Judge Christine A. Marlewski
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Notice Of Hearing
Chambers Copy
Court-wideCourtesy copies
Court-wideExtraordinary Writ Petition
Court-wide- Immediately Upon Filing
Adjournments
Court-wideRequest must include
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
Page & Word Limits1 rule
Briefs should not exceed ten pages absent good cause or leave of court.
No briefs should exceed ten pages without good cause or requesting leave of Court.
Brief
10 pages
Document Format Requirements4 rules
Exhibits must not be attached to the e-filed notice of hearing and scheduled motion sent to the court.
After reserving time in JAWS, please send the Court (circivdivk@fljud13.org) an efiled copy of the Notice of Hearing and Motion scheduled to be heard (Do not attach exhibits.)
Unless the judge directs otherwise at the hearing, disputed competing orders and cover letters must be sent to the judicial assistant as Word documents within five days after the hearing.
If the parties do not agree with the form of the Order, competing Orders, along with cover letters, must be sent to the JA, as Word Documents, within 5 days of the hearing unless otherwise directed by Judge Marlewski during the hearing.
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Competing proposed orders should be emailed to the division in Word format with “Competing Proposed Order” in the subject line.
Competing orders should be submitted in Word ™ format to the division email (circivdivk@fljud13.org) with the words “Competing Proposed Order” in the subject line.
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When parties disagree about an order's form, each may email the judicial assistant a Word proposed order and a cover letter detailing the disputed issues.
Competing Orders - If parties do not agree with the form of the Order, each party may email the JA a proposed Order as a Word Document, along with a cover letter detailing the conflicting issues.
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Document Filing Requirements14 rules
A notice for an evidentiary hearing must expressly identify the hearing as evidentiary.
Evidentiary hearings must be noticed as such.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
A proposed-order cover letter must affirmatively state whether the other parties object to or do not object to the order's form.
The cover letter must affirmatively state whether the other parties object or do not object to the form of the order.
Document Type
Cover Letter
The competing-order email may briefly explain why the proposed form is correct but may not include additional legal argument.
The email may briefly describe why the party’s proposed form is correct, but additional legal argument is prohibited.
Document Type
Cover Letter
A unilaterally set hearing may be canceled without notice if its notice does not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date.
Unilaterally set hearings that do not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date may be cancelled without notice.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
Failure to provide the required AI disclosure and citation-verification certification may result in sanctions, including dismissal.
Failure to comply may result in sanctions, including dismissal.
Document Type
Complaint Answer Motion Brief Or Other Paper
Every proposed order must be accompanied by a cover letter stating the specified motion, service, and agreement information.
A cover letter must accompany each proposed Order and should state:
Document Type
Cover Letter
Agreed orders not preceded by a motion or stipulation will be rejected except in rare circumstances.
Except in rare circumstances, agreed orders that are not preceded by a motion or stipulation will be rejected.
Document Type
Agreed Order
A notice of hearing must be timely filed and contain all information needed to access the hearing.
Parties scheduling hearings must ensure that the notice of hearing is timely filed and contain all information necessary to access the hearing.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
The first paragraph of an agreed order must state that the parties agree to the relief and identify the stipulation or motion supporting that relief.
The first paragraph of the order must state that the parties agree to the relief afforded by the order, and it must identify the stipulation or motion providing the basis for the relief.
Document Type
Agreed Order
A unilateral hearing notice based on lack of cooperation must describe in detail the efforts made to obtain agreement on the hearing date.
A notice of a hearing set unilaterally due to a lack of cooperation must describe, in detail, the efforts made to reach agreement on the hearing date.
Document Type
Notice Of Hearing
An attorney or pro se party that used AI to prepare a filing assigned to Judge Marlewski must disclose that AI use in a clear factual statement and certify that every legal and record citation was verified as accurate.
If any attorney or pro se party has used Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the preparation of any complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the Court, and assigned to Judge Marlewski, MUST, in a clear and plain factual statement, disclosure that AI has been used in any way in the filing, and CERTIFY, that each and every citation to the law or the record in the paper, has been verified as accurate.
Document Type
Complaint Answer Motion Brief Or Other Paper
A proposed order should be accompanied by a cover letter identifying the hearing date and whether all parties agree to the order's form.
Proposed orders should be accompanied by a cover letter identifying the hearing date (if any) and stating whether all parties agree to the form of the order.
Document Type
Cover Letter
An agreed or jointly sought proposed order should begin with “Agreed Order” in the caption.
Proposed orders on agreed relief or relief sought jointly by the parties should begin with “Agreed Order” in the caption.
Document Type
Agreed Order
Emails to the division must include the case number and case name in the subject line.
When emailing the division at circivdivk@fljud13.org please include the case number and case name in the subject line.
Document Type
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Approved proposed orders and proposed orders not requiring approval must be submitted as PDFs through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Proposed orders that have been approved by opposing counsel or those that do not require approval must be submitted in PDF format through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Page 1 | Proposed orders
All authorities and other documents intended for the court's consideration must be filed in JAWS at least two business days before the hearing or earlier if the rules require an earlier deadline.
All authority or other documents you would like the Court to consider must be filed in JAWS no fewer than two business days prior to the hearing or as specifically required by the Rules, whichever is earlier.
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An e-filed copy of every notice of hearing cancellation must be provided to the court by email.
Provide the Court an efiled copy of ALL NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONS via email.
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After reserving hearing time in JAWS, an e-filed copy of the notice of hearing and scheduled motion must be sent to the court without attaching exhibits.
After reserving time in JAWS, please send the Court (circivdivk@fljud13.org) an efiled copy of the Notice of Hearing and Motion scheduled to be heard (Do not attach exhibits.)
