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21 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] 20JCJ00003.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/20JCJ00003.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Once a motion is scheduled on the Court’s docket, subsequent motions may not be “piggybacked” onto the time reserved for the first motion. • Also, hearing time may not, absent prior coordination with the Court’s Judicial Assistant and the opposing party, be used to hear other motions in the event the hearing time is not needed for the originally scheduled motion. • Party/Counsel must file their motion with the Clerk of Court and submit 1Procedure forms specific to Judge Steinbeck can be found on the website for the 20th Judicial Circuit, www.ca.cjis20.org • The motion must authorize the Court to contact the party “collect” and must provide the Court with the telephone number where movant wishes to be reached at the time of the hearing. • A motion for rehearing must be filed with the Clerk of the Court with a courtesy copy forwarded to the judge for review. • Requests for Case Management Conferences must be in the form of a motion, filed with the Clerk of Court and served on opposing counsel/parties. • The motion must specify the issues to be addressed at the conference. • Emergencies. “Emergency” motions must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and served upon opposing party, except in those rare cases which permit ex parte relief. • The cause of the emergency must be incorporated in the body of the motion. • All motions requesting compliance with discovery must comply with the • The Court’s Judicial Assistant will not schedule hearings on discovery motions without such a statement; and if set by mistake, the Court may not grant the relief requested by the movant. • In all cases but default, mediation is required before the case will be set on the judge’s trial docket. • Voluntary Dismissal (filed by the Petitioner/Plaintiff) or other final disposition (and final disposition form) must be filed with the Clerk of Court within thirty (30) days after written notice to remove the action from the “active” trial docket. • Rules of Civil Procedure, motions for continuances shall be in writing and must be signed by party, not just their counsel. • The Court must approve stipulations to continue a trial, once the cause has been set on the trial docket. • The only case that is “uncontested” is a case in which the respondent/defendant has filed an “Answer and Waiver.” All other cases must have a trial order signed by the Court under Rule 1.440, including cases where default has been entered and cases in which a settlement agreement has been entered but an Answer and Waiver has not. • After a default, the Court must issue a trial order under Rule 1.440 setting the matter for trial on all issues not determined by the effect of the default. • In a dissolution action, all issues not determined by the effect of the default must still be tried and sufficient proof made by the Petitioner even if the Respondent does not appear. • In other words, a hearing is required unless ALL parties stipulate, in writing, to withdrawal. • Court should be provided to the Court for RECEIPT no later than three (3) business days PRIOR • All law provided must be either hand delivered (to the Judge’s mailbox in the courthouse) or mailed to the Judge’s office along with a Certificate of Service showing service on all parties.
Once a motion is scheduled on the Court’s docket, subsequent motions may not be “piggybacked” onto the time reserved for the first motion.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 1465040fc963b154b035c37674bd57b73c0b69f9c972ae36002980140cfad88c. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.