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18 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] CRIMINALEFILEINSTRUCTIONS.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/Charlotte/CRIMINALEFILEINSTRUCTIONS.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • This grace period ends April 23, 2021, after which date ALL proposed orders (with very few exceptions) must be submitted through the E-filing Portal. • Do not send the Proposed Order until the supporting document(s) are viewable on the Clerk’s website. • The Portal must then transfer the electronic document to the Clerk’s • Office which must then transfer the file to the Clerk’s internal case maintenance system. -- 1 of 5 -- • Finally, the Clerk must formally accept the document into the Clerk’s case maintenance software to make the document viewable to users. • All electronically submitted proposed orders MUST be submitted to the • WP program has not been upgraded for many years, the version of Word that is produced may not be compatible with the judicial software that must process the proposed order. • All proposed orders MUST be stripped of the following information at the bottom/end of document: Any reference to the date (Please keep the language “Ordered and • An example of how your documents must be modified is available on the last page. • Transport Orders, must include language in the proposed order directing the Clerk to furnish them. • The prevailing party shall add language to the Order that they shall furnish the Pro se party / interested person with a signed copy of the • Counsel are encouraged to request that pro se litigants and unrepresented interested parties who must be served with the orders agree to receive their copies by E-Service via the E-Filing • Reducing the number of mailed hard copies that must be physically served will save time and money for law firms and the court. • Fla.R.Jud.P. which provides "any party not represented by an attorney may serve a designation of a primary e-mail address and also may designate no more than two secondary e-mail addresses to which service must be directed in that proceeding by the means provided in subdivision (b)(1) of this rule. • If a party not represented by an attorney does not designate an e-mail address for service in a proceeding, service on and by that party must be by the means provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this rule." • In cases where an unrepresented party (pro se)or interested person has not designated an e-mail address pursuant to the Rule, the prevailing party shall add language to the Order that they shall furnish the Pro se party / interested person with a signed copy of the Order. • In the event that there is a computer outage at any of the several transmission nodes or networks that must be working in -- 3 of 5 -- • Copy opposing counsel with the proposed order and pro se parties / interested persons who must be served and who have designated an e- mail address (or by mail if there is no designated e-mail address).
This grace period ends April 23, 2021, after which date ALL proposed orders (with very few exceptions) must be submitted through the E-filing Portal.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 120919363634ecdf29f24aec141d8b66c1d8d8ff41722089b3b885612b125b5f. 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.