Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Pasco and Pinellas Counties Chambers Communication Rules
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Email the judicial assistant to confirm a hearing date and time after all parties have agreed.
Once all parties have agreed upon a hearing date and time, you will need to email the Judicial Assistant to confirm.
The hearing is not calendared until the judicial assistant receives confirmation that all parties agreed to the selected date and time.
Your hearing will not be calendared until the Judicial Assistant has received confirmation that all parties have agreed to the selected date and time.
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After settlement, email the judicial assistant, file a notice of cancellation of hearing, and send the judicial assistant a courtesy copy so the matter can be removed from the calendar.
If the case settles, please email the Judicial Assistant to cancel any hearings or Trial that may be scheduled and file a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing and send a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant so it can be removed from the calendar.
Only the party that scheduled a hearing may cancel it, and cancellation of a hearing scheduled by both parties requires agreement from all parties.
Only the party that set a hearing may cancel that hearing. If both parties have scheduled a hearing on the same date and time, all parties must agree to the cancellation.
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Notify the judicial assistant by email in a timely manner, file a notice of cancellation with the court, and send a courtesy copy to the judicial assistant.
The Judicial Assistant must be notified by email in a timely manner and a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing should be filed with the Court with a courtesy copy sent to the Judicial Assistant.
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All communications to the judicial office must be sent by email to the judicial assistant, with the case number and case name in the subject line.
All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to Sfadhel@jud6.org. The subject line of any e-mail to the judicial office must contain the case number and case name.
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All parties must be copied on emails to the judicial office unless an 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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The judicial office email address is limited to scheduling and administrative matters; merits arguments must be submitted through properly filed court documents.
Any case-related arguments, explanations, or supporting details submitted by email are not reviewed by the Judge. Only properly filed motions, responses, or pleadings submitted through the Clerk’s office in compliance with court rules will be considered. ... My email is intended strictly for scheduling and administrative matters, not for the submission of arguments or case-related correspondence.
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The proposed Uniform PTC order must be emailed to the judicial assistant at least three days before the pre-trial conference.
Submit the proposed Uniform PTC order to Sfadhel@jud6.org at least 3 days prior to the pre-trial conference.
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The email notifying the court of an emergency motion must state whether opposing counsel objects.
In your email you must state whether opposing counsel has an objection.
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After electronically filing a motion for rehearing or reconsideration, email it to the judge and do not schedule a hearing unless instructed.
After the Motion has been e-filed, submit the motion via email to the Judge’s attention. Do not schedule a hearing unless instructed to do so.
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Communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3, and all parties must be copied on emails unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law.
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. 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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Attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an email address for electronic receipt of signed orders unless excused.
All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused.
Hearings lasting 30 minutes or less must be scheduled through JAWS.
Hearings of 30 minutes or less must be scheduled through JAWS.
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A hearing longer than 30 minutes must be scheduled by emailing section15@jud6.org and copying opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
Hearings of more than 30 minutes must be scheduled by e-mailing the judicial assistant at section15@jud6.org and copying opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
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A copy of any request for expedited or emergency consideration must be emailed to section15@jud6.org.
Requests for expedited or emergency consideration must be brought to the attention of the Court by emailing a copy of the request to section15@jud6.org.
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The Judicial Assistant must be notified promptly by telephone or email, and a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing should be filed with a courtesy copy sent to the Judicial Assistant.
The Judicial Assistant must be notified by telephone or email in a timely manner and a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing should be filed with the Court with a courtesy copy sent to the Judicial Assistant.
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When canceling a hearing, notify the Judicial Assistant by email and file a notice of cancellation.
If you are canceling a hearing, you must notify the JA via email and file a notice of cancelation.
Do not send a notice of hearing until JAWS confirms that the hearing is scheduled; failure to send timely notice or file proof of timely notice will cancel the hearing.
DO NOT SEND NOTICE OF THE HEARING UNTIL YOU RECEIVE CONFIRMATION VIA JAWS THAT IT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. FAILURE TO SEND NOTICE AND/OR FAILURE FILE PROOF OF TIMELY NOTICE WILL CAUSE THE HEARING TO BE CANCELLED.
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Do not file the Notice of Hearing until a confirmation email is received from JAWS.
PLEASE DO NOT FILE THE NOTICE OF HEARING UNTIL YOU RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM JAWS THAT THE
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For a hearing less than 24 hours away, both parties must agree to cancellation, email the judicial assistant, and attach a Notice of Cancellation.
If your hearing is less than 24 hours away, both parties must agree to cancel the hearing and then email the JA to cancel your hearing, you must attach a Notice of Cancellation.
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Other hearings may be canceled by emailing section20@jud6.org and filing and emailing a Notice of Cancellation to the clerk and judicial assistant.
