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23 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 1.18 - Standing Orders and Civil Case Management Plans In Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases in Lee County, (4/24/15) [Civil].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_1_18.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Court of Florida has established guidelines for the prompt processing and resolution of civil cases, c (. and has expressly mandated that the Court "shall take charge of all cases at an early stage in the litigation and shall control the progress of the case thereafter until the case is determined;" and -WHEREAS, since 2010, the Lee County Circuit Courts have utilized Civil Differentiated N • Included as part of this Administrative Order as "Attachment A" is a form "Standing Order in Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases in Lee County," which the Plaintiff shall, in all residential mortgage foreclosure cases filed in Lee County on or after May 1, 2015, serve with each summons issued in the case. • The Plaintiff shall be responsible for paying the Clerk the appropriate statutory fee for copies of each Standing Order issued. • May 1, 2015, and upon the filing of a responsive pleading by any defendant, the Court shall issue a "Residential Foreclosure Case Management Plan and Order" utilizing the Florida Supreme Court's presumptively reasonable time standard of 12 months from filing to final disposition, a form of which is included as part of this Adminfotrative Order as "Attachment B." Prior to issuance of a «Residential Foreclosure Case Management Plan and Order," the established timefram.es included as "Attachment B" may only be altered by the Circuit Judge assigned to the case. • It shall be the responsibility of all parties to check the website for the most recent forms to be used in conjunction with this Administrative Order. • The procedures and time standards do not supplant any existing rule, statute, or law. • To the extent that any provision of this Administrative Order may be constrned as being in conflict with any rule, statute, or law, the rule, statute, Dr law shall prevail. • The Plaintiff shall pay the appropriate statutory clerk's fees on copies for each Standing Order issued and attached to the Summons. • The Supreme Court of Florida has established guidelines for the prompt processing and resolution of civil cases, and has expressly mandated that the Court "shall take charge of all cases at an early stage in the litigation and shall control the progress of the case thereaft:e.r until the case is determined." Fla. • Accordingly, in Residential Mortgage Foreclosure cases filed on or subsequent to May 1, 2015, and upon the filing of a responsive pleading to the complaint, the Court will issue a Case Management Plan establishing mandatory time-frames with the goal ofresolution within 12 months. 1 The pa1iies may request that the plan be amended by submitting a proposed agreed amended plan to the Civil Case Management Department, or if unable to agree on an amended plan, by filing a motion with the Court for a Case Management • The assigned Circuit Judge shall issue a Case Management Plan establishing mandatory time-frames as may be deemed appropriate by that Judge for the purpose of ensuring the fair and timely disposition of the case, based upon the presumptively reasonable time standards established by the Florida Supreme Court. • Paragraph 2 above shall otherwise apply, as shall the remainder of this Standing Order. 04/24/2015 3:00PM Filed Lee County Clerk of Court - -- 5 of 8 -- • Early mediation shall be available pursuant to local Administrative Order No. 1.14, In re: • In the event that the deadlines for seeking early mediation pursuant to Administrative Order No. 1.14 have expired, and a party subsequently requests that the Court direct mediation, or the Court on hs own motion orders mediation, the general provisions of Administrative Order No. 1.14 shall apply to any such mediation ordered. • A Motion to Continue any trial must be filed with the clerk and emailed to the _Civil Case Management Department :at civi1cm@ca.cjis20.org. • A copy of all pleadings or motions filed after the initial complaint shall also be provided to the Civil Case Management Department by email or inclusion in the electronic service list at civilCM@ca.cjis20.org • A Motion for Telephonic Appearance at any hearing must be filed with the clerk and emailed to the Civil Case Management Department at civilCM@ca.ciis20.org. • The requesting party Requests must be filed not later than 45 days from shall file all discovery requests and the answer. • Response must be made within 30 days of responding party shall file a Notice of filing ofrequest if no objection filed. • If the party fails to to discovery request must be filed not later than 20 timely respond, the requesting party shall file a days from the filing of the request. • Compel no later than 10 days from the due date. 04/24/2015 3:00PM Filed Lee County Clerk of Court -0 • Deadline for Dispositive Motions Must be heard not less 30 days prior to trial -- -Other Deadlines or Events: • Estimated .Length of Trial All trials will be set for one (1) hour; if you need additional time you must contact the Civil Case Management Dept. at
Court of Florida has established guidelines for the prompt processing and resolution of civil cases, c (. and has expressly mandated that the Court "shall take charge of all cases at an early stage in the litigation and shall control the progress of the case thereafter until the case is determined;" and -WHEREAS, since 2010, the Lee County Circuit Courts have utilized Civil Differentiated N
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: e3bfbc0c0048269cb62d611801b7a9a1988520e1e70725de93fd3414ffe2d852. 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.