Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) Courtesy Copy Requirements

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Civil cases

Counsel must provide courtesy copies of materials relied upon at a scheduled hearing to the court and opposing counsel at least three court days before the hearing.

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 schedule hearing.

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Civil cases

At the time of filing, a courtesy copy must be provided to opposing counsel and directly to the assigned judge's office.

and a courtesy copy shall be provided to opposing counsel as well as directly to the judge's office contemporaneous with said filing.

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All parties must send the court a courtesy copy of every motion or notice filed in the matter and each response or reply.

All parties are directed to strictly comply with the “Order Regarding Courtesy Copies to the Presiding Judge,” located on the Circuit 5 website under the Honorable Donald E. Scaglione webpage. This Includes the Parties’ Requirement of Sending the Court a Courtesy Copy of Any and All Motions/Notices Filed in this Matter and the Responses/replies Thereto.

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Parties must provide the court with courtesy copies of Completion and Status Reports through the designated Courtesy Copy link.

Note: It is the parties’ responsibility to comply with the filing of Completion and Status Reports and provide the Court with a Courtesy Copy via its Courtesy Copy link found within the drop-down menus below.

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Courtesy copies are required for all motions, notices, and filings requiring the court's attention.

Courtesy copies of all motions, notices, and filings requiring the Court’s attention are REQUIRED. Per Administrative Order. See Courtesy Copy drop down menu below.

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Courtesy copies may not be submitted by electronic service and must instead be submitted through the courtesy-copy link.

Our office DOES NOT accept courtesy copies of documents by e-service, any filing requiring the Court’s attention must be submitted through the courtesy copy link to meet the requirements of the Court’s Courtesy copy Administrative Order.

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All parties must comply with the previously issued administrative order governing courtesy copies.

Parties **MUST** adhere to the previously issued Administrative Order as to Courtesy Copies.

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Civil cases

Paperwork intended for consideration at the hearing must include a courtesy copy for the Court.

Any paperwork to be considered at the hearing must be filed 5 days prior to hearing, with a courtesy copy to the Court.

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One courtesy copy each of the motion for telephonic appearance and proposed order must be submitted through the DES Courtesy Copy link at least one week before the coordinated hearing.

A courtesy copy of the motion for telephonic appearance and proposed order must be submitted to Judge Donald E. Scaglione at the DES Courtesy Copy link no later than one (1) week before the coordinated hearing.

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Required

Always

The coordinating party must provide the court one courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

The coordinating party must provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

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A movant who no longer wants to proceed with a scheduled hearing must file a Notice of Cancellation and provide a courtesy copy to the Court.

When a movant no longer desires to proceed with a scheduled hearing, the movant must file a Notice of Cancellation with a courtesy copy to the Court.

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Civil cases

All original pleadings and papers must be filed with the court clerk, and a courtesy copy must be provided to the court.

All original pleadings and papers shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and a courtesy copy shall be provided to the Court.

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The coordinating party must provide the court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

The coordinating party must provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

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A movant who no longer wants to proceed with a scheduled hearing must file a Notice of Cancellation and provide a courtesy copy to the court.

When a movant no longer desires to proceed with a scheduled hearing, the movant must file a Notice of Cancellation with a courtesy copy to the Court.

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Civil cases

If sufficient copies and stamped addressed envelopes are not provided, the moving party must distribute conformed copies of the order to all parties.

Should copies and stamped addressed envelopes not be provided, the moving party will be responsible for distribution of the conformed copies of the order to all parties.

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Attorneys and self-represented litigants must bring enough copies of each exhibit for the Clerk, Court, and every party.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must bring sufficient copies of each exhibit for the Clerk, the Court, and each party to review during the hearing or trial.

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Courtesy copies of legal authority must be clearly labeled and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and opposing counsel at least three business days before the hearing.

Courtesy copies of legal authority must be clearly labeled and emailed in PDF format to the Judicial Assistant and opposing counsel no later than three (3) business days prior to the hearing.

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An attorney of record or pro se litigant must provide the assigned judge one courtesy copy of an original pleading anticipating an emergency or expeditious ruling contemporaneously with filing, unless specific arrangements are made with the clerk.

Whenever any attorney practicing before the Courts of Hernando County, or any pro se litigant, files any original pleading with the Clerk of the Court that anticipates an emergency or expeditious ruling by the Court, that the Judge assigned to such case shall, contemporaneously with the filing of the original pleading, receive a courtesy copy of the time sensitive pleading from the ATTORNEY OF RECORD, or from the PRO SE LITIGANT. That absent such practice being followed by those bringing cases before the Court, or unless other specific arrangements are explicitly made with the Clerk of the Court by the litigant or counsel, the Court cannot reasonably be expected to, nor can they practically and expeditiously rule on such matters not otherwise brought to their attention by a courtesy copy of the pleading being immediately filed with the judge assigned to such case.

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The requesting party must prepare and file a Notice of Hearing and comply with the Administrative Order governing courtesy copies.

It is YOUR responsibility to prepare and file a Notice of Hearing and to comply with the Administrative Order as to courtesy copies.

