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15 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] gm_cha_2.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/gm_cha_2.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The hearing before the Magistrate on these issues shall be held on _________________________________at the Charlotte County Justice Center, 3rd • If either party requires additional time, that party must contact the Magistrate’s Assistant at 941- 637-2213, within 5 days of receipt of this Order. • The Magistrate is authorized to administer oaths and conduct hearings, which may include taking of evidence, and shall file a report and recommendations that contain findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the name of the court reporter, if any. • If a date for a hearing, trial, or Case Management Conference before the Magistrate is not set in this Order, the Magistrate shall assign a time for the proceedings as soon as reasonably possible after this referral is made and shall give notice to each of the parties either directly or by directing counsel or a party to file and serve a notice of hearing. -- 1 of 3 -- • The Magistrate shall have authority to examine the parties on oath upon all matters contained in the reference and to require production of all books, papers, writings, vouchers, and other documents applicable to it and to examine on oath orally all witnesses produced by the parties. • The Magistrate shall admit evidence by deposition or that is otherwise admissible in court. • All parties accounting before a Magistrate shall bring in their accounts in the form of accounts payable and receivable, and any other parties who are not satisfied with the account may examine the accounting party orally or by interrogatories or deposition as the Magistrate directs. • In the reports made by the Magistrate no part of any statement of facts, account, charge, deposition, examination, or answer used before the Magistrate shall be recited. • The matters shall be identified to inform the court what items were used. • The Magistrate shall file the report and serve copies on the parties. • The parties may serve exceptions to the report within 10 days from the time it is served on them. • If no exceptions are filed within that period, the court shall take appropriate action on the report. • If exceptions are filed, they shall be heard on reasonable notice by either party. • If either party files a timely objection, this matter shall be returned to the undersigned judge with a notice stating the amount of time needed for hearing. • MAGISTRATE SHALL BE BY EXCEPTIONS AS PROVIDED IN Rule 5.095 (h), Florida
The hearing before the Magistrate on these issues shall be held on _________________________________at the Charlotte County Justice Center, 3rd
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 3638cbbda536569c2a91428cb0d587c7eafdbead15b216a0b253e03baa181969. 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.