Judge Clarissa E. Harrell

Proposed orders submitted through the portal must be filed in the Proposed Documents section using the Brevard County and Viewer/Judicial selections.

All proposed orders must be e-filed through the Proposed Documents section of the portal in the jurisdictional map; choose Brevard County from the drop-down menu and select Viewer/Judicial.

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Page 11 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

A proposed judgment or order may be submitted through the portal or by email to the Judicial Assistant, but not by both methods.

A proposed Judgment or Order can be submitted EITHER through the electronic portal OR via e-mail to the Judicial Assistant, but NOT BOTH WAYS. Submission both ways creates potential for improper duplication as well as unnecessary work for the Judicial Assistant.

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Page 12 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

For the specified matters that do not require a hearing, proposed orders may be submitted through the portal or emailed to the Judicial Assistant.

The following matters do not need to be set for a hearing; proposed Orders may simply be submitted through the portal or through e- mail to the Judicial Assistant:

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Page 6 | B. Scheduling Procedures

After the parties agree on a hearing date and time, the desired period may be blocked in JACS and a Notice of Hearing should be e-filed with the Clerk.

Once agreement regarding date and time is reached, the desired time period may be blocked off in JACS, and a Notice of Hearing should be e-filed with the Clerk of Court.

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Page 4 | B. Scheduling Procedures

For stipulated orders or final judgments, the stipulation signed by both parties should be e-filed and appear in the court file before the proposed order is submitted, unless incorporated into the order.

The related stipulation, signed by both parties, should be e-filed and appear in the court file prior to submitting the proposed order, unless the signed stipulation is incorporated into the order.

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Page 6 | B. Scheduling Procedures

A party without an attorney may hand-deliver a proposed judgment or order to the Second Floor Receptionist for a matter they believe does not require a hearing; the text’s additional delivery option is cut off.

When a party without an attorney seeks to submit a proposed Judgment or Order to the Court for a matter that the submitting party believes does not require a hearing, that can be done either by hand delivery to the Second Floor Receptionist at The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Justice Center in Viera; via United States

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Page 12 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

Except where otherwise specified, a party must file and serve the notice of hearing immediately after reserving hearing time.

Other than as noted above, a party’s notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after the reservation of hearing time.

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Page 6 | B. Scheduling Procedures

A party seeking virtual appearances must provide and file the notice within ten days after receiving the hearing or trial notice.

Within ten days after notice of hearing/trial is received, a party shall provide written notice listing those on his or her side of the case who intend to appear virtually, filing the notice with the Clerk and e- mailing it to the Judicial Assistant at Shannon.Zeleniak@flcourts18.org as well as to the opposing party at least 14 days before the scheduled trial or hearing.

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Page 9 | C. Remote Appearance

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by email, generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by e-mail, which is generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused.

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Page 4 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

A party may cancel a hearing it set by immediately notifying the Judicial Assistant and immediately filing and serving a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

You may cancel hearings you have set by notifying the Judicial Assistant immediately. You must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

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Page 8 | Cancelling Hearings

If the opposing party has no email address designated in the court record, the notice may be sent by regular or certified U.S. mail postmarked at least 14 days before trial.

If the opposing party does not have an e-mail address designated in the court record, the requesting party may send the notice via regular or certified U.S. mail postmarked at least 14 days before trial.

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Page 9 | C. Remote Appearance

The virtual-appearance notice must be emailed to the opposing party at least 14 days before the scheduled hearing or trial.

Within ten days after notice of hearing/trial is received, a party shall provide written notice listing those on his or her side of the case who intend to appear virtually, filing the notice with the Clerk and e- mailing it to the Judicial Assistant at Shannon.Zeleniak@flcourts18.org as well as to the opposing party at least 14 days before the scheduled trial or hearing.

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Page 9 | C. Remote Appearance

An objection to a proposed virtual appearance must be filed and copied to the Judicial Assistant and opposing party at least five business days before the hearing or trial.

