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7 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Barbara-Jo Bell — 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/2024/02/instructions-for-submitting-a-proposed-order-in-circuit-5.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any Proposed Order received that do not follow all of the formatting procedures will be subject to rejection by the Court. *** • Proposed Orders MUST be submitted in Microsoft Word .docx format. • Letters must be submitted as an Adobe .pdf document with any details that would normally be given to the Judge/JA via email for the Proposed Order (Ex: • Proposed Orders in the 5th Judicial Circuit MUST include DJMCA formatting. • You must use DJMCA codes in pairs (e.g., JJJJ & DDDD for Judge’s signature). b. • Proposed Order Document: • The Proposed Order must be a Microsoft Word Document (.docx). • Once the Judge signs the Proposed Order electronically, all Proposed Orders are required to be converted to a PDF/A compliant document for E-Filing by the E-Portal. • Plain text must be used; • Word documents, please check all hidden fields or special characters by clicking the “Show/Hide” button in Word to discover hidden characters like spaces, paragraph markers or hidden tab marks. • Your Word document should be completely void of any page breaks, line breaks and section breaks, as they pose a significant risk for PDF/A conversion and electronic signing. • If you are submitting multiple Proposed Orders within a single filing, each order MUST be uploaded as a separate document on the E-Portal. • All Proposed Orders MUST include the Unified Case Number (UCN). • Be sure NOT to include or attach any exhibits to your Proposed Order as it will present an issue for the signature and PDF/A conversion process. • When working from the templates we have provided to you on our website, please keep in mind the DJMCA code for Judge’s signature will be replaced by a signature that will occupy 4 lines.
Any Proposed Order received that do not follow all of the formatting procedures will be subject to rejection by the Court. ***
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: b9fe3d3a1cdc116f02a872ec6ea377b5871389b64db213fca3ba6b9dddb3c769. Extracted from the document'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.