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40 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] MagistrateNeaherJACSProcedure.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/MagistrateNeaherJACSProcedure.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Courtesy and Conduct governing members of the Florida Bar, prior to filling a motion, attorneys must first talk directly to opposing counsel in person or by telephone in a good faith effort to mutually resolve any outstanding issues. • If counsel has conferred directly in such a good faith effort to resolve an issue or issues and resolution cannot be reached, the moving party shall include in the motion, or in a separately filed certification, a certification that such direct attorney-to-attorney conference has been conducted and reporting the result of such conference. • If partial resolution of the issues has been achieved or the issues have been narrowed as a result of the conference, that information shall also be reported. • Your motion must be filed and visible on the court docket prior to scheduling a hearing. • In compliance with the Twentieth Circuit Standards of Professionalism, all hearings must be coordinated with opposing counsel. • If the attorney has been unable to coordinate the hearing with opposing counsel, the notice shall state the specific good faith efforts the attorney undertook to coordinate and why the coordination was not obtained. • Counsel shall realistically evaluate the time necessary for the hearing, as the parties will be limited thereto. • In order to see all available time slots, do not enter a duration. • Magistrate’s calendar, you must contact the Magistrate’s assistant, Kaylee Wagner at • The attorney or party scheduling the hearing shall within 24 hours of scheduling the hearing, file and serve a notice of hearing, and email a courtesy copy to the • The notice of hearing must include the Zoom meeting information and instructions provided by the Magistrate’s assistant. • Once a motion is scheduled, subsequent motions may not be “piggy-backed” or “cross-noticed” onto the time reserved for the first motion absent prior approval of the Magistrate and the original scheduling attorney. • Any changes to the matters set during a hearing, even by agreement of the parties, must be coordinated with the • Any legal authority that total over 10 pages and the parties will rely on during the hearing shall be provided in a hard copy via hand delivery or US mail to the • Magistrate for consideration at least 10 business days prior to the hearing. • If the legal authority and/or Memoranda of Law total under 15 pages it may be emailed to the Magistrate’s assistant for consideration at least 5 business days prior to the hearing. • When submitting documents or proposed reports for the Magistrates consideration, counsel also shall submit contemporaneously a cover letter outlining the materials being directed to the magistrate and stating the reasons for such submissions. • All counsel and/or pro se parties shall be copied on the cover letter or e- mail must list the names of the counsel or pro se parties to whom copies were sent. • Memoranda of Law shall be efiled at least 10 business days prior to the hearing. • Memoranda of Law that total over 10 pages shall be provided in a hard copy via hand delivery or US mail to the Magistrate for consideration at least 10 business days prior to the hearing. • Memoranda of law shall be double-spaced, and shall otherwise comply with Florida • Please do not send a hard copy of the Notice of Hearing and the Motion to the Magistrate, only the legal authority/Memoranda of Law and a cover letter. • In the event any testimony is to be presented via videoconference or telephone, a certified notary of the State where the witness is located shall be present with the witness to properly administer the oath. • If a party objects to Zoom, the hearing shall be held in person if all of the parties reside in • Any Evidentiary hearing that is scheduled for over two hours shall be in person. -- 3 of 6 -- • As a courtesy to the Court, please cancel hearings no later than 2 business days prior to the date of hearing. • Hearings with the Magistrate may not be cancelled by counsel through JACS, but rather must be cancelled by the Magistrate’s assistant. • To cancel a hearing, you must file and serve a Notice of Cancellation and immediately notify the magistrate’s assistant by e-mail at KWagner@ca.cjis20.org. • Said Notice should be filed with the Clerk of the Court as soon as counsel becomes aware that the hearing is to be cancelled, and shall serve a copy thereof upon all counsel of record and any pro se parties. • If the parties reach a stipulation as to a motion or other matter set before the Magistrate, the parties shall submit their stipulation and agreed order to the presiding Judge for entry and shall promptly cancel the hearing set before the Magistrate per the above. • Unless otherwise specified when requested by the Magistrate, all proposed reports and orders must be submitted to the Magistrate within three (3) calendar days of the date of the hearing via the e-filing portal. • When submitting a proposed report or order, a cover letter must be included to indicate that all counsel or pro se parties have reviewed the proposed submission and whether they have any objection to the same. • If you have any documents that list multiple case numbers, you must submit documents in each case separately to ensure they are filed in each case. • Please note that in Guardianship/Mental Health cases, a cover letter and proposed Report and Recommendation must be submitted under each case number. • Please do not make changes to the form language in the template, and note that any such changes are subject to being stricken by the Magistrate. • However, you may delete paragraphs related to a live court reporter if no live court reporter was present at the hearing and other paragraphs which do not apply under the facts of the case. • All submissions shall be made via the e-filing portal unless specifically directed by the • The original motion must be filed with the clerk of court prior to scheduling a hearing. • The cover letter must list all counsel and/or pro se parties to whom copies were sent. • When submitting a proposed report, the cover letter must indicate that all counsel or pro se parties have reviewed the proposed submission and whether they have any objection to the same.
Courtesy and Conduct governing members of the Florida Bar, prior to filling a motion, attorneys must first talk directly to opposing counsel in person or by telephone in a good faith effort to mutually resolve any outstanding issues.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 9a29d7ff13198cb698d2c5308b0fac3e813db0e3453ad9ac3a0734ec03d6b4e7. 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.