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21 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Lisa Herndon — 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/2025/02/dcmo.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • If extension for service granted, then within 240 days from the date of filing of complaint • If extension for service granted, then within 240 days from the date of filing of complaint 1 NOTICE: • If extension for service granted, then within 240 days from the date of filing complaint • Filing shall be any time after the expiration of 20 days from the commencement of the action • Service at least 40 days before the time fixed for the hearing • The deadlines established in this case management order, including actual and projected trial periods, shall be strictly enforced by the Court unless changed by court order pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.200(e). -- 2 of 7 -- 3 • If extending an individual case management deadline may affect a subsequent deadline in this Order, parties must seek an amendment of the Order, rather than submitting a motion for extension of an individual deadline. • See Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1 (Jan. 19, 2024). • Attorneys must comply with the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, including but not limited to: • It is FURTHER ORDERED that to facilitate an orderly progression of this matter and better-informed decisions by the Court, all motions shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court pursuant to Rule 1.080(e), Fla. • In making any written motion or other application to the Court for the entry of an order of any kind, the moving party shall file and serve with such motion or application a legal memorandum with citations to authority in support of the relief requested. • Each party opposing any written motion or other application shall file and serve, within twenty (20) days after being served with such motion or application, a legal memorandum with citations to authority in opposition to the relief requested. • If upon receipt of an opposing memorandum, counsel determines further argument of his client’s position is required, counsel shall file a reply within five (5) days of the receipt of opposing memorandum. -- 4 of 7 -- 5 • 1.280(c), counsel shall confer and correspond with counsel for the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve by agreement the issues raised, and shall certify to the Court at the time of filing the motion that s/he has conferred with opposing counsel and has been unable to resolve the dispute and shall attach to the motion a copy of the correspondence with opposing counsel of the good faith effort to resolve the discovery dispute. • Except for motions grounded upon a complete failure to respond to discovery, discovery motions shall: • Motions and other applications will ordinarily be determined by the Court on the basis of motion papers and legal memoranda unless a hearing is required by rule or law. • Requests for oral argument must accompany the motion or opposing -- 5 of 7 -- 6 legal memorandum and must estimate the time required for argument. • Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum in excess of fifteen (15) pages in length. • All original pleadings and papers shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court. • All applications to the Court requesting relief in any form, or citing authorities or presenting argument with respect to any matter awaiting decision, shall be made in writing in accordance with this order and in appropriate form pursuant to the Florida • All time calculations herein shall be subject to Rule 1.090, Fla. • All motions in limine must be filed no later than 15 days before the start of the trial term or the Court may deny the motion as being untimely.
If extension for service granted, then within 240 days from the date of filing of complaint
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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.