5 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] 53cp2.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/53cp2.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In order for the Court to consider a request for an emergency hearing, a party must: • The motion must state, under oath, the facts which the party believes constitutes the “emergency,” meaning the reasons the matter should be considered on an expedited basis rather than being scheduled in due course. • The movant should indicate how much time is needed for the Court to hear the emergency matters, recognizing that the hearing time will be divided among the parties, and opposing parties must be given a fair opportunity to be heard. • If the Court, based upon the allegations in the sworn pleading, finds no emergency exists, an Order will be entered denying the request for an emergency hearing, in which event, the matter must proceed on a non-emergency basis. • Please contact the Court Administrator, whose office is located at Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, and whose telephone number is (239) 335-2231, within 2 working days of receipt of this notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. 1 Please be sure that your motion contains your name, address, telephone number and facsimile number, if available, so the court may be able to contact you. -- 1 of 1 --
In order for the Court to consider a request for an emergency hearing, a party must:
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 85cbf63d0b3b73773ccb1d01e6c51322f6bbd4188711b0f81778cb862ba34506. 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.