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26 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Sarah J. Jones — 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/sarah-j-jones/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Self-represented parties must file the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of Courts and furnish a copy to all parties involved in the case at least 10 days prior to the hearing by U.S.P.S. • Please do not submit proposed Final Judgment packages or Orders prior to a hearing. • All documents must be filed with the Clerk’s office not the Judge’s office. • Provide an email address, otherwise you may not receive notice of what is happening in your case. • Anything you want Judge Jones to consider must filed with the Clerk’s office and a copy sent to the opposing party and/or their attorney. • The Notice of Zoom Hearing must be filed with the Clerk of Courts and furnished to all parties involved in the case at least 10 days prior to the hearing by U.S.P.S. • After you make the necessary corrections, you must then resubmit everything by regular mail (not email) with copies for conforming and stamped addressed envelopes for any self-represented parties for this submission. • Submit to pnickerson@circuit5.org Submissions must include a cover letter in PDF format. • Each document must be saved with the case number and name If more than one document is being submitted, you must identify each one, such as: 19CC123-Order to Compel and 19CC123-Order to Set Aside. • The following statement must be added to each proposed document in the same size and font style as the rest of the document, and in the same way as shown below, prior to the date and signature line: • It is further ORDERED and ADJUDGED that within 5 days from the date of e-service of this Order/Judgment, the attorney submitting this Order/Judgment shall: • DO NOT send any documents other than the cover letter and proposed document for signature to this email address. • DO NOT include a Certificate of Service or a list for copies at the bottom of your proposed documents. • You must send copies for conforming and stamped, addressed envelopes for all parties. • All proposed orders must be submitted with copies to send to every party listed in the lawsuit, together with stamped, addressed envelopes. • When you file documents, the Judge’s office does not receive notification or copies of the documents, so if you are requesting or expecting any Court action on the motion, you must contact the Judge’s office. • If you file a motion that requires a hearing, you must email the JA a pnickerson@circuit5.org to schedule the hearing, as the Judge will not know your motion has been filed. • You must email the JA at pnickerson@circuit5.org to notify the Court of the cancellation and state the reason for cancellation. • 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. • You must also send a copy of the Notice of Cancellation to the Judge’s office, to one of the following: • Email – pnickerson@circuit5.org or Fax – 352-742-4115 You must email the JA at pnickerson@circuit5.org • The proper motion must be filed with the Clerk’s office. • You must schedule a hearing on your motion or have consent from all parties to continue. • You must prepare an Amended Notice of Hearing or Trial. *NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:* The Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids the Judges of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to discuss pending cases with the public. • 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.
Self-represented parties must file the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of Courts and furnish a copy to all parties involved in the case at least 10 days prior to the hearing by U.S.P.S.
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