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A courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing must be provided to the Court once the notice is filed.

Please provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing, once filed.

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Evidentiary hearings must be in person, advance courtesy copies of evidence are unnecessary, and the Court will not review exhibits before evidentiary admission.

Judge Boylston does not accept remote evidence. All evidentiary hearings require an in-person court hearing. It is NOT necessary to provide courtesy copies of evidence in advance of any hearing. The Court cannot and will not review exhibits submitted prior to its admission as evidence.

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Courtesy copies of emergency motions and motions seeking an expedited response should be emailed to the court.

Courtesy copies of emergency motions or those seeking an expedited response should be provided to the court at hernandoprobate@circuit5.org.

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Courtesy copies of emergency or expedited-response motions should be emailed to the court at dcbcivil@circuit5.org.

a. Courtesy copies of emergency motions or those seeking an expedited response should be provided to the court at dcbcivil@circuit5.org.

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Standard motions should be filed with the clerk and should not be copied to the judge.

Copies of standard motions should be filed with the Clerk and NOT copied to the Judge.

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All parties must send the court a courtesy copy of every motion or notice filed in the matter and of any response or reply.

All parties are directed to strictly comply with the “Order Regarding Courtesy Copies to the Presiding Judge,” located on the Circuit 5 website under the Honorable Donald E. Scaglione webpage. This Includes the Parties’ Requirement of Sending the Court a Courtesy Copy of Any and All Motions/Notices Filed in this Matter and the Responses/replies Thereto.

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The designated courtesy-copy link is limited to pleadings and proposed orders.

This Courtesy copy link is for pleadings and proposed orders only.

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A courtesy copy of a Zoom appearance motion must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at PBarto@circuit5.org.

Requests to appear by Zoom must be made by motion filed with the Clerk, with a courtesy copy emailed to the Judicial Assistant at PBarto@circuit5.org and a proposed order uploaded to the portal, no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled event.

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The requesting party must email one courtesy copy of the electronically filed hearing notice to the Judicial Assistant after date confirmation.

Upon confirmation by the Judicial Assistant of the coordinated hearing date and time, the requesting party shall prepare the notice for the hearing and e-file same, providing a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant via email.

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Required

Never

Standard motions should be filed with the Clerk and should not be copied to the Judicial Assistant.

Copies of standard motions should be filed with the Clerk and NOT copied to the Court's Judicial Assistant.

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Criminal cases

The defense attorney should send the court one courtesy copy of the plea of not guilty and waiver of appearance at least three days before arraignment.

The defense attorney should forward a courtesy copy of the Plea of not Guilty and Waiver of Appearance to the Court at least three days prior to the Arraignment hearing.

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Criminal cases

A courtesy copy of every motion should be sent to the court, and the motion and supporting authority may be emailed with the opposing party copied.

Please send a courtesy copy to the Court of all motions. The Clerk of Court does not always send copies of motions to the Court. The motion and any supporting authority can be emailed to the Court, with opposing party copied on the email at the above email address.

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A courtesy copy of the notice that the cause is at issue should be emailed to Erin Goyeneche.

A courtesy copy of the notice that the cause is at issue should be sent to Erin Goyeneche through e-mail.

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After e-filing, one courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing and any applicable motion must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant rather than served through the E-Filing Portal.

A courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing and any applicable motion that will be heard, if any, shall be emailed to the judicial assistant at jferguson@circuit5.org once it has been e-filed. Please do not serve a copy of the Notice of Hearing to the Judicial Assistant through the E-Filing Portal.

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Courtesy copies of evidence need not be supplied before a hearing.

It is NOT necessary to provide courtesy copies of evidence in advance of any hearing.

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Courtesy copies of evidence need not be provided before a hearing.

It is NOT necessary to provide courtesy copies of evidence in advance of any hearing.

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Courtesy copies of standard motions are not required.

There is no need to send courtesy copies of standard motions.

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A courtesy copy of the notice that the cause is at issue should be emailed to Audrey Hatcher.

A courtesy copy of the notice that the cause is at issue should be sent to Audrey Hatcher through e-mail.

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Digital copies of motions and proposed orders generally should be emailed to the Judicial Assistant, except proposed orders that are filed through the court's e-portal.

Copies of motions, or proposed orders should be forwarded in digital format via email to the Judicial Assistant, (with the exception of those proposed Orders being e-filed through the Court's e-portal).

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Courtesy copies of emergency motions and motions seeking an expedited response should be provided through the Judicial Assistant.

Courtesy copies of emergency motions or those seeking an expedited response should be provided to the Court through the Judicial Assistant.

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Courtesy copies of case law may be submitted to the court and opposing party or counsel when the case presents a novel legal issue.

When Required: Courtesy copies of case law may be submitted to the court and opposing party/counsel for review in those cases where there is a novel issue of law to be decided by the Court.

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A hard copy of the motion, memorandum, and response must be provided to the Court (chambers) by U.S. Mail or hand delivery.

Summary: A hard copy of the motion, memorandum, and any response must be mailed or hand-delivered to chambers.

