7 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., C-2021-11-A — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/c-2021-11-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Once the case is filed, the Clerk of Court shall notify the judge to whom the case is assigned that a petition has been filed and is available for review on the judicial viewer or other location. • In all cases, the ex parte petition shall be reviewed within 24 hours of filing, and whenever possible should be reviewed within an hour of the judge being notified by the Clerk that the matter is ready for review. • If the assigned judge is not available to review the petition personally, then the Clerk shall contact the duty judge to review the petition. • Injunctions for protection against domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, stalking, or sexual violence shall not be used to seek injunctions for matters involving landlord-tenant and eviction issues. • This order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until vacated, amended or supplemented. • Was the Respondent arrested for this incident and being held with “no bond”? If you do not know this information, please call the Citrus County Detention Facility at 352-527-3332 and they will provide it to you. • I do NOT want the Respondent to be served with a notice of hearing or a copy of the Petition for Injunction without a temporary injunction for protection in place.
Once the case is filed, the Clerk of Court shall notify the judge to whom the case is assigned that a petition has been filed and is available for review on the judicial viewer or other location.
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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.