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14 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Don Barbee — 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/standing-order-on-guardianship-2026-judge-barbee.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • This standing order shall apply to all guardianship proceedings assigned to Circuit Judge Don Barbee Jr. • Please do not submit copies of motions, proposed orders, or anything else in paper format or through the U.S. • At the present time, all hearing requests shall be made through the Probate/Guardianship Division of the • Parties/counsel shall attempt to resolve any disputes prior to filing a motion or scheduling it for hearing. • All motions (other than dispositive motions) shall contain a certificate that a good faith effort has been made to resolve the dispute prior to filing the motion. c. • The Motion shall be titled “Motion to/for ______ and Memorandum of Law”. -- 1 of 3 -- d. • Opposing party shall have ten (10) days from receipt of a motion to file a response (along with legal memorandum). • Motions related to the content of discovery shall include the interrogatory, question or request being challenged, the grounds for the objection, and the legal authority for the position taken by the movant. • The exceptions to this general rule are (1) when a hearing is required by rule or statute (e.g. summary judgment) and (2) at the discretion of the • The request for a hearing must accompany the motion and must estimate the time required for argument. • Absent prior permission of the Court, no party shall file a legal memorandum which exceeds ten (10) pages in length. • The exhibits are to be named in such a manner as to make them easily located such as “P#1 – Photo” etc. and shall be submitted as separate documents (do not submit one PDF containing -- 2 of 3 -- multiple exhibits). • Proposed orders should be submitted no more than 24 hours prior to the hearing and within five (5) days after the hearing is held and shall include a complete certificate of service. • Do not EVER send paper proposed orders to the judicial assistant – they will be placed in the recycle bin.
This standing order shall apply to all guardianship proceedings assigned to Circuit Judge Don Barbee Jr.
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 36506431760041c3f56bdb47db52c6be5740f8563a5489499bda671b23cf02cb. 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.