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16 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] JudgeShenko_CivilOfficeProcedures.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/JudgeShenko_CivilOfficeProcedures.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Motions heard before the Magistrate MUST have an Order of Referral prior to scheduling a hearing. • All hearings, 20 minutes or less in length, must be scheduled through the "JACS". • You may not schedule back-to-back hearings to acquire a longer block of hearing time (e.g., scheduling two 10-minute hearings to acquire 20 minutes, or scheduling two 20-minute hearings to acquire 40 minutes). • A party/attorney scheduling a hearing must concurrently notice the matter in conformance with the • The original notice must be timely filed with the Clerk of Court. • Once a motion is scheduled through "JACS", subsequent motions may not be "piggybacked" using the time reserved for the first motion absent prior approval of the Court. • All phone hearings must be set up through Court Call at least seven business days in advance of the hearing. • If someone is planning to attend a hearing by phone, the hearing must be scheduled and designated as a phone hearing on "JACS" and noticed accordingly. • Hearings 1 hour or more must be requested in writing along with a copy of the motion(s) and approved by Judge Shenko before hearing time will be scheduled. • Faxes should be sent for emergency motions only upon prior approval by Judge and shall not exceed seven (7) pages. • Cases shall only be designated "complex" under Rule 1.201 upon motion of a party or upon the Court's own motion. -- 3 of 5 -- • We do not hold orders pending objections from opposing counsel. • Attendance at the pretrial may be waived if the parties submit a signed agreed Pretrial Conference/Trial Order at least 10 business days in advance of the pretrial to the judge's chambers and approved by the judge. • We do not give preference to certain lawyers, parties or cases. • Motions to Continue shall be heard by the judge and not referred to the • Written memoranda, statutes, rules, and caselaw on lengthy or complex motions are not necessary but if supplied, they must be submitted at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing.
Motions heard before the Magistrate MUST have an Order of Referral prior to scheduling a hearing.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: cd5a1b523e120b785b36ac69b5a3c96fd98c29efaf048e32cc538197245fd36e. 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.