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15 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Donald E. Scaglione — 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/2020/10/scagliones-standards-of-professional-courtesy-and-conduct-1.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Where a provision is coextensive with a lawyer's ethical duty, the provision is stated as an imperative, cast in the terms of "must" or "must not." Where a provision is drawn from a professional custom that is not directly 1 -- 1 of 10 -- provided for in the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the provision is stated as a recommendation of correct action, cast in terms of "should" or "should not." • Lawyers appearing before the court must adhere to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the Creed of Professionalism, the Florida Bar's Professionalism Expectations, and administrative orders of the court governing division specific practice requirements. • Candor and civility must be used in all oral and written communications, Lawyers must avoid disparaging personal remarks or acrimony toward opposing parties, opposing counsel, third parties, witnesses or the court. • Lawyers, and non-lawyer personnel under their supervision, must avoid substantive ex parte communications in a pending case with a presiding judge and must notify opposing counsel of all communications with the court, except those that involve only scheduling or clerical matters, but motions that properly seek ex parte relief under applicable law, and related communications with the court, are permitted. • Lawyers must provide opposing counsel with a copy of any document or written communication submitted to the court contemporaneously or sufficiently in advance of any related hearing to avoid any prejudice or delay to the opposing party. • Lawyers must not knowingly misstate, misrepresent, distort, or exaggerate any fact, opinion, or legal authority to the court, to opposing counsel, or to any party or person connected with the proceeding and must not mislead by inaction or silence. • Further, the discovery of additional evidence or unintentional misrepresentations must immediately be disclosed or otherwise corrected. • A lawyer must not threaten opposing parties with sanctions, disciplinary complaints, criminal charges, or additional litigation to gain a tactical advantage. • Lawyers should cooperate with one another, and should grant, all reasonable rescheduling requests that do not prejudice their clients or unduly delay a proceeding. xn. • If the parties are unable to agree on the location for a deposition, then it is presumed that a court reporter's office or conference center (such as a hotel conference room, temporary conference facility or other similar location customarily used by court reporters), located in the same county of residence as the witness is a reasonable location if it is within 15 miles of the witnesses' residence or place of employment or if the deponent is the • The location of depositions in criminal cases must 5 -- 5 of 10 -- f. a. e. • Unless otherwise instructed by the court, or agreed to by counsel, all proposed orders must be provided to other counsel with a reasonable time for approval or comment before submission to the court. • Orders prepared by counsel must fairly and adequately represent the ruling of the court, and counsel must make a good faith effort to agree upon the form of the order prior to • Attorneys should not submit controverted orders to the court with a copy to opposing counsel for "objections within 5 days." Courts prefer to know that the order is either agreed upon or opposed. • A lawyer will admonish all persons at counsel table that gestures, facial expressions, audible comments, manifestations of approval or disapproval during the testimony of a witness, or at any other time, is prohibited.
Where a provision is coextensive with a lawyer's ethical duty, the provision is stated as an imperative, cast in the terms of "must" or "must not." Where a provision is drawn from a professional custom that is not directly 1 -- 1 of 10 -- provided for in the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the provision is stated as a recommendation of correct action, cast in terms of "should" or "should not."
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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.