 2:30 p.m. transport deadline, no remote evidence, probate orders by U.S. Mail only
Time-certain PNC appointments close at noon the Monday before (noon Friday if Monday is a holiday); sentencing strictly in person; inmate transport requests by 2:30 p.m. the day before; remote evidence never accepted — evidentiary hearings in person; exhibits exchanged 2 days ahead and notebooks 5 days ahead; probate proposed orders by U.S. Mail only, held 10 days pending documentation then destroyed; equipment requests 1 week ahead; ADA requests 7 days ahead.