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Eighth Judicial Circuit — David P. Kreider | Katherine L. Floyd | William E. Davis only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • Circuit-Wide Civil Division MG (Foreclosures) Judicial Practices and Procedures Katherine L. Floyd, General Magistrate Carla Unnerstall, Foreclosure Case Manager Contact Information Mailing Address: 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601 Physical Address: 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601 Telephone: 352-384-3093 (email is strongly preferred) E-mail: foreclosures@circuit8.org • All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to foreclosures@circuit8.org. The subject line must contain the case number, case name, and relevant matter (e.g., 2024 DR 001234 SC – Doe v. Doe – 2-Hour Hearing Requested.) All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. Please note that all correspondence is reviewed by the case manager and not the judicial officer. Please attach a copy of any relevant pleadings when you email the Court to request a hearing or entry of a proposed order. • The Magistrate is not allowed to discuss pending cases with the public. Please do not call or email the Court expecting to speak with the Magistrate about any case. The Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in court and documents filed by actual parties to the case. Judicial officers cannot ethically read or consider any other opinions or arguments about the case, and they cannot give legal advice. Copies of all e-mails and correspondence sent to Magistrate’s office must also be sent to all opposing counsel/parties in the case. Ex-parte e-mails or correspondence will be returned to the sending party without having been reviewed or may be filed with the court, as appropriate. • Unsolicited communications from non-parties will not be considered by the court. Parties may only contact the judicial office in accordance with these practices and procedures. • Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to your emails. The foreclosure case manager can help with procedural matters only and cannot give any legal advice. • The Court will do its best to conduct hearings as timely as possible. In general, cases where a party appears in person at the courthouse for a hybrid hearing will be called on first. • Proposed Final Judgments shall be sent via email in Word format using the directions above. You should submit your proposed final judgment not less than three business days before your hearing. Please do not attach copies of your motion or any supporting documentation. We will review the case filing system. Please bring paper courtesy copies of the Proposed Final Judgment (that was previously emailed) to your final hearing to provide to the court and any opposing parties. (This does not apply to remote hearings) If a matter is set for a Non-Jury Trial, a party may elect to proceed via a Motion for Summary. All documents have been timely submitted and all parties noticed prior to the hearing. However, you must be prepared to move forward with trial if the Motion for Summary Judgment is denied. If a party elects to proceed through a Certification of Business Records, a Notice of Intent and complete copies of the records must be filed and timely provided to all parties. • Plaintiff IS REQUIRED to file original note with the Clerk of Court no less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Non-Jury Trial. Any party wishing to inspect the note may do so by contacting the Clerk’s office to make arrangements to do so no less than three (3) days prior to trial and inform all parties. Original documents should be filed directly with the clerk of the court in the county where the action is filed. Please do not send any original documents to the Judge or Magistrate unless specifically requested to do so. • Courtesy copies of case law or other supporting documents must be submitted electronically to the Court for any evidentiary proceeding. • Courtesy copies must be submitted in PDF format or as a Word document. • Courtesy copies should be submitted by email to foreclosures@circuit8.org. • If you believe the matter you have submitted for review is eligible for emergency relief or must be reviewed on an expedited basis, please state that it is an “Emergency” in the subject line of your email and include a courtesy copy of your motion and all attachments. • If the court determines that an emergency exists, a hearing may be scheduled unilaterally by the court. All parties shall make themselves available for the emergency hearing, barring exigent circumstances. • Any party may request a status conference when a case requires. • Any request for a CMC or status conference must articulate the reasons for the necessity of the conference. • If the court agrees that a CMC or status conference is required, the foreclosure case manager will facilitate scheduling. • Pursuant to Eighth Judicial circuit Administrative Order No. 1.30, with the permission of the client, an attorney may arrange for another attorney to appear at a proceeding to represent a party. Such “coverage” attorneys must file a notice of appearance as co-counsel before the court will recognize the attorney as representing that party. All notices must be filed in compliance with Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.505(e). A notice of appearance must be filed prior to the start of the proceedings and counsel must be familiar with the case and fully prepared to address all issues pending before the court. Failure to timely file a proper Notice of Appearance is the same as a non-appearance and may result in the striking of pleadings, dismissal of claims, or the imposition of other permissible sanctions deemed proper, and shall constitute a waiver of Exceptions to the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.490(h). See our Foreclosure Sales page for Procedure information. • Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled to be provided with certain assistance at no cost to you. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (352-337-6237) at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice-impaired, call 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay Service. • If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listening device to participate in a proceeding, please contact Court Interpreting at interpreter@circuit8.org • GENERAL MAGISTRATE – EXCEPTIONS: ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE WILL BE RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY BE REQUESTED IN WRITING FROM COURT REPORTING. Request an electronic copy by emailing Karen Wable at WableK@circuit8.org; Or by mailing your request to: Court Reporting, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, ROOM 411, Gainesville, Florida 32601. ALL COSTS FOR ANY ELECTRONIC COPIES WILL BE PAID BY THE REQUESTING PARTY. AFTER OBTAINING AN ELECTRONIC COPY, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON FILING EXCEPTIONS AND SEEKING REVIEW OF THE MAGISTRATE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE A WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT PREPARED BY A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER FOR DELIVERY TO THE COURT. THE REQUESTING PARTY MUST PAY THE EXPENSE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION.
Circuit-Wide Civil Division MG (Foreclosures) Judicial Practices and Procedures Katherine L. Floyd, General Magistrate Carla Unnerstall, Foreclosure Case Manager Contact Information Mailing Address: 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601 Physical Address: 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601 Telephone: 352-384-3093 (email is strongly preferred) E-mail: foreclosures@circuit8.org
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 556f23b1b0b73f1828c24986d47d80851bc485075ea1ba6d7469929127658523. Corpus categories: OTHER_PUBLISHED_PROCEDURE, PROPOSED_ORDERS, COURTESY_COPIES, COURTESY_COPIES | PROPOSED_ORDERS. Operative status as recorded: LIVE_PAGE_CURRENT_AS_CRAWLED. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 38 of 41 published requirements (93%) still present on 2 source pages (/general-magistrates-hearing-officers/circuit-wide-civil-division-mg-foreclosures-sales/, /general-magistrates-hearing-officers/circuit-wide-civil-division-mg-foreclosures/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence held at high because the overwhelming majority survived verbatim. Re-verify before relying on any single clause. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 34 of 35 published requirements (97%) still present on 1 source page (/general-magistrates-hearing-officers/probate-judicial-practices-and-procedures/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence held at high because the overwhelming majority survived verbatim. Re-verify before relying on any single clause.
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.