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Whenever any attorney practicing before the Courts of Hernando County, or any pro se litigant, files any original pleading with the Clerk of the Court (emergency in need of expeditious ruling by the Courts or ordinary/ normal intake pleading) that the Judge assigned to such case shall, contemporaneously with the filing of the original pleading, receive a courtesy copy of the pleading from the ATTORNEY OF RECORD, or from the PRO SE LITIGANT.

Summary: An attorney of record or pro se litigant must provide the assigned judge with one courtesy copy of every original pleading contemporaneously with filing, unless another arrangement is explicitly made with the clerk.

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The coordinating party must provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

Summary: The coordinating party must provide the Court a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection.

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The moving party shall send a courtesy copy to the Court with a proposed order.

Summary: The moving party must send the Court a courtesy copy with a proposed order when moving for a continuance.

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All motions to continue must be e-filed at least five (5) days prior to the Court proceeding, with a courtesy copy provided to the Court's Judicial Assistant.

Summary: Every criminal continuance motion requires one courtesy copy for the Judicial Assistant when it is e-filed.

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The moving party shall send a courtesy copy to the Court with a proposed order.

Summary: The moving party must send the court a courtesy copy with a proposed order when requesting a continuance.

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Case law and legal authority must be submitted at least five (5) days prior to the hearing to allow the Judge time to review the documents by emailing the Judicial Assistant at jferguson@circuit5.org or by delivering a thumb drive to the Marion County Courthouse.

Summary: Copies of case law and legal authority must reach the judge at least five days before the hearing, either by email to the Judicial Assistant or by thumb drive to the courthouse.

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Additionally, copies of caselaw and legal authority shall be sent to the Court according to the requirements under Paragraph F above.

Summary: Copies of case law and legal authority for an in-person hearing must also be sent to the Court under Paragraph F.

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Please include a copy of the motion with any submission of orders, as it sometimes takes several days for e-filings to appear in the court file.

Summary: A copy of the motion must accompany any submission of a proposed order to the court office.

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Deadline for Submissions: Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than two days before any hearing.

Summary: Courtesy copies must reach the court no later than two days before the hearing.

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Please email a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to anieves@circuit5.org.

Summary: One courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing must be emailed to Ada Nieves Muller at the stated address.

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Courtesy copies of motions should be e-mailed to jweeks@circuit5.org once they have been e-filed.

Summary: Courtesy copies of motions should be emailed to the judicial assistant after the motions are e-filed.

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Copies of standard motions should be filed with the Clerk and NOT copied to the Judge.

Summary: Standard motions should be filed with the Clerk and should not be copied to the Judge.

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Within 45 days of this Order, Counsel will file with the Clerk, serve opposing counsel, and deliver a copy to the undersigned Judge's Chambers, a written statement which shall contain the following:

Summary: Counsel must deliver one copy of the written statement to the judge's chambers within 45 days of the order.

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This notice should be filed immediately upon discovery of the conflict with a courtesy copy to the Court.

Summary: A courtesy copy of the Notice of Conflict must be provided to the Court.

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You may file a Motion under Florida Rule General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530, and provide a copy to the opposing party and the Judicial Assistant.

Summary: A motion concerning a remote appearance may be filed under Florida Rule General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530, with copies provided to the opposing party and Judicial Assistant.

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Joint stipulations for continuances also require a proposed Order and should be e-filed and provided to the Judicial Assistant.

Summary: A joint continuance stipulation should be e-filed with a copy provided to the Judicial Assistant.

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Civil cases

If any party receives service by U.S. Mail, then proposed orders should be submitted in hard copy to Chambers (Marion County Judicial Center, 110 N.W. First Avenue, Ocala, FL 34475), with sufficient copies and stamped addressed envelopes for all parties not receiving e-service.

Summary: If any party is served by U.S. mail, proposed orders must be submitted in hard copy to chambers with sufficient copies and stamped addressed envelopes for parties not receiving electronic service.

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Civil cases

If the documents are voluminous, please send them by U.S. or express mail to Chambers.

Summary: Voluminous hearing materials may be sent by U.S. mail or express mail to chambers.

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a courtesy copy of any such filed exceptions/objections pleading must be emailed to the Court’s Judicial Assistant by the same deadline as the filing of the same;

Summary: A courtesy copy of any filed exceptions or objections pleading must be emailed to the Court’s Judicial Assistant by the pleading’s filing deadline.

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Submission Method: e-mail to mstevens@circuit5.org

Summary: Courtesy copies of case law must be submitted to the court by email.

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A courtesy copy of the motion should be attached to the e-mail.

Summary: A courtesy copy of the motion should be attached to the hearing-request email.

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It is not necessary for you to send a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to this office. The electronic filing of the Notice is sufficient.

Summary: A courtesy copy of a civil notice of hearing need not be sent to the judge's office when the notice is electronically filed.

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Civil cases

(The judge's copy may be sent by United States mail or e-mailed to the courtesy copy link on the webpage).

Summary: The courtesy copy for the judge's office may be sent by United States mail or by email using the website's courtesy-copy link.