If the opposing party objects to the proposed virtual appearance(s), he or she must file a written objection with the Clerk of Court, with a copy e-mailed to the Judicial Assistant and sent to the opposing party, at least five business days before hearing or trial.

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Page 9 | C. Remote Appearance

Proposed orders emailed to the Judicial Assistant must be provided to opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

All proposed orders submitted via e-mail attachment to the JA must be submitted in PDF format and provided to opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

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Page 13 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must update their contact information using Form 2.603 whenever their registered electronic-service email changes.

It is the responsibility of attorneys and self-represented litigants to update their contact information using Form 2.603 any time there is a change in the e-mail account registered for electronic service.

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Page 4 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Parties should send opposing parties copies of everything they provide to the Court.

Parties should remember to send opposing parties copies of everything they provide to the Court!

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Page 7 | Submission Deadlines

The filer must select themselves in the e-service list.

Filer must select himself/herself in the e-service list.

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Page 11 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

All parties must be copied on emails to the judicial office unless ex parte communication is authorized by law.

All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law.

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Page 3 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Except where otherwise specified, a party must serve the notice of hearing immediately after reserving hearing time.

Other than as noted above, a party’s notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after the reservation of hearing time.

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Page 6 | B. Scheduling Procedures

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an email address to receive signed orders electronically unless excused.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused.

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Page 4 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Courtesy copies totaling no more than 30 pages may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant.

Courtesy copies totaling up to 30 pages may be submitted to the Court as e-mail attachments in an e-mail message to the JA.

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Page 13 | E. Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents

The Court ideally receives trial binders, case law, and exhibits at least five days before trial.

Ideally, all trial binders, case law and exhibits shall be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled trial date.

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Page 14 | G. Exhibits for Evidentiary Proceedings

Unless the Court directs otherwise, advance submissions are optional and have no court-imposed deadline, though the Court recommends providing them to the Court and the other side as early as possible.

Unless otherwise specifically directed by the Court, it is up to attorneys and parties whether they would like the Court to consider any particular case law or other documents in advance of a court proceeding. The Court places no deadlines for submission upon them but notes that if submissions are intended, professional courtesy recommends provision to the Court and the other side as early as possible to avoid delays in the proceedings, and sufficient time for the material to be adequately reviewed and absorbed.

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Page 13 | E. Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents

Submissions of 30 pages or more must be printed and mailed or hand-delivered to the Second Floor Receptionist at the Justice Center.

Submissions of 30 pages or more will need to be printed and either mailed or hand-delivered to the Second Floor Receptionist at The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Justice Center.

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Page 13 | E. Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents

Deliver pre-trial or hearing exhibit and case-law binders, and other hard-copy materials, to the Second Floor Receptionist.

Delivery of pre-trial or hearing exhibit/case law binders or other hard-copy materials should be made to the Second Floor Receptionist.

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Self-represented litigants excused from email service may submit courtesy copies of any length by U.S. mail or hand delivery through the Second Floor Receptionist.

Self-represented litigants excused from e-mail service may submit courtesy copies of any number of pages to the Court by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to the judicial office via the Second Floor Receptionist.

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Page 14 | E. Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents

Unless good cause is shown, a continuance motion must be signed by the party requesting it.

Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).

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Page 7 | Continuance Procedure

A continuance motion must specifically state its basis and when it became known, whether it is opposed, the actions and dates needed to be ready, and the proposed ready-to-proceed date and whether all parties agree.

Motions for continuance must state with specificity: (1) the basis of the need for the continuance, including when the basis became known to the movant; (2) whether the motion is opposed; (3) the action and specific dates for the action that will enable the movant to be ready, including, but not limited to, confirming the specific date any required participants are available; and (4) the proposed date by which the case will be ready to proceed and whether that date is agreed by all parties.

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Page 8 | Continuance Procedure

Continuances are considered for good cause, successive requests without compelling reasons are disfavored, and lack of due diligence is not a basis for granting one.

Legally sufficient motions for continuance will be considered with good cause. Successive continuances absent compelling reasons are disfavored. Lack of due diligence is not grounds for granting a continuance.

