17 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] MagistrateBargerJACSProcedure1022.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/Collier/MagistrateBargerJACSProcedure1022.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Hearings longer than 30 minutes, evidentiary hearings and non-jury trials will be conducted in person in the Collier County Courthouse and MUST be scheduled through the Magistrate’s assistant. • Motions for Withdrawal of Counsel are no longer heard by the Magistrate and must be scheduled with the assigned Circuit Judge. • FORECLOSURE DEFAULT JUDGMENTS MUST BE SCHEDULE D WI TH THE CIRCUIT JUDGE. **All proposed Recommended Orders and Orders Adopting must be submitted in Word format to colliermagrecorder@ca.cjis20.org • Referral, Orders Adopting and Recommended Orders must use the forms on this page. • An Order of Referral must be entered for each matter referred to the Magistrate pursuant to FL • Hearings over 30 minutes must be requested in writing and approved by the magistrate before hearing time will be scheduled. • You may not schedule back-to-back- hearings to acquire a longer block of hearing time when using the • ALL Reports and Recommendations for the Magistrate and Order Adopting shall be submitted by emai l to CollierMagRecOrder@ca.cjis20.org (In WORD format). • All counsel and pro se parties must be copied on the email where appropriate NO EX-PARTE COMMUNCIATION will be considered. • When a party to a proceeding before the Courts of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a pleading, d ocument or notice of hearing, or submits a proposed order, which includes a reference to a previously filed pleading, document or to the motion being scheduled for hearing, the party or counsel shall, for ease of further reference: • DO NOT SEND COPIES or ENVELOPES for Orders of Referrals UNLESS there are self-represented parties. • Hearings over 30 minutes must be requested in writing and approved by the Magistrate before hearing time will be scheduled. • You may not schedule back-to-back hearings to acquire a longer block of hearing time when using • ALL Reports and Recommendations fo the Magistrate and Order Adopting shall be submitted by emai l to CollierMagRecOrder@ca.cjis20.org (In WORD format). • Written memoranda on lengthy or complex motions are not necessary but if supplied, they must be they must be MAILED or HAND DELIVERED at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing. • Memoranda or briefs to be considered by the Court for any hearing shall be limited to ten (10) pages in length on 8 1/2-by-11 inch paper, and shall also comply with the lettering and spacing requirements of Rule. 9.210(9)(2), Rules of Appellate Procedure. • Do not send to the Court a set of documents which consist only of pleadings in the court file.
Hearings longer than 30 minutes, evidentiary hearings and non-jury trials will be conducted in person in the Collier County Courthouse and MUST be scheduled through the Magistrate’s assistant.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 91f8b7abfc8032865d2141a70ceee51c1e6cb81bd954414623c3707680b8b00e. 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.