5 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.35 - Identification of Court Pleadings with Specificity (10/30/13) [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_35.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, several provisions within the Florida Rules of Courts already provide that documents filed shall be styled or captioned in such a manner as to indicate clearly the subject matter of the document and the party requesting relief; • Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a pleading, document or notice of hearing, or submits a proposed order, the party or counsel shall, for ease of further reference, title or caption with "'"' csC'-J ~ cry • When a party to a proceeding before the Courts of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a pleading, document or notice of hearing, or submits a proposed order, which includes a reference to a previously filed pleading, document or to the motion being scheduled for hearing, the party or counsel shall, for ease of further reference: • Courts of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a notice of a hearing scheduled through the Judicial Automated Calendaring System (JACS), and ifthe party or counsel receives a JACS confirmation number, the party or counsel shall include the JACS confirmation number within the caption of the written notice of hearing. • However, this Administrative Order is not intended to circumvent any jurisdictional time limitations and shall not be construed or applied as such.
WHEREAS, several provisions within the Florida Rules of Courts already provide that documents filed shall be styled or captioned in such a manner as to indicate clearly the subject matter of the document and the party requesting relief;
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 2b4b26032a6e2b255d5761a5753e1407b03b525241ac10ba81eddcc2f7f7c0ff. 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.