First Judicial Circuit of Florida, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Counties Courtesy Copy Requirements

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PLEASE NOTE: ANYTHING FILED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE HEARING DATE SHOULD BE COURTESY COPIED TO THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT.

PLEASE NOTE: ANYTHING FILED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE HEARING DATE SHOULD BE COURTESY COPIED TO THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT.

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Courtesy copies may be sent to the court by email at the stated address.

Courtesy copies can be submitted to the court by e-mail to hayley.faulkner@flcourts1.gov.

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Exhibits for evidentiary proceedings should be emailed or otherwise delivered to the judicial assistant before the hearing.

Emailed or otherwise delivered to the Court's judicial assistant prior to hearing.

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Materials the parties want Judge Miller to consider before a hearing should be emailed or otherwise delivered to the judicial assistant before the hearing.

Any memoranda, case law, or other documents the parties wish Judge Miller to consider prior to hearing should be emailed or otherwise delivered to the Court's judicial assistant prior to hearing.

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If you want the Court to review filed correspondence or pleadings, forward a copy to the judicial assistant at the listed email address.

Therefore, if you wish for the Court to review correspondence or pleadings that have been filed with the Clerk, you should forward a copy of the pleading or correspondence to the judicial assistant at susy.carlson@flcourts1.gov.

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Submit the courtesy copies by email.

Submission Method: Email

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If you wish to provide Judge Clark with a courtesy copy of Motions, Memoranda, Trial/Hearing Notebooks, case law, or other hearing materials, please do so at least three (3) business days before the hearing or trial.

If you wish to provide Judge Clark with a courtesy copy of Motions, Memoranda, Trial/Hearing Notebooks, case law, or other hearing materials, please do so at least three (3) business days before the hearing or trial.

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Email the Judicial Assistant a courtesy copy of the notice for trial.

To request that a case be set for trial, please file a notice for trial and send a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant by email (Amanda.Bailey@flcourts1.gov).

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Send the Judicial Assistant a courtesy copy of the notice of hearing after reserving hearing time.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. Please send a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant.

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If the transcript exceeds 20 pages, a hard (paper) copy should be provided at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing.

If the transcript exceeds 20 pages, a hard (paper) copy should be provided at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing.

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Courtesy copies that exceed a total of 20 pages should be mailed or hand-delivered to the judge’s office.Judge Clark and her Judicial Assistant, Ms. Bailey, cannot receive documents through “drop box” or other online links.

Courtesy copies that exceed a total of 20 pages should be mailed or hand-delivered to the judge’s office.Judge Clark and her Judicial Assistant, Ms. Bailey, cannot receive documents through “drop box” or other online links.

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Courtesy copies of case law and other documents are required when they will be relied upon in a proceeding.

When it is to be relied upon in a proceeding.

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Memoranda or case law a party wants considered at a hearing should be emailed to the judicial assistant at least three business days before the hearing.

If a party wishes the Court to consider a memorandum or case law for a hearing, the same should be submitted to the judicial assistant, via email, at least three business days in advance of the hearing.

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If said documents are voluminous, please submit binders three business days before the hearing.

If said documents are voluminous, please submit binders three business days before the hearing.

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Voluminous courtesy-copy documents should be submitted in binders.

If said documents are voluminous, please submit binders.

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A courtesy copy of the notice of hearing must be provided to the judicial assistant when the notice is filed and served after hearing time is reserved.

The Notice of Hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time with a courtesy copy to the judicial assistant.

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Memoranda or case law for the judge’s consideration before a hearing should be emailed to the judicial assistant at least three business days beforehand.

Any memoranda and/or case law that parties wish for the judge to consider prior to a hearing should be emailed to the judicial assistant at denise.moffitt@flcourts1.gov at least three business days before the hearing.

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A party submitting a memorandum that cites case law should provide the judge with all cited cases.

If a party is submitting a memorandum that cites case law, all cases cited should be provided to the judge.

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Whether courtesy copies of case law and legal memoranda are required is determined case by case.

When Required: Determined on a case by case basis.

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A Notice of Cancellation must be e-filed and a courtesy copy should be emailed to the judicial assistant so that the hearing can be removed from the Court schedule and that time can be offered to another party in another case.

A Notice of Cancellation must be e-filed and a courtesy copy should be emailed to the judicial assistant so that the hearing can be removed from the Court schedule and that time can be offered to another party in another case.

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Courtesy copies of case law for consideration at a motion hearing should be provided at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing to the judicial assistant via email or hand delivery.

Courtesy copies of case law for consideration at a motion hearing should be provided at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing to the judicial assistant via email or hand delivery.

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For contested hearings, courtesy copies are unnecessary for court documents e-filed early enough for the clerk to post them on the website.

When Required: All contested hearings: E-Filing has eliminated the need for courtesy copies of court documents which are E-Filed with sufficient time for the clerk to post them on the website.

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Courtesy copies are not required, though copies of motions and exhibits may be helpful in civil cases.

The Court does not require the submission of courtesy copies.However, courtesy copies of motions and exhibits can be helpful in civil cases.

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The court appreciates receiving case law and legal authority before hearings.

The Court appreciates receiving case law and legal authority prior to hearings to be as prepared as possible for each hearing.

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Trial binders are no longer required.

Trial binder are no longer required.

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The court does not require courtesy copies.

The court does not require the submission of courtesy copies.

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If both sides stipulate to pre-hearing consideration of evidence, the physical exhibit may be sent to the Judicial Assistant for the judge to review in chambers before the hearing.

However, if both the State and Defense stipulate to the Court considering certain evidence prior to the hearing (such as a forensic interview for a Child Hearsay hearing), the physical exhibit may be sent to the judicial assistant for the judge to review in chambers, prior to the hearing.

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Copies of case law intended for argument are appreciated but not required; if provided, submit them at least three business days before the hearing if possible.

Electronic or hard copies of the cases cited in your motion, response, memorandum of law, etc., upon which you intend to argue at the hearing are appreciated, but not required.If you will be providing copies of case law, please do so at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing, if possible.

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Courtesy copies of filed documents are not required unless the document does not appear on the Clerk’s online docket.

When Required: Courtesy copies of pleadings, motions, responses, and other documents that have been filed with the Clerk are not required unless the document does not appear on the Clerk’s online docket.

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Paper courtesy copies are appreciated when the courtesy-copy materials exceed twenty pages total.

Paper copies are appreciated for courtesy copies exceeding a total of 20 pages.

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Courtesy copies that do not exceed a total of 20 pages may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at Amanda.Bailey@flcourts1.gov, mailed to the judge’s office, or hand-delivered.

Courtesy copies that do not exceed a total of 20 pages may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at Amanda.Bailey@flcourts1.gov, mailed to the judge’s office, or hand-delivered.

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Courtesy copies may be emailed to the court at the listed address.

Copies can be submitted to the court by email to denise.moffitt@flcourts1.gov.

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Bindering is strongly encouraged for voluminous exhibits, which should be delivered or mailed to the judge’s office.

For voluminous exhibits, binders are strongly encouraged and should be submitted via hand delivery or mail to the judge’s office.

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Courtesy copies of proposed exhibits for Zoom or hybrid hearings may be emailed to the division email account.

Courtesy copies for the Court may be submitted electronically by e-mail to the division e-mail account.