Loading…
21 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.27 - Second Amended - Assignment of Multiple Felony Cases... Lee County (08/18/22) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_27.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • 1. ln any case in which a single defendant has multiple felony cases arising on the same date of arrest, the Clerk shall assign the first felony case of that defendant to a judge, and shall manually assign to that same judge all additional felony cases of that same defendant arising on that same date of arrest, except as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. • In any case in which eight (8) or less co-defendants are listed on the arrest report, and the arrests occur on the same date, the Clerk shall assign the first case involving the first defendant to a judge, and shall manually assign to that same judge all additional felony cases of the remaining co- defendants. • 3. 1n an y case in which there are nine ( 9) or more co-defendants, whether listed on the arrest report or not, the Office of the State Attorney shall notify the L ee County Administrative Felony • Judge who shall reassign all of those cases to one judge of the Lee County Criminal division on a • Any pending or subsequent felony case(s) of the above defendants shall remain as previously assigned or be assigned as set forth in paragraph 4 below. • When a defendant has more than one pending felony case1 in Lee County involving different dates of arrest, except the cases described in paragraph 3 above, the more recent pending felony case or cases shall be reassigned to the judge assigned to the earliest pending felony case with the oldest original arrest date. • Upon becoming aware of the fact that a defendant has more than one pending felony case in Lee County, the Office of the State Attorney shall be responsible for requesting reassignment of the more recent felony case or cases in accordance with this • Administrative Order and shall submit a proposed order of reassignment for the signature of the • In cases in which the State has identified related cases with active felony charges involving eight (8) or less co-defendants arising from the same set of facts, transactions or occurrences, the following shall occur: • (a) In situations in which none of the co-defendants have any unrelated pending felony cases, the judge assigned to the earliest related pending felony case with the oldest arrest date, or if the cases have the same arrest date, the judge assigned to the related pending felony case with the lowest case number, shall preside over the related cases against all co-defendants. • T he Office of the State Attorney shall be responsible for requesting reassignment of the related case or cases in accordance with this • Administrative Order and shall submit proposed orders of reassignment for the signature of the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee. • This meaning of "pe nding felony#,~ ~ case(s)" is not intended to ha ve any application outside of t~e context of this Administrative Order. ~I ~ $ . . : ~~. ~ -- 2 of 4 -- unrelated pending felony cases, shall be reassigned to that judge. • Attorney shall be responsible for requesting reassignment of the related case or cases, as well as all unrelated pending felony cases, in accordance with this Administrative Order and shall submit proposed orders of reassignment for the signature of the Chief Judge or the Chief • In unique circumstances in which the Office of the State Attorney is of the opinion that it is not in the best interest of justice that the felony cases of all co-defendants be assigned to a single judge, the Office of the State Attorney shall advise the Lee County Administrative Felony Judge in writing, with copies to opposing counsel, or if unrepresented by counsel, to the defendant or defendants. • In such instances, the final decision as to whether a case is to be reassigned shall rest with the Chief Judge, or the Chief Judge 's designee, upon consultation with the Lee County • In the event that the judge has since retired or is no longer serving in the Lee County Circuit Criminal division for any reason, the re-filed case shall be assigned or reassigned to the judge now presiding over the prior judge's track. • If the Clerk does not automatically make the appropriate assignment at the time the case is initially re-filed, the Office of the State Attorney shall be responsible for requesting reassignment of the re-filed case in accordance with this Administrative Order and shall submit a proposed order of reassignment for the signature of the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee. • In all situations in which cases are manually assigned or reassigned, the Clerk shall account for these to the extent reasonably practical, and shall assign new felony cases in a manner so as to allow for the redistribution of caseload to obtain a fair and equal assignment of cases among judges serving in the Lee County Circuit Criminal division. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- • This Administrative Order shall be effective immediately and shall apply to the assignment and reassignment of cases in the Lee County Circuit Criminal division. • To the extent that this Administrative Order may conflict with any rule, law, or statute, the rule, law, or statute shall prevail.
1. ln any case in which a single defendant has multiple felony cases arising on the same date of arrest, the Clerk shall assign the first felony case of that defendant to a judge, and shall manually assign to that same judge all additional felony cases of that same defendant arising on that same date of arrest, except as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 below.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 57069d2c138bf16e35fea7d061dfbd6c8f8b6fe22c4124086271632ea9ef0b25. 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.