All other hearings may be cancelled via email to section20@jud6.org. A notice of cancellation will need to be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the JA.
An emergency motion will receive an emergency hearing only if the court determines that it is an actual emergency.
Emergency motions will not be set for hearing on an emergency basis unless the court deems it to be an actual emergency.
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Hearing cancellations must be sent by email to the Section 13 Judicial Assistant.
Cancelations must be emailed to section13@jud6.org.
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A hearing may be canceled through JAWS until 24 hours before it; when less than 24 hours remains, email the judicial assistant at section9@jud6.org.
Hearings that you schedule in JAWS can also be cancelled by you in JAWS for up to 24 hours prior to the hearing. If your hearing is less than 24 hours away, please email the JA at section9@jud6.org to cancel your hearing.
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A hearing must be requested by emailing the Judicial Assistant at crcive1@jud6.org.
Judge Barthle’s calendar is not on the internet. You must EMAIL my Judicial Assistant at crcive1@jud6.org, to set a hearing.
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A copy of a motion to set a jury or non-jury trial must be emailed to crcive1@jud6.org because an electronically filed copy does not come to the judge's attention.
Copy of Motion to set Jury Trial/Non-Jury Trial should be provided to my office via email, crcive1@jud6.org. (When e-filed they do not come to the Judge)
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All communications to the judicial office must be sent by email to section19@jud6.org, with the case number and case name in the subject line.
All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to section19@jud6.org. The subject line of any e-mail to the judicial office must contain the case number and case name.
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All parties must be copied on emails to the judicial office unless an 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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The hearing must be canceled in JAWS and the Judicial Assistant must be notified immediately by email or telephone.
You must cancel the hearing in JAWS and immediately notify the Judicial Assistant via email and/or telephone.
The parties have a continuing duty to meet and confer about the projected deadlines established by the Standing Order.
The parties are subject to a continuing duty to MEET AND CONFER regarding the projected deadlines established by this Order.
The judicial office will consider communications only when made under its procedures and instructions; unsolicited communications from non-parties are not considered.
Parties may only contact the judicial office in accordance with these procedures and instructions. Unsolicited communications from non-parties will not be considered by the court.
The judicial assistant may not provide legal advice.
The judicial assistant is not authorized to provide legal advice.
Inquiries ordinarily receive a substantive response within one business day; delayed responses are acknowledged with an expected-response time and an alternate contact for immediate assistance.
The judicial assistant strives to substantively respond to all inquiries within one business day. If the judicial assistant is unable to substantively respond within one business day, your message will be acknowledged as received with an indication of when to expect a substantive response and alternate contact for immediate assistance.
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If no hearing date and time can be identified on JAWS, the scheduling party should email the judicial assistant and copy opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
If parties are unable to identify a hearing date and time on JAWS, 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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An email submitting legal-authority courtesy copies must be addressed to section15@jud6.org.
Courtesy copies may be submitted to the court by e-mail to section15@jud6.org, with the case number and motion or matter to be heard noted in the subject line.
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To obtain an OneDrive upload link for exhibits, contact the judicial assistant at section15@jud6.org.
The preferred method in this section is to submit all exhibits electronically using a cloud storage service link by contacting the judicial assistant at section15@jud6.org and requesting an upload link to the Court’s OneDrive server.
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After selecting a jury trial date, a party must email that date to the Judicial Assistant to obtain further instructions.
Email the JA with the selected trial date to receive further instructions.
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A party seeking a hearing date earlier than those shown on the hearing list should email the Judicial Assistant with the circumstances, although accommodation of a true emergency is not guaranteed.
If you feel that you require a hearing date earlier than what is shown as available ion the hearing list, contact the JA via email with the details of your situation. We will do our best to accommodate true emergencies.
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For a non-jury trial, a party must email the Judicial Assistant at CrCivW2@jud6.org.
For Non-Jury trials please email the JA at CrCivW2@jud6.org
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Email the judicial assistant with the details of the situation to request an earlier hearing date for a true emergency.
If you feel that you require a hearing date earlier than what is shown as available on the hearing list, contact the JA via email with the details of your situation. We will do our best to accommodate true emergencies.
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The Judicial Assistant ordinarily should not be called for hearing dates of one hour or less posted in JAWS unless the motion is an emergency, exceeds one hour, or Judge Andrews directs otherwise.
ALL AVAILABLE HEARING TIMES FOR I HOUR OR LESS WILL BE POSTED IN JAWS SO PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE JA FOR OTHER HEARING DATES UNLESS YOUR MOTION IS AN EMERGENCY, FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR, OR IF DIRECTED BY JUDGE ANDREWS.
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If JAWS does not offer sufficiently prompt hearing time for an impending trial or deadline, counsel should email the Judicial Assistant, state the amount of time needed, and coordinate with opposing counsel when time is offered.
