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12 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Jennifer Bass — 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/marion-county/judiciary/jennifer-bass/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Megan Soltis Office: 352-401-6763 Office Information Starting January- Judge Bass will be in Courtroom 5B Marion County Judicial Center 110 N.W. 1st Avenue Ocala, FL 34475 Prior to scheduling a motion for hearing, the motion sought to be heard MUST be filed. • Scheduling of a hearing shall be done by contacting the Judicial Assistant via e-mail at msoltis@circuit5.org and including opposing counsel if represented. • Requests to appear at a hearing via audio/video communication platform(s), such as telephone or Zoom, must generally be made by the filing of a motion and will only be allowed by court order. • Proposed orders must be submitted to the Judicial Assistant via e-mail at msoltis@circuit5.org in Microsoft Word format. • Orders on routine motions including, but not limited to, motions to compel discovery and motions for leave to amend shall be accompanied by a proposed order which shall be submitted by e-mail to msoltis@circuit5.org for consideration by the Court. • All proposed orders shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format. • Pretrial statements shall be filed no later than 10 days (excluding weekends and holidays) before the Pretrial Conference. • All matters resolved and agreed upon by the parties shall be noted on the pretrial statement or in a subsequent pretrial stipulation if agreed after the pretrial conference. • Attorneys and self-represented parties shall mark all exhibits in numerical sequence and no later than two (2) business days before the hearing shall furnish a physical copy to the court with an index of the exhibits. • Exchange of exhibits shall be in the form of a physical copy to the court and opposing counsel/party, not by electronic means and shall be bound in a trial notebook. • 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.
Megan Soltis Office: 352-401-6763 Office Information Starting January- Judge Bass will be in Courtroom 5B Marion County Judicial Center 110 N.W. 1st Avenue Ocala, FL 34475 Prior to scheduling a motion for hearing, the motion sought to be heard MUST be filed.
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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.