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19 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2012-03 - Administrative Order (original, superseded by 2012-03-01; NOT listed in the admin-orders index; found linked from /resources/rules-and-policies; verified HTTP 200 + %PDF).
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2012-03.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla. • During non-trial weeks, each circuit civil division shall schedule one hour to hear both ex parte and short matters at 8:30 a.m. • During times when the judge is scheduled to be out of the office, notice shall be posted on the Judicial Automated Calendaring System. • During trial weeks, each circuit civil division in trial shall either arrange for coverage for ex parte and short matters by another division not in trial or shall schedule a minimum of thirty (30) minutes to hear both ex parte and short matters at 8:30 a.m. • During times when the judge is scheduled to be out of the office, notice shall be posted on the Judicial • If an ex parte or short matter is to start late or be covered by a different division, without prior notice, attorneys and litigants shall be made aware through the posting of a note on the hearing room door. • In the interest of judicial economy and promotion of the prompt and efficient administration of justice, all circuit civil judges shall start ex parte, short matter and regular hearings on time and all judges shall strictly enforce allotted hearing time between attorneys. • In the event that a party seeks to cancel a previously scheduled hearing, the party must telephone the judge’s judicial assistant and file a notice of cancellation. • If the judicial assistant requests confirmation via an e-mail correspondence, the party shall comply. • Counsel with full authority to resolve the matter shall confer before scheduling the hearing on the motion to attempt to resolve or otherwise narrow the issues raised in the motion, and include a Certificate of Compliance (attached hereto as “Exhibit A”) that the conference has occurred in the Notice of • It shall be the responsibility of -- 3 of 6 -- 4 counsel who schedules the hearing to arrange the conference. • Counsel must respond promptly to inquiries and communications from opposing counsel who notices the hearing and is attempting to schedule the conference. • If counsel who notices the hearing is unable to reach opposing counsel to conduct the conference after three (3) good faith attempts, counsel who notices the hearing must identify in the • Counsel who notices the hearing shall ensure that the court and the court’s judicial assistant are aware of any narrowing of the issues or other resolution as a result of the conference. • Counsel is required to provide the court (and opposing counsel) with courtesy copies of any memoranda, case law or any other materials on which counsel may rely at a scheduled hearing at least three (3) court days before the scheduled hearing. • A party seeking to schedule hearing time shall check the Judicial Automated • The party shall then either call or send an e-mail correspondence to the judicial assistant to confirm the hearing time. -- 4 of 6 -- 5 • All communications from a party, other than those relating solely to scheduling hearing time, with a judicial assistant for any given matter before the court shall be by telephone. • If the judicial assistant requests a follow-up or confirmation e- mail correspondence, the party shall comply.
WHEREAS, to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: bbf6c7c0284797a0909ee9900c68c83e39129baa5df8e04eb2cb864d6071a9d2. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.