Judge Bell does not accept hard copies or courtesy e-mails for UMC (in camera excepted); e-courtesy due 3 days before UMC, all special-set materials 5 days before.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Civil Division AF (Judge Carolyn Bell)
"The Court does not accept hard copies or courtesy emails of documents for UMC hearings, other than those presented for in camera review" / "At least three (3) days before each hearing, please upload in E-Courtesy copies" / "All materials, both E-Courtesy and hard copies, should be submitted at least five (5) days before each hearing"
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3 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Mark R. Wolfe's published division procedures.
Judge Catlin: all case-law authority AND all hearing/trial exhibits due at least five business days ahead — exhibits in an indexed, tabbed binder — with mediation mandatory before any 2-hour-plus hearing on pain of cancellation.
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