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10 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Michael Takac — 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/michael-g-takac/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • 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. • Prior to trial or any dispositive evidentiary hearing, Judge Takac will have in place a case management order setting forth SPECIFIC DETAILED REQUIREMENTS for the manner by which ALL EVIDENCE TO BE USED AT TRIAL OR FINAL HEARING MUST BE DISCLOSED to the other party (or parties) as well as the Court. • All parties must comply with that Order, or their proposed evidence will be excluded. • Any special request(s) (e.g., “no sooner than May,” or “at least 30 days away,” etc.). • After the requesting party has selected one, or more, mutually convenient dates by confirming its convenience with all other parties, your selection(s) must be conveyed to the Judicial Assistant (via email). • REMOTE APPEARANCE HEARINGS (a/k/a “zoom;” telephone, etc.) in order to avail oneself of an opportunity to coordinate proceedings via internet/”Zoom” technology, the party filing the “Notice of Hearing” must: i. • Once a hearing has been set by duly filed and served “Notice,” a motion, not email, is required to convert an appearance to a method not specified in the Notice. • Orders submitted to the Judge’s office when no hearing has occurred, MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COPY OF THE SPECIFIC FILING(S) OF RECORD FROM THE COURT FILE TO JUSTIFY the Judge taking the action requested. • All “agreements” must appear WITHIN THE FILE maintained by the Clerk of the Court.
Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case.
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