Judge Joseph M. Tompkins
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
Chambers Copy
Court-wideExtraordinary Writ Petition
Court-wide- Immediately Upon Filing
Financial Affidavit, Exhibits
Court-wideAdjournments
- A motion for continuance must be emailed to the judge through the judicial assistant at least two business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
- A continuance motion must state the reasons, include a joint statement signed by the parties, and include a proposed order ratifying the continuance.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
Phone
Court-wideChambers
Document Format Requirements2 rules
A party-agreed proposed order may be submitted through the ePortal for the judge's signature as a PDF.
Proposed Orders that are agreed upon by the parties can be submitted to the Judge for signature through ePortal as a “PDF” formatted document.
Non-agreed or competing proposed orders should be emailed to the judicial assistant as a Word-formatted document and are forwarded to the judge after both competing orders are received.
Proposed Orders that are NOT agreed upon by the parties or competing Orders should be submitted to the Judicial Assistant by email and attached as a “WORD” formatted document, which will be forwarded to the Judge upon receipt of both proposed competing Orders.
DOCX
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Every post-judgment matter must upload an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate through the ePortal when the motion is filed.
All post judgment matters must have an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate uploaded through the ePortal for signature at the same time the motion is filed.
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When the parties agree to cancel a hearing or other court appearance, a Notice of Cancellation must be immediately e-filed and a courtesy copy emailed to the division.
When the parties agree that a hearing or other court appearance needs to be cancelled or that the parties have reached a settlement in the case, a Notice of Cancellation MUST be immediately e-filed with the Clerk of Court AND a courtesy copy of said Notice of Cancellation emailed to the division at FamLawDivB@fljud13.org.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
When a pro se party has no email address associated with the case, the attorney must mail that party a copy of the order.
If a party is pro se and does not have an email address associated with the case, the attorney will be responsible for mailing copy of the Order to pro se party.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
A courtesy copy of the Notice of Cancellation must be emailed to the division.
When the parties agree that a hearing or other court appearance needs to be cancelled or that the parties have reached a settlement in the case, a Notice of Cancellation MUST be immediately e-filed with the Clerk of Court AND a courtesy copy of said Notice of Cancellation emailed to the division at FamLawDivB@fljud13.org.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A motion for continuance must be emailed to the judge through the judicial assistant at least two business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance to the Judge through his Judicial Assistant by email no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
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A continuance motion must state the reasons, include a joint statement signed by the parties, and include a proposed order ratifying the continuance.
The motion shall include the reason(s) for the continuance and a statement jointly signed by the parties agreeing to the continuance as well as a proposed Order ratifying same.
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Chambers Communication Rules
The judicial assistant must be emailed to schedule post-judgment hearings.
You must email the judicial assistant to schedule post judgment hearings.
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For hearing requests exceeding 90 minutes, email the judicial assistant and copy the opposing party or attorney.
If more than 90 minutes is needed, please email JA at FamLawDivB@fljud13.org and copy opposing party or attorney.
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Hearing scheduling and cancellation should be communicated by email to the division, copied to all parties, and include the case number, case name, matter, and requested hearing length.
The preferred form of communication for setting and cancelling hearings is by email at FamLawDivB@fljud13.org with copy to all parties. The following should be included in the email: case number, case name, matter to be scheduled for hearing, and length of time needed for the hearing.
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