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16 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] EFiling Procedures- March 2021.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/charlotte/EFiling%20Procedures-%20March%202021.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • ALL Proposed Orders (with very few exceptions) must be submitted through the E-Portal. • 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. • Finally the Clerk must formally accept the document into the Clerk’s case maintenance software to make the -- 1 of 5 -- document viewable to users. • All electronically submitted proposed orders MUST be submitted to the • No other formats will be accepted at this time. “Recent versions of Word” include all versions from 2003 and later with a “docx” file type. “RTF” files are not acceptable, and if your office uses WordPerfect you can convert the WP files to Word files, but if your 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. -- 2 of 5 -- • 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 Adjudged.”) - • An example of how your documents must be modified is available on our cacjis20.org website. • The Judicial Assistant will have to manually add the certificate of service for recipients who will not be served by E-Service from the Portal. -Included below is a procedure that must be used to ensure that your electronically submitted proposed orders do not generate electronic service language in fonts other than Times New Roman. • Transport Orders, must include language in the proposed order directing the Clerk to furnish the copies to the appropriate parties. • 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. • 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 -- 3 of 5 -- 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." • 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 email address). • Stamped addressed envelopes must be furnished by the attorney who submitted the proposed order. • In the event that there is a computer outage at any of the several transmission nodes or networks that must be working in order for this process to work, you will retain the option to return to the previous practice of paper submission and continue functioning with limited interruption of service.
ALL Proposed Orders (with very few exceptions) must be submitted through the E-Portal.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 6f07089a8b107ed71d256919c61c45e029eb207ddd9c485502bfa7ecfbd0d32e. 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.