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11 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] Judge Leontiev Scheduling Procedures.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/Judge%20Leontiev%20Scheduling%20Procedures.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The scheduling party shall make good faith efforts to coordinate the scheduling of hearings with all parties. • All of notices of hearings shall specify the Judicial Automated • PURSUANT TO ADMINSTRATIVE ORDER 2.41, absent good cause, all hearings shall be conducted via ZOOM. • The appropriate ZOOM ID shall be identified within the notice of hearing. • Should a party wish to conduct an in-person hearing, said party shall file a motion setting forth good cause for the in-person hearing and provide a courtesy copy to the Judge’s office. • If you cancel a hearing, you are required to file a Notice of Cancellation and cancel the hearing on the Judicial Automated Calendar System (“JACS”). • All requests for such hearing must be submitted to the Judge in writing with a copy of the verified Motion signed by counsel and their client. • Absent good cause, all hearings on eviction matters shall be conducted on Monday afternoons. • The notice of hearing shall be serviced within a reasonable time so as to provide notice and time to prepare. • Standard hearings must be scheduled through the Judicial Automated Calendar System (“JACS”). • The procedure for scheduling an extended hearing will be as follows: 1) The party seeking the extended hearing time shall file a Motion for Extended Hearing Time that sets forth: a) The motion or motions to be heard and the date(s) said motions were filed, b) The amount of extended hearing time being sought, c) The reason why the moving party is seeking extended hearing time, and d) The timeframe within which the moving party would like the hearing to be held. 2) Once the Motion for Extended Hearing Time is filed the party seeking the extended hearing shall contact the Judge Leontiev’s Judicial Assistant at 239-533-2852 to seek hearing date/time options. -- 1 of 1 --
The scheduling party shall make good faith efforts to coordinate the scheduling of hearings with all parties.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 3bad3518295ebb7e88d807c6530cbcc1616663a75915494db24c4e4750aa6026. 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.