Barbara-Jo Bell

Please use the following email address to request a hearing date: Lstewart@circuit5.org OR by calling 352-540-6240

After a hearing is set and confirmed by the Judicial Assistant, it will not appear on the clerk docket until the Notice of Hearing is filed.

A Notice of Cancellation must be e-filed with the Clerk’s Office no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing time.  If the hearing to be cancelled is within 5 business days of the scheduled hearing, you must emergency e-file the Notice of Cancellation and send a courtesy copy to Lindsay Stewart at LStewart@circuit5.org

FOR PROPOSED ORDERS submitted through the E-Portal.

Please click here to review the instructions to submit proposed orders.

Any proposed Order/ Judgment submission shall copy ALL parties by email. If one or more of the parties do not have an email, your correspondence shall indicate that a copy has been mailed to those parties.

The following verbiage must be added to all documents submitted, on cases that have pro-se parties:

It is FURTHER ADJUDGED that within 5 days from the date of eservice of this Order/Judgment, the plaintiff shall 1. Furnish a copy of this Order/Judgment to each self-represented party by U.S. Mail, first class, postage paid; and, 2. File a certificate signed by the Plaintiff or, if represented, Plaintiff’s counsel that delivery of this Order/Judgment has been made as set forth herein.

All motions are required to be e-filed and e-served appropriately, prior to proposed orders being sent in.

Please note that failure to comply with the above procedures will result in the Proposed Orders being Rejected and a delay in processing your case(s).

Please use the following template and click on the “download file” button on the top of the page. The format for E-Portal is very specific for submission, do not make any changes when you copy and paste from the template to your document.

If you have any questions email: LStewart@circuit5.org