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Page 7 | Continuance Procedure

If the parties cannot agree to a continuance, the requesting party should file a motion to continue stating the detailed basis for the request.

If no agreement regarding continuance can be reached, please file a motion to continue setting forth the detailed basis for the request

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Page 8 | Cancelling Hearings

A continuance motion should be filed and provided to the other side as soon as its grounds become known; ideally, this is at least five business days before the scheduled court date, absent exigent circumstances.

Motions for continuance should be filed and provided to the other ===== PAGE 8 ===== side by the most expedient method as soon as the grounds giving rise to the request become known to the moving party. Ideally, this would be at least five business days prior to the scheduled court date for which the continuance is sought, barring exigent circumstances.

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Page 8 | Continuance Procedure

Either side may move to continue a CMC or status conference hearing when necessary because of a schedule conflict.

Either side may move to continue the hearing if necessary due to schedule conflicts.

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Page 15 | H. Pre-Trial Conferences

For a cancellation based on settlement or resolution of the hearing issue, advise the Judicial Assistant by email or telephone, file a Notice of Settlement, and email a copy to the Judicial Assistant as soon as possible.

If the cancellation is related to case settlement or resolution of the issue that was to be addressed at the hearing, please advise the Judicial Assistant by e- mail and/or telephone call that this is the basis for the requested cancellation, and file a Notice of Settlement, with a copy of same e- mailed to JA, as soon as possible.

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Page 8 | Cancelling Hearings

Do not blind-copy anyone on email communications with the Judicial Assistant.

The JA needs to know with whom she is communicating; please do not blind copy any other person using the “bcc” line.

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

If a call to the Judicial Assistant first reaches the Courthouse Receptionist, callers should identify whom they seek and why, give their name, case role, case number, and email address or telephone number.

Callers will likely first reach a Courthouse Receptionist when dialing the Judicial Assistant’s number. Simply state who you are calling for and why, your name and role in the case, the case number, and provide your email address and/or telephone number. If the Judicial Assistant is not immediately available to speak to you, the Receptionist will e-mail her this information.

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Call the Judicial Assistant when necessary, including for lateness or delays, Microsoft Teams sign-on problems, accidents or urgent personal matters, or lack of computer access for email.

Telephone calls can be made to the Judicial Assistant Shannon Zeleniak at (321) 637-5305 if necessary. The Court acknowledges that although e-mail is preferred, some situations require phone calls. Notifications about an attorney or litigant running late or being delayed in another courtroom; having technology issues with Microsoft Teams sign-on; experiencing a car accident, medical issue, or urgent family matter; or suffering lack of access to a computer for emails, are all examples of situations warranting telephone calls.

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Self-represented parties should not use JACS and may request hearing time for motions already filed with the Clerk by emailing the Judicial Assistant.

Parties without attorneys should not use JACS. They may request hearing time on motions that have already been filed with the Clerk of Court by e-mailing the Judicial Assistant at Shannon.Zeleniak@flcourts18.org.

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Page 5 | B. Scheduling Procedures

If the parties cannot select a hearing date and time on JACS, the scheduling party should email the Judicial Assistant and copy opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

If parties are unable to identify and mutually select a hearing date and time on JACS, the scheduling party should e-mail the Judicial Assistant, copying opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant, to coordinate scheduling the hearing.

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Page 5 | B. Scheduling Procedures

There is no deadline for pre-hearing submissions, but the submitting party should email the Judicial Assistant one business day before the hearing to confirm receipt.

Judge Harrell does not impose a deadline for pre-hearing document submissions, including case law, which a party may wish her to review in advance. She will make time to read all materials submitted. She asks only that the submitting party e-mail the Judicial Assistant one business day before the subject hearing to confirm that the previously mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered materials were actually received by the judicial office, so the JA can be confident that all necessary materials are in the Judge’s hands.

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Page 7 | Submission Deadlines

After consecutive portal rejection or deletion messages identifying a DJMCA formatting problem, the submitting party may email the document to the Judicial Assistant and must state that portal submissions failed and will not be attempted further.

