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29 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] MagistrateEllisJACSProcedure.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/Collier/MagistrateEllisJACSProcedure.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All Motions and Petitions filed after the entry of Order Granting Guardianship shall be heard by Magistrate • All Motions and Petitions filed after the entry of Order Granting Guardianship shall be heard by Magistrate Pamela Barger. • An Order of Referral must be entered for each matter referred to the Magistrate pursuant to FL Probate Rules Rule 5.095 -- 1 of 6 -- • Persons testifying shall testify on video, not just voice audio, unless that witness is in the presence of a notary public. • All exhibits you intend to admit at trial MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE OPPOSING PARTY • Parties shall bring the exhibits to the hearing to be marked and introduced into evidence. • Parties/Counsel have prepared an Exhibit list a copy shall be provided to the Court at the beginning of the hearing/trial. • If the Parties/Counsel have not prepared an Exhibit List and a Clerk is not present, they shall request a blank form from the Court to prepare in • An Exhibit list with the exhibit number, description and a place to indicate if the exhibit was admitted or not shall be filed with the exhibits. • Photographs in black and white do not publish well if they were filed with the Clerk of • You may not schedule back-to-back hearings to acquire a longer block of hearing time (e.g., scheduling two 15-minute hearings to acquire 30 minutes, etc.). • ALL Report and Recommended Orders and Orders Adopting shall be submitted by email to • All counsel and pro se parties must be copied on the email where appropriate NO EX-PARTE COMMUNCIATION will be considered. • Calendaring System ("JACS") on Zoom. Hearings 1 hour or more shall be scheduled through the Magistrate’s Assistant, • Sherry Lucas at (239) 252-8670. Please ensure there is a proper Order of Referral for Magistrate Ellis. You may not schedule back-to-back hearings to acquire a longer block of hearing time (e.g., scheduling two 15-minute hearings to acquire 30 minutes, etc.). • If you schedule hearings improperly, the hearing(s) may be canceled, sanctions may be assessed, and you may be blocked from the JACS system. ALL Report and Recommended Orders and Orders Adopting shall be submitted by email 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 • Rule, 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 pursuant to • If Parties are requesting a ½ day or longer hearing by Zoom their request must be put in writing and may be set for a status hearing. • If Party(ies) are specifically requesting in- person or Zoom appearance the request shall be in writing. • ALL Recommended Orders and Orders Adopting shall be submitted by email to • A party/attorney scheduling a hearing must notice the matter in conformance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and ensure timely notice is served on all pro se parties and counsel of record in advance of the hearing. • The original notice must be timely filed with the Clerk of Court. • Please do NOT send copies or envelopes for Orders of Referrals unless there are pro se parties. -- 5 of 6 -- • If you CANCEL a hearing, you are required to 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 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.
All Motions and Petitions filed after the entry of Order Granting Guardianship shall be heard by Magistrate
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 537d7ec1eb74cdddc57710bd368b847fed08406531cd2f90b1b2f8bb5f7d9106. 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.
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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.