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18 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2012-03-01 - Amended Administrative Order Establishing Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Circuit Civil Court Guidelines.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2012-03-01.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, to create and maintain an orgalization capable of effecting the effrcient, prompt, and proper administration ofjustice for the citizens of this State, the chiefjudge 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 parle and short matters by another division not in trial or shall schedule a minimum of thirty (30) minutes to hear both ex parte • During times when the judge is scheduled to be out ofthe 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, attomeys and litigants shall be made aware through the posting of a note on the hearing room door. • In the interest ofjudicial economy and promotion ofthe prompt and effrcient administration ofjustice, 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 attomeys. • 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. • The telephone cancellation must immediately be followed up with an e-mail correspondence. • It shall be the responsibility of counsel who schedules the hearing to arrange the conference. • Corursel must respond promptly to inquiries and communications lrom 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 identift in the • Counsel who notices the hearing shall ensure that the court and the court'sjudicial assistant are aware ofany narrowing ofthe issues or other resolution as a result ofthe conference. • Counsel is required to provide the court (and opposing counsel) \ /ith courtesy copies of any memoranda, case law or any other materials on which counsel may rely at a scheduled hearing at least five (5) 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, depending on the judicial assistant's preference, to the judicial assistant to confirm the hearing time. • All communications from a party, other than those relating solely to scheduling hearing time, with ajudicial assistant for any given matter before the court shall be by telephone or by e-mail correspondence, depending on the judicial assistant's preference. • If the judicial assistant requests a follow-up or confirmation e-mail correspondence, the party shall comply.
WHEREAS, to create and maintain an orgalization capable of effecting the effrcient, prompt, and proper administration ofjustice for the citizens of this State, the chiefjudge is required to exercise direction, see Fla.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 9a8339739f536c4e1b3b5fb24a7171ec2e3d3b302f48a660904131f18520ea37. 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.