6 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2020-02-02 - Amended Order Governing Procedure and Deadlines for Certain Emergency Ex Parte Petitions and Motions, Osceola County.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2020-02-02.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • During normal business hours,1 the Clerk shall ensure the timely filing and docketing of any Petition/Motion and ensure that the judge assigned to the case, or the judge’s designee, has electronic access to the Petition/Motion and all related court documents within 30 minutes of filing and/or docketing the Petition/Motion and related court filings. 1 For purposes of this Order, normal business hours shall be defined as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., • Upon being noticed of the filing of the Petition/Motion, the judge assigned to the case, or the judge’s designee if the assigned judge is not available, shall endeavor to timely review the Petition/Motion and execute an order on the Petition/Motion. • All reasonable efforts shall be undertaken to execute the order prior to 4:30 p.m. in order to allow sufficient time for the Clerk and the Sheriff to timely complete their work docketing, filing, coordinating service of, and enforcing the order. • The Clerk shall enforce a strict cut-off time of 4:00 p.m. during normal business hours for filing and docketing any Petition/Motion, as defined above. • Petitions for temporary injunction against violence pursuant to this order shall also be defined to include petitions for temporary injunction against repeat, dating, or sexual violence and petitions for temporary injunction against stalking. • Petitioners for temporary injunction against violence shall be encouraged by clerk staff to contact Help Now or law enforcement to ensure petitioners’ safety and/or develop a safety plan.
During normal business hours,1 the Clerk shall ensure the timely filing and docketing of any Petition/Motion and ensure that the judge assigned to the case, or the judge’s designee, has electronic access to the Petition/Motion and all related court documents within 30 minutes of filing and/or docketing the Petition/Motion and related court filings. 1 For purposes of this Order, normal business hours shall be defined as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
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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.