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26 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., George L. Singeltary II — 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/citrus-county/george-l-singeltary-ii/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 34450 Parties requesting a hearing shall send an email request to Erika Torres at etorres@circuit5.org as hearings are not scheduled by telephone. • The coordinating party must provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection. • In cases where the parties are unable to obtain agreement as to when a motion should be heard, the moving party shall file a motion, copied to opposing counsel, memorializing the interactions of the parties and the previously relayed dates and times proposed. • You must contact the Judicial Assistant at etorres@circuit5.org to notify the Court of the cancellation and state the reason for cancellation. 2. • If a Notice of Hearing has been filed, you must prepare a Notice of Cancellation and file it with the Clerk’s office and notify the other parties. 3. • You must also send a copy of the Notice of Cancellation to the Judge’s office to etorres@circuit5.org. 1. • You must contact the Judicial Assistant at etorres@circuit5.org to notify the court of the request to continue. 2. • The proper motion must be filed with the Clerk’s office. 3. • You must schedule a hearing on your motion or have consent from all parties to continue. • Once the date is coordinated, you must contact the Judicial Assistant to actually put it on the calendar. 6. • All evidence must be available at the start of the hearing and ready to be submitted. • All evidence shall be hard copies and the party wanting to submit said evidence is required to have a minimum of three (3) copies to present (one for yourself, one for the opposing party, and one for the court, if admitted). • All evidence must be pre-marked by the Citrus County Clerk’s Office. • Inquiry Concerning Clayton, 504 So. 2d 394, 395 (Fla. 1987))).” ALL PROPOSED ORDERS shall be submitted for entry by email ONLY. • The case style, including case number, shall be indicated in the subject line . • Proposed orders must include a copy of the motion, a cover letter that identifies the hearing it relates to and whether the order is agreed-upon by all parties. • ALL PROPOSED ORDERS shall include a certificate of service in compliance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Procedure 2.516 . • The certificate of service shall contain language substantially similar to the following: “I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been provided through electronic service and/or regular U.S. mail to the following parties.” The parties shall then be listed. • Please do not split the certificate of service on 2 pages. • Failure to provide the required certificate of service shall result in the Court’s rejection of the proposed order. • In cases involving a self-represented litigant who is not participating in electronic service through the e-filing portal, the proposed order must include language that the represented party will serve the order through regular U.S. mail on the self-represented party and certify said service through a filed notice of service within five (5) days of the entry of the order. • Failure to include this language shall result in the Court’s rejection of the proposed order and request for a new order. • Please do not call or email the court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. • Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judge. • 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.
Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 34450 Parties requesting a hearing shall send an email request to Erika Torres at etorres@circuit5.org as hearings are not scheduled by telephone.
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