10 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] UnassignedJudgeCollierProcedures.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/UnassignedJudgeCollierProcedures.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Unassigned Judge phone is no longer being monitored, please do not leave a message. • DO NOT email the proposed orders to the Court AND then send a hard copy through the mail OR through the e-portal. • You may file exhibits together in one filing BUT MUST file an index with said filing that indicates the page numbers at which EACH exhibit occurs in the filing. • REMEMBER that hearings must be designated as evidentiary in order to use exhibits. • When a party to a proceeding before the Courts of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a pleading, document 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: • (D) Attorneys must comply with Administration Order 2.35(2)(3) Re: docket # in JACS, or those hearings will be cancelled. • All motions heard before the Magistrate must have an Order of Referral from the judge. *Starting October 26, 2022- the following changes: • Submit a cover letter requesting a special set hearing and it MUST include the motion(s) and Clerk’s docket # via U.S mail. • ORDERS PRESENTED AFTER HEARINGS* *** We do not hold orders pending objections from opposing counsel. • We do not give preference to certain lawyers, parties or cases.
The Unassigned Judge phone is no longer being monitored, please do not leave a message.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: ff6d0378d79ccee2fe07a6a27c7a24543165589febf8743999f8eaba5f775db3. 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.