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15 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Carol Falvey — 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/2026/06/general-procedures-judge-falvey-2026.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Motion must be filed prior to obtaining a hearing date and time. • Fla.Fam.R.P., shall include quotation in full of each interrogatory, question on deposition, request for admission, or request for production to which the motion is addressed; each of which shall be followed immediately by quotation in full of the objection and grounds therefor as stated by the opposing party; or the answer or response which is asserted to be insufficient, immediately followed by a statement of the reason the motion should be granted. • The opposing party shall then respond in a similar fashion. • (i) The party asserting the privilege shall in the objection to the discovery request, identify the nature of the privilege (including work product) which is being claimed and if the privilege is being asserted in connection with a claim or defense governed by Florida law, indicate the privilege rule being invoked; and (ii) The following information shall be provided in the objection, unless divulgence of such information would cause disclosure of the allegedly privileged information: • Personal appearances are required for Pre-Trial Conferences and Trials. -- 2 of 4 -- • If a case has been set for a hearing and opposing counsel is requesting the setting of additional motions at the previously scheduled hearing (a/k/a piggy-backing or cross-noticing motions) prior to noticing these additional motions for hearing, counsel must contact the Judge’s office who will determine if sufficient time is available to have the additional motions(s) heard. • If there are any pro se parties, conforming copies and self-ad addressed stamped envelopes must be submitted with the proposed order by U.S. • All proposed orders shall include a certificate of service with the names of all counsel/parties to be served. • Motions in Limine are hereby adopted and shall apply to all Motions in Limine: • Any and all Motions in Limine from any party must be filed no later than forty-five (45) days before trial unless extended by this Court. • Before setting the Motions in Limine for hearing before the Court, counsel, not support nor paralegal personnel, must meet either by telephone and/or in person and confer on each and every requested Motion in Limine. • Subsequent to the meeting(s) counsel filing the Motion in Limine must prepare and file a stipulation confirming in writing the agreed upon Motions in Limine and the agreements as to each. • Limine shall submit to the Court a written memorandum of law, with supporting case law: a. • A hard copy of the motion, memorandum, and response must be provided to the Court (chambers) by • The moving party must send out the notice of hearing and specifically set forth in the “Notice” the specific matters that remain in dispute and that will be submitted to the Court for resolution.
The Motion must be filed prior to obtaining a hearing date and time.
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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.