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24 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Timothy McCourt — 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/timothy-mccourt/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • 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. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • The Florida Supreme Court has determined that it is presumptively reasonable for most felony cases to reach disposition within 180 days of a person’s arrest . • All other parties to the case (or their attorneys, if they are represented) must be copied on the correspondence. • Prior to scheduling a motion for hearing, the motion sought to be heard must be filed. • Should none of the provided date/times offered work, proof of conflict must be provided to the Court. • Before cross-noticing an additional motion for a previously scheduled hearing, the attorneys and/or pro se party must contact the Judicial Assistant so the Court can determine if sufficient time is available to have the motion(s) heard together. • If you wish to cancel a hearing that has been previously scheduled, you must email JudgeMcCourtHearingRequests@circuit5.org and state the reason for the cancellation. • A motion to continue must be predicated upon good cause and must comply with all laws and rules of procedure applicable to the action in which the motion is filed. • In criminal matters, a motion for continuance must be predicated upon good cause and must include a certificate of movant’s counsel that the motion is made in good faith. • Admin. 2.545(e) , which provides: “All judges shall apply a firm continuance policy. • If you are seeking a continuance based upon a scheduling conflict, you must comply with this rule of procedure. • All proposed orders shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.docx) via email JudgeMcCourtProposedOrders@circuit5.org . • Please do not send paper orders, as we endeavor to be a paperless office . • 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. • Requests to appear at an evidentiary 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. • All participants to a virtual hearing must join with a functional camera, speaker, and microphone. • The name by which all persons are identified via Zoom shall be the person’s given name or, if an attorney, the name of their law firm. • The environment from which a participant joins must be free from noises, distractions, or environmental interference. • Virtual hearings are only recorded when required by Florida law, and no party shall record the proceedings except the Court. • 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 do not call or email the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case.
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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.