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34 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] 20JCJ00016.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/20JCJ00016.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All motions must be filed prior to calling the Judge’s Office for hearing time. • The correct amount of time for the hearing must be requested. • The time requested must allow for each party to present argument. • If the matter exceeds the amount of requested hearing time, the motion must be re-scheduled and re-noticed • All hearing times must be coordinated with opposing counsel. • This must be a verbal confirmation, please do not leave a voice mail to confirm a hearing date and time. • Please do not file an amended hearing notice without confirming this change with the Judge’s Office. . • Any changes to the hearing time, must be cleared with the Judge’s office. • All requests for Emergency Hearings must be submitted in writing to the Judges Office before scheduling. • All requests for hearings in excess of one (1) hour must be submitted in writing to the Judges office. • The party requesting the telephonic appearance must furnish a telephone number that they may be contacted by “collect call”. • At the time of the hearing, the witness, testifying by telephonic appearance, must have a commissioned notary public present for identification purposes and for the administration of the oath to the witness. • You must contact the Judge’s office if you are canceling a hearing. • Please do not attempt to schedule these matter with the judge’s office without mediation. • A copy of the motion must be sent to mediation for screening and scheduling. • The parties must attend case management prior to appearing for a temporary relief hearing. • A motion for rehearing must be filed with clerk with a courtesy copy being provided to the Judge’s office. • Must be filed in the form of a motion and copies provided to opposing counsel. • The motion for case management must provide the issues that will be addressed at the case management conference. • All cases that are noticed for trial (except default cases) must have completed mediation prior to noticing the matter for trial. • The Attorney that is requesting the trial must attach a copy of the Mediator’s report indicating and impasse or partial settlement to the Notice for Trial and supply that information to the Judge’s Office to obtain a trial date. • Mediation must have occurred no more than 6 months prior to the trial notice. • All Motions for continuance must be heard no later that 1- week prior to trial. • A Pre-trial disclosure of evidence and witnesses shall be made by the parties. • No later than 15 days prior to trial, each party shall file with the • Pre –Trial Stipulation - Attached to each trial order is a pre-trial stipulation that must be filed no later than 7 days prior to the trial with the Clerk of the Court, The Judge’s • All parties shall comply with all of the terms of the Court’s Order Setting Trial Date. • Any Motions that will need to be heard prior to trial must be scheduled as any other motion. • A cover letter is required for all orders/judgments presented to the Judge’s office for review and signature. • Orders that are prepared from a hearing must be presented to opposing counsel for agreement or objection prior to the order being presented for signature. • Objections to Proposed Orders Any objections to an order must be made in writing. • The Judge’s Office will make note of an objection by opposing counsel, however a written objection must be received within 3 days of the verbal notification. -- 4 of 5 -- • Once a default has been entered the matter must be noticed for trial. • If the written consent of the client is not provided, the matter must be set for hearing with notice to all parties and counsel of record.
All motions must be filed prior to calling the Judge’s Office for hearing time.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 99624498bf856069d327aa74d3adbbdcdaf106efda0732f491aa1549bcb48ac8. 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.