4 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.21 - Composite Bonds (2/25/05) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_21.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • However, in instances where a Judge of this circuit orders a composite bond, the composite bond shall be deemed to be divided into equal amounts to be applied as separate bonds to each individual case number. • In situations where the composite bond is not equally divisible by the number of separate cases, the composite bond shall be deemed to be divided in a manner in which the separate bonds are rounded up or down to the nearest whole dollar so that the total of the separate bonds equals the composite bond amount, and so that the lowest bond shall apply to the case number which is lowest in sequence and the highest bond shall apply to the case number which is highest in sequence. • For example, a $I 0,000.00 composite bond applied to case numbers 05-001, 05-002, and 05-003 shall be deemed to be divided as follows: $3,333.00 bond in case number 05-001, $3,333.00 bond in case number 05-002, and $3,334.00 in -- 1 of 2 -- case number 05-003. • To the extent that any provision of this Administrative Order may be construed as being in conflict with any law, statute, or rule, the law, statute, or rule shall prevail.
However, in instances where a Judge of this circuit orders a composite bond, the composite bond shall be deemed to be divided into equal amounts to be applied as separate bonds to each individual case number.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 160c4172d9e535c81dd0953a906f9befcb4f49e96a2fbff42f81e417e3395008. 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.