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Proposed documents and exhibits for evidentiary hearings should be uploaded through the ePortal.
Exhibits for Evidentiary hearings should be uploaded via the eportal: proposed documents, exhibits
Page 1 | EXHIBITS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR HEARINGS
After five days of service without a response from opposing counsel, a PDF proposed order and a cover letter detailing the service and lack of response may be uploaded to the Florida ePortal.
If after 5 days of service a response is not received by opposing counsel, a proposed Order, as a PDF, may be uploaded to the Florida ePortal, along with a cover letter detailing the service and no response, for Judge Marlewski’s consideration.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders NOT Agreed Upon by the Parties
Competing proposed orders requested by the judge should not be uploaded to the ePortal.
Competing proposed orders requested by the Judge should not be uploaded to the ePortal.
Page 1 | Competing proposed orders
Unless the judge directs otherwise at the hearing, an agreed PDF proposed order and cover letter should be uploaded to the Florida ePortal within five days after the hearing.
A proposed agreed Order, along with a cover letter, should be uploaded, as a PDF, to the Florida ePortal within 5 days of the hearing unless otherwise directed by Judge Marlewski during the hearing.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders Following a Hearing
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A competing proposed order must be received within three days.
The competing Order must be received within 3 days.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders NOT Agreed Upon by the Parties
A hearing may be noticed unilaterally with at least 60 days' notice, but only when the other side lacks cooperation.
Hearings may be unilaterally noticed with a minimum of 60 days’ notice, and only due to a lack of cooperation.
Page 1 | Unilateral notices of hearing
A party objecting to the proposed order's form must immediately notify chambers and submit a competing order within three days.
Any party objecting to the form of an order must notify chambers immediately and submit a competing order within 3 days.
Page 1 | Cover Letters
Failure to submit a proposed order timely may result in denial of the underlying motion without prejudice or a rehearing.
Failure to timely submit a proposed order may result in denial of the motion without prejudice or a rehearing.
Page 1 | Proposed orders
Material received after the applicable deadline will not be considered by the court.
Material received after that deadline will not be considered.
Page 1 | EXHIBITS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR HEARINGS
Post-hearing proposed orders ordinarily should be submitted within five days, although some instances permit submission within ten days.
Proposed orders following a hearing should be submitted within 5 days, but may be submitted within 10 days in some instances.
Page 1 | Proposed orders
Service and Proof of Service Rules
After filing an emergency motion with the clerk, a copy must be emailed to the division and, when applicable, the opposing party.
After Motion is filed with clerk, email the Division and the opposing party, if applicable, a copy of the Emergency Motion to circivdivk@fljud13.org.
Page 1 | Emergency Motions
When a pro se party has no email address associated with the case, the attorney must mail copies of the order to that party.
If a party is pro se and does not have an email address associated with the case, the attorney will be responsible for mailing copies of the Order to pro se parties.
Page 1 | Cover Letters
Briefs with embedded authorities may be emailed to the division at least two business days before the hearing.
If you have the capability to submit your briefs with embedded cases, you may email that to the Division at circivdivk@fljud13.org at least two business days prior to the scheduled hearing.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
A courtesy copy of each notice of hearing should be emailed to the division.
A courtesy copy of the notice of hearing should be emailed to the division email circivdivk@fljud13.org.
Page 1 | Notices of Hearing
Filing Bundling Requirements
Paper documents must not be sent to chambers.
Otherwise, do not send any paper documents to Chambers.
Page 1 | EXHIBITS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR HEARINGS
Hearing binders and other documents must not be submitted to chambers.
Please do not submit any hearing binders or other documents to Chambers.
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Hearing binders and other documents may not be submitted to chambers unless the court specifically approves or rejects them.
Please do not submit any hearing binders or other documents to Chambers, unless specifically approved by or rejected by the Court.
Page 1 | EXHIBITS OR LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR HEARINGS
Chambers Communication Rules
A hearing canceled within 24 hours requires both emailing the judicial assistant a copy of the filed notice of cancellation and telephoning the assistant.
Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing : Email JA a copy of the FILED Notice of Cancellation AND call the JA to advise of cancellation.
Page 1 | Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing
To cancel a hearing more than 24 hours before it, the scheduling party must cancel it in JAWS and email the e-filed notice of cancellation to the judicial assistant.
Cancelling Hearings Prior to 24 Hours of Hearing : Scheduling party must cancel on JAWS and email efiled Notice of Cancellation to the JA.
Page 1 | Cancelling Hearings Prior to 24 Hours of Hearing
Evidentiary hearings must be scheduled by contacting the judicial assistant by email and providing the stated hearing information.
These hearings are scheduled by contacting the JA at circivdivk@fljud13.org and providing the following information:
Page 1 | Evidentiary Hearings
Counsel must review the webpage, online resources, and applicable procedural, local, and administrative rules before calling or emailing the judicial assistant.
Please do not call or email the J.A. until you have first reviewed this webpage in its entirety, the resources provided online, and in the procedural/local/administrative rules/orders.
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The judicial assistant may answer questions only about scheduling and court preferences.
The judicial assistant is not authorized to answer questions about anything other than scheduling and preferences.
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Non-evidentiary hearings longer than 30 minutes must be scheduled by emailing the judicial assistant with the stated case information.
These hearings are scheduled by emailing the JA at circivdivk@fljud13.org and providing the following information:
Page 1 | Non-Evidentiary Hearings More than 30 Minutes
After reviewing the identified resources, any remaining questions may be emailed to the judicial assistant with opposing counsel copied.
If after reviewing reviewing all of the above resources you still have questions, you may email the J.A. at circivdivk@fljud13.org and copy opposing counsel on your email.
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