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12 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] MagistrateDenteJACSProcedure.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/Collier/MagistrateDenteJACSProcedure.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Due to the high volume of phone calls received by the Civil and Family divisions, you may not reach the assistant in person at times. • ALL submissions of proposed Recommended Orders and Orders Adopting must be by email to CollierMagRecOrder@ca.cjis20.org (in WORD format) with the case name and number in the subject line. • Any ETG hearings where exceptions are not waived shall be scheduled by the parties with the assigned circuit judge. • The following items shall be submitted to CollierMagRecOrder@CA.CJIS20.ORG before the ETG hearing in WORD format. o Proposed Report and Recommended Order on Petition for ETG o Order Granting Petition for ETG o Order Appointing ETG o ETG Letters -- 1 of 3 -- • Scheduling Instructions for Family Hearings: • Family hearings shall be scheduled through the Magistrate’s Assistants, Sherry • Administration Rules, you must coordinate with all parties before selecting a desired hearing time slot. • An Order of Referral must be entered for each matter referred to the Magistrate under • An order of referral to the magistrate must be in effect before scheduling a hearing. • NO EXCEPTIONS PERIOD IN FAMILY CASES. • MOTION TO VACATE Please ensure that the order of referral has the following language regarding the Motion to Vacate per FLA. • If Parties are requesting a ½ day or longer hearing by Zoom their request must be put in writing and may be set for hearing. • All evidentiary hearings scheduled for less than ½ day may be set by Zoom or in person as deemed appropriate by the Magistrate’s office based on the particular issues. • Party(ies) are specifically requesting in-person or Zoom appearance the request shall be in writing. • All non-evidentiary hearings will be scheduled via Zoom o Magistrate Dente ID: 2917971812 PW: 075142 o Magistrate Ellis ID: 6498541619 PW: 239789 • The Magistrates will not hear any emergency hearings in family law cases. • All counsel and pro se parties must be copied on the email, and where appropriate, NO -- 2 of 3 -- • A party/attorney scheduling a hearing must notice the matter in conformance with the applicable rules of procedure and ensure reasonable notice is served on all pro se parties and counsel of record in advance of the hearing. o The original notice must be timely filed with the Clerk of Court. o A hearing notice for all hearings that will be evidentiary and involve the presentation of evidence (affidavits, testimony, exhibits, etc.) must clearly indicate the words “EVIDENTIARY HEARING” on its title. • The scheduling party/attorney is responsible for preparing and filing the Order of • Referral according to Rule 5.095, FL Probate Rules, and Rule 12.490 FL Fam Law Rules. • Please do NOT send copies or envelopes for Orders of Referrals unless there are pro se parties. • If you CANCEL a hearing, you must file a Notice of Cancellation. • If a party has cross-noticed said motion, however, you are required to notify the cross-noticing party prior to JACS cancellation and provide them the opportunity to maintain the previously reserved time if they wish to do so. • You may not cancel a cross-noticed motion hearing without the written consent of the other parties/counsel. • 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.
Due to the high volume of phone calls received by the Civil and Family divisions, you may not reach the assistant in person at times.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 137118f9e0deed4faf89b85032bbd1b9ed03618ca2db9f3756f89aa4890ba710. 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.