If the attorney thinks the hearing date/time available in JAWS is too far out to accommodate hearings that need to take place prior to a trial already set, or deadlines approaching that will not be met due to lack of available hearing time, they should reach out to the Judicial Assistant at section20@jud6.org to inquire about possible available hearing time. Please indicate how much time is needed for the hearing and coordinate with opposing counsel as soon as possible once the time is provided.
Effective January 2026, hearings scheduled for one hour or longer will be held in person.
EFFECTIVE January 2026 – ALL HEARINGS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR 1 HOUR OR LONGER WILL BE IN PERSON.
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A request to appear via Zoom must be emailed to section20@jud6.org at least 10 business days before the hearing.
A REQUEST CAN BE MADE TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM BY EMAILING SECTION20@JUD6.ORG AT LEAST 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO HEARING.
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Counsel, parties, and witnesses must email section20@jud6.org at least 10 business days before the hearing to request prior approval for an in-person appearance.
To obtain prior approval for counsel, any party or any witness to appear IN PERSON counsel shall send an email requesting same to section20@jud6.org AT LEAST 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO HEARING to see if an In Person hearing can be accommodated.
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After securing and confirming a hearing date in JAWS, the scheduler must email section20@jud6.org to request Zoom information, which the court will email only to the scheduler.
For ZOOM hearings, after you secure a hearing date in JAWS, once you receive the hearing CONFIRMATION, you will then need to email section20@jud6.org requesting the Zoom information. We will email the ZOOM link with the ZOOM details ONLY to the scheduler’s email address.
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- 727-453-4357
A duplicate JAWS upload should not be necessary, and upload problems should be reported to the JAWS Help Desk at 727-453-4357.
It should never be necessary to make a duplicate upload. If there is a problem with uploading, contact the JAWS Help Desk, 727-453-4357.
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Emails containing merits-related arguments, explanations, or supporting details are not reviewed by the judge.
Any case-related arguments, explanations, or supporting details submitted by email are not reviewed by the Judge.
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The Judicial Assistant will not forward or present emails that attempt to address the merits of a case to the judge.
To ensure fairness and compliance with judicial procedures, the Judicial Assistant is unable to forward or present emails to the Judge that attempt to address the merits of a case.
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The Section 13 email address may be used only for scheduling and administrative matters, not for arguments or case-related correspondence.
SECTION13@JUD6.ORG EMAIL ADDRESS is intended strictly for scheduling and administrative matters, not for the submission of arguments or case-related correspondence.
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If a pretrial motions-in-limine hearing is needed and JAWS shows no availability, email the Judicial Assistant to request special hearing times.
If a hearing is needed to address MIL’s prior to trial, and JAWS shows no availability, please email JA for special set times.
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Associated parties' email addresses must be entered in JAWS so all parties receive an electronic copy of the order.
Make sure all associated parties email addresses have been inputted also into JAWS so all parties will receive an electronic copy of the Order.
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The judicial office email is limited to scheduling and administrative matters and may not be used to submit arguments or case-related correspondence.
My email is intended strictly for scheduling and administrative matters, not for the submission of arguments or case-related correspondence.
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For hearings of one hour or more, parties may email the Judicial Assistant for available times, must copy all parties, and must attach the already e-filed motion and any response.
For hearings 1 hour or more you may email the judicial assistant directly for available hearing times. Be sure to copy all parties on the email and attach the already e-filed motion and response, if any, to the email.
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- 727-453-4357
For JAWS assistance, users may consult the provided help webpage or contact the JAWS help desk at 727-453-4357.
You may review the webpage: http://www.jud6.org/legalcommunity/JAWS/howto.html or contact the JAWS help desk at 727-453-4357 for assistance.
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Contact the judicial assistant by email to obtain available hearing dates and times.
You may contact the Judge’s Judicial Assistant at CrCivE2@jud6.org to obtain hearing dates and times.
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The judicial assistant may be emailed to combine adjacent time slots for 30-, 45-, or 60-minute hearings.
• For 30-, 45-, or 60-minute hearings, you may combine available adjacent time slots by emailing the JA to create the time slot desired.
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For hearings longer than one hour, email the judicial assistant for special set times, copy all parties, and attach the already e-filed motion and response, if any.
• For hearings over 1 hour you may email the judicial assistant directly for special set times. Be sure to copy all parties on the email and attach the already e-filed motion and response, if any, to the email.
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If the templates cannot be copied, email the judicial assistant at sfadhel@jud6.org to obtain them in Word format.
If unable to copy them then below you may email the JA at sfadhel@jud6.org for the templates in Word format.
If no pretrial conference time was provided during the case management conference, request one from the judicial assistant.
If a Pretrial Conference time was not provided during a Case Management Conference (CMC), please request one from the Judicial Assistant.