However, if a submitting attorney is unsuccessful in obtaining an electronic signature through the portal and receives consecutive “rejection/deletion” messages from the Court noting a DJMCA formatting problem preventing the Court’s electronic signature, submitting parties should not hesitate to instead send the document as an e-mail attachment to the Judicial Assistant. That e-mail should contain a note that previous portal submissions were unsuccessful and are not being further attempted.

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Page 12 | D. Submission of Orders and Judgments

For a scheduled Small Claims Pre-Trial Conference, email the Clerks one day in advance to obtain the docket number for check-in.

If you have a scheduled Small Claims Pre-Trial Conference, please e-mail the Clerks a day in advance to obtain your case’s docket number (on that day’s list, as opposed to the case number), so you can report it when checking in and enable the Court to quickly locate your case when called and speed the overall process.

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Email to the Judicial Assistant is the preferred way to communicate with Judge Harrell’s office.

E-mail to Judicial Assistant at Shannon.Zeleniak@flcourts18.org is the preferred method of communication with Judge Harrell’s office.

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Contact the presiding judge’s Judicial Assistant for hearing-scheduling needs.

Contact the presiding judge’s Judicial Assistant for your scheduling needs.

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Page 1 | How to sign up for a JACS Account

For an uncontested dissolution final hearing, the party must first contact the Clerk’s Pro Se Coordinator by email or telephone.

Final hearings for Uncontested Dissolution of Marriage cases are an exception to the above procedures. In these cases, a party seeking final hearing must first contact the Pro Se Coordinator at the Clerk of Court’s Office at prosecoordinator@brevardclerk.us or (321) 633-7780.

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Page 5 | B. Scheduling Procedures

For an emergency matter, an email marked URGENT must be sent to the Judicial Assistant with the e-filed motion attached and the opposing party copied.

As noted above, an e-mail should be sent to the JA marked URGENT in the subject line, with a copy of the e-filed motion attached, and the opposing party copied on it.

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Page 14 | F. Emergency and Other Urgent Matters

Email to the judicial office should identify the case number, abbreviated case name, and request in the subject line, which should begin with “URGENT” for urgent, time-sensitive messages.

The e-mail subject line should contain the case number, abbreviated case name, and request (for example, “2025-CC- 001234 – Doe v. Doe – 2-hour hearing sought”). If the message relates to an urgent, time-sensitive notification or request, please begin the subject line with the word “URGENT.”

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Do not send ex parte email to the judicial office; copy the opposing party using addresses designated in the official record and any other addresses known to you.

Please avoid improper ex parte e-mail communications (meaning messages excluding the opposing party; and see below). Insert the opposing party’s e-mail address in the “cc” line of the e-mail. Include the e-mail address(es) that party has designated in the official court record (viewable under your case number on the Brevard County Clerk of Court website) as well as any other e- mail address for that party known to you.

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Page 2 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

The Court will not consider unsolicited communications from non-parties.

Unsolicited communications from non-parties will not be considered by the Court.

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Page 3 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

Communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3’s restrictions on ex parte and other communications outside the parties’ presence.

All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law.

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Page 3 | A. Communications with the Judicial Office

After the Pro Se Coordinator confirms that the necessary documents are in the court file, the Petitioner should email the Judicial Assistant to request a final hearing and identify the available hearing option.

Once that has been accomplished, Petitioner should e-mail the Judicial Assistant to request a final hearing, with the option of either having a sooner final hearing conducted by a General Magistrate, or a later final hearing conducted by Judge Harrell.

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Page 5 | B. Scheduling Procedures

When the case is ready for trial, a party may email a copy of the filed Notice for Trial to the Judicial Assistant.

If a party is certain that all necessary tasks have been accomplished to prepare a case for trial, including, for example, tasks related to discovery, hiring of interpreters or court reporters, ascertainment of expert and lay witness availability, etc., the party may simply file a Notice for Trial and e-mail a copy of same to the JA.

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