14 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Dan R. Mosley — 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/courts-judges/lake-county/judiciary/dan-r-mosley/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Please email any hearing materials/caselaw at least 5 days prior to the hearing , do not mail them in. • All proposed Orders submitted via email, must be submitted in WORD format, accompanied by a proper cover letter, in PDF format. • The case number must be included in the name of the proposed Order and cover letter (ie. 2015 DR 000001.Order and 2015 DR 00001.letter.) Multiple proposed orders should be differentiated (ie. 2015 DR 000001.Order to Withdraw and 2015 DR 000001.Order of Contempt). • The cover letter must contain the following information: • The case name and case number must be included in the cover letter. • If the Order is being submitted pursuant to a hearing, include the date the hearing was held, or what other basis the Order is being sent (stipulation, etc.) If any of the parties are self-represented, and/or do not receive service via the E-Filing Portal, the proposed Orders must contain the following statement: • It is further ORDERED that within 5 days from the date of e-service of this Order, the attorney submitting this Order shall furnish a copy of this Order to each self-represented party by U.S. • We DO NOT ACCEPT Orders via email that are not ready for immediate entry (allow 5 days to object, etc.). • All proposed orders submitted must reference the relevant Motions by either: 1) Filing date; or, 2) Docket Identification Number. • The non- prevailing party shall provide a letter with requests for inclusion and provide it to the prevailing party who will submit this letter simultaneously with the prevailing party’s proposed order to the Court. • Before submitting a proposed order, the parties must meet and confer regarding the language in the order. • Prevailing party shall submit a Proposed/Agreed Order within one business day of the hearing. • Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. • Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judges.
Please email any hearing materials/caselaw at least 5 days prior to the hearing , do not mail them in.
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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.