Judge James R. Baxley Individual Rules & Standing Orders - Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 77 rules apply across Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Formatting

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Format
DOCX
Proposed orders must be created in the latest version of Microsoft Word in .docx format.
Do not place spaces before the JJJJ, GGGG, or AAAA codes, and use the Right Alignment button to position signature fields.
Proposed orders must not contain page breaks or section breaks.

Filing Requirements

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Applies to
Proposed order
Must include
proposed order
Proposed orders must use the specified signature-field code pairs, including DDDD/JJJJ, MMMM/AAAA, RRRR/GGGG, and CCCC.
Applies to
Proposed order
Each electronic-signature code must contain all four capital letters and may appear only once per line.
Applies to
Proposed order
Must include
case number
Every proposed order must include the Unified Case Number.

Communication

All 4

Non-lawyer personnel may communicate with judges, judicial officers, or other court personnel only about scheduling and other ministerial matters.
A lawyer must avoid substantive ex-parte communications with the presiding judge in a pending case.
A lawyer must notify opposing counsel of communications with the court or tribunal unless the communication concerns only scheduling or clerical matters.

E-Filing

All 3

Applies to
Cover letter
A cover letter is optional, but if submitted it must be an Adobe PDF containing relevant details and must be uploaded separately from the proposed order.
Applies to
Proposed order
When multiple proposed orders are submitted in one filing, each order must be uploaded separately to the E-Portal.
Applies to
Foreclosure packet
All foreclosure packet documents must be e-filed with the clerk when hearing time is reserved.

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About Judge James R. Baxley

James R. Baxley, Administrative Judge, Lake County Circuit Court. Judicial assistant: Andrea Roberts. Office: (352) 742-4203.

- Lake County Judicial Center P.O. Box 7800 550 W. Main Street Tavares, FL 32778

Common questions about Judge James R. Baxley's rules

How may parties contact Judge James R. Baxley's chambers?

Members of the public may not contact the Court or expect to speak with a judge about a pending case; the Court considers only courtroom arguments and documents properly filed by actual parties.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Notice to the Public

Complete rules summary for Judge James R. Baxley

Members of the public may not contact the Court or expect to speak with a judge about a pending case; the Court considers only courtroom arguments and documents properly filed by actual parties.