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12 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Stephen E. Toner — 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/toner-standard-order-appointing-expert-for-competency-evaluation.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Each expert appointed in Paragraph 1 above, shall examine the Defendant in accordance with the provisions of Rules 3.210, and 3.211 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure and report relative to the following issues: a) Whether the Defendant is competent to proceed for the purpose indicated above, pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 916.12 Florida Statutes and Rules 3.210, and 3.211 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; that is, whether the Defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his/her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and whether he/she has a rational, as well as factual, understanding of the proceedings against him/her. • In considering the issue of the Defendant's competence to proceed, said experts shall consider and include in their report the following factors and any others deemed relevant by the experts: -- 1 of 3 -- • (6) Testify relevantly; and (7) Any other factors deemed relevant by the expert; b) If the expert finds the Defendant is incompetent to proceed, then the expert shall report on any recommended treatment for the Defendant to attain competence to proceed. • In considering the issues relating to treatment, each examining expert shall report on the following factors: • If treatment is available in the community, the expert shall so state in the report; • Any written report submitted by the expert shall contain the following: • (a) The report shall identify the specific matters referred for evaluation; • (b) The report shall describe the evaluative procedures, techniques and tests used in the examination and the purpose or purposes for each; • (c) The report shall describe the expert's clinical observations, findings and opinions on each issue referred for evaluation by the court, and indicate specifically those issues, if any, on which the expert could not give an opinion; and (d) The report shall identify the sources of information used by the expert and present the factual basis for the expert's clinical findings and opinions. -- 2 of 3 -- • The expert appointed above shall submit his or her written report directly to this Court, with copies to the • The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall pay the fees of each expert appointed above upon the submission of a Statement for Payment and in accordance with the terms and amount set forth in • Defendant for sanity or mitigation purposes, the billing for that purpose shall be separate and sent to the requesting party, and not to the Office of the State Courts Administrator.
Each expert appointed in Paragraph 1 above, shall examine the Defendant in accordance with the provisions of Rules 3.210, and 3.211 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure and report relative to the following issues: a) Whether the Defendant is competent to proceed for the purpose indicated above, pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 916.12 Florida Statutes and Rules 3.210, and 3.211 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; that is, whether the Defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his/her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and whether he/she has a rational, as well as factual, understanding of the proceedings against him/her.
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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.