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To obtain a Word-version template of one of the listed forms, email Judicial Assistant Stephanie Fadhel at Sfadhel@jud6.org.
Please email the Judicial Assistant, Stephanie Fadhel at Sfadhel@jud6.org to obtain a word version template of any of the below forms:
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Email to the dedicated division account is the preferred method for communicating with the judicial office.
The preferred method of communication to the judicial office is by e-mail to section15@jud6.org, the dedicated division e-mail account.
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- 727-464-3636
Self-represented litigants and attorneys excused from email service may contact the judicial office by telephone, but text messages are not accepted.
Self-represented litigants and attorneys excused from e-mail service may communicate with the judicial office by telephone call to 727-464-3636. The judicial office does not accept text messages.
While the judicial assistant is out of the office, messages are acknowledged with the expected-response time and an alternate contact for immediate assistance.
When the judicial assistant is out of the office, your message will be acknowledged as received with an indication of when to expect a substantive response and an alternate contact for immediate assistance.
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Email sent to or from the judicial office may become a publicly disclosable record.
Any e-mail sent to or from the judicial office may be a public record subject to disclosure.
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Parties may email the judge’s Judicial Assistant to obtain hearing dates and times.
You may contact the Judge’s Judicial Assistant at CrCivW2@jud6.org to obtain hearing dates and times.
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- 727-453-4357
For JAWS troubleshooting, the filer may consult the provided webpage or call the JAWS help desk at 727-453-4357; the Judicial Assistant cannot provide that assistance.
The Judicial Assistant cannot assist you with JAWS troubleshooting. You may review the webpage: http://www.jud6.org/legalcommunity/JAWS/howto.html or contact the JAWS help desk at 727-453-4357 for assistance.
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- (352) 521-4408 x4798
Contact the Dade City Clerk at the listed phone number to obtain foreclosure sale dates.
Please contact Dade City Clerk, Tabitha Torres at (352) 521-4408 x4798 for foreclosure sale dates.
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Email the Judicial Assistant to obtain specially set hearing dates and times.
To obtain special set hearing dates and times, please email CrCivW1@jud6.org.
Until further notice, most hearings, including pretrials and calendar calls, are held via Zoom.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE MOST HEARINGS ARE HELD VIA ZOOM, INCLUDING PRETRIALS AND CALENDAR CALLS.
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Case law and other legal authority may be emailed to section20@jud6.org at least five business days before the hearing; paper copies are accepted but not preferred, and pertinent portions should be highlighted.
The case law can be emailed to section20@jud6.org at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing. Paper copies of case law and other legal authority are accepted but not preferred. Pertinent portions should be highlighted.
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- 1-888-585-9008
Telephonic hearings use the stated conference line and access code, and the scheduler must generate the Notice of Hearing with the hearing date, time, conference line, and conference room number.
Conference Line 1-888-585-9008 Access 712-414-081#. The scheduler will be responsible for generating the Notice of Hearing with the date, time and conference line and conference room number.
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An email to section20@jud6.org may be used to obtain a hearing date and time for a hearing longer than one hour.
Hearing dates and times for hearing in excess of 1 hour may be obtained by sending an email to section20@jud6.org.
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Judge Andrews prefers case law and exhibits to be provided by email to section20@jud6.org.
Judge Andrews prefers case law and exhibits via email. The case law can be emailed to section20@jud6.org.
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Email Section13@jud6.org is the preferred method of communication to the court.
Preferred method of communication: Email at Section13@jud6.org
Self-represented parties seeking filing assistance must contact the Clerk's office directly or use the Court's self-help website.
If you need assistance with filing, please contact the Clerk’s office directly or visit the Court’s website for instructions and resources available to self-represented parties: https://www.mypinellasclerk.gov/Self-Help
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Participants should join the telephonic hearing call at the scheduled hearing time, not five or more minutes early.
Please call in at your scheduled hearing time and not 5 or more minutes prior to avoid too many parties on the line at once.
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Emails sent to or from the judicial office may become public records subject to disclosure.
Any e-mail sent to or from the judicial office may be public record, subject to disclosure.
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The Judicial Assistant may be emailed at Section19@jud6.org to obtain Word-format scheduling templates when they cannot be copied from the document.
If unable to copy them below, you may email the JA at 3 ===== PAGE 4 ===== Section19@jud6.org for the templates in Word format.
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A party may email the Judicial Assistant before requesting hearing time to combine adjacent available slots for a 30- or 45-minute hearing.
For 30 or 45 minute hearings, you may combine available adjacent time slots by emailing the JA to create the time slot desired, prior to requesting hearing time.
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The rule addresses phone communications. The Judicial Assistant must be notified promptly by telephone or email, and a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing should be filed with a courtesy copy sent to the Judicial Assistant.
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