13 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] JUDGE GENTILE JACS INSTRUCTIONS.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/JUDGE%20GENTILE%20JACS%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any motions not in full compliance with these rules may not be heard. • The party scheduling the trial must prepare the order setting by submitting to the Court the Order • For purposes of conforming the order, in cases where an unrepresented party or interested person have not designated an e-mail address pursuant to the Rule, party sending proposed order must include in their email the USPS addresses. • Hearings requiring more than 30 minutes must be requested in writing and approved by the Court before hearing time will be scheduled. • A party/counsel scheduling a hearing must concurrently notice the matter in conformance with the Florida Rules of • The original notice must be filed with the Clerk of the Court. • If you cancel a hearing, you are required to file a Notice of Cancellation and "fax a copy to the Judicial Assistant at (941) 505-4760" in order to ensure your hearing is removed from the docket. • The date and time of any hearing must be coordinated with the Office of the Magistrate before scheduling. • In order to appear telephonically, a motion and order must be filed with and approved by the Court at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing date. • The motion and order must state the type of hearing, length of time, date and time, and should not contain any evidentiary material. • Additionally, the motion and order MUST state that the hearing will be held via • When the requesting parties have received the approving order, they must set the telephonic hearings via CourtCall® at (888) 882-6878. • If the motion and order is not approved and coordinated with CourtCall® at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing, all parties will be required to appear in person. -- 2 of 2 --
Any motions not in full compliance with these rules may not be heard.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: dca74ed06aaf3839a035687469b6e79e29f53744bf0d0fd88d968c0da3d0a025. 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.