Judge
Judge Heidi Davis
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties
These 77 rules apply across Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Proposed orders must be created in the latest version of Microsoft Word in .docx format.
Proposed orders must not contain page breaks or section breaks.
Do not place spaces before the JJJJ, GGGG, or AAAA codes, and use the Right Alignment button to position signature fields.
Each electronic-signature code must contain all four capital letters and may appear only once per line.
Proposed orders must use the specified signature-field code pairs, including DDDD/JJJJ, MMMM/AAAA, RRRR/GGGG, and CCCC.
Every proposed order must include the Unified Case Number.
Non-lawyer personnel may communicate with judges, judicial officers, or other court personnel only about scheduling and other ministerial matters.
A lawyer must avoid substantive ex-parte communications with the presiding judge in a pending case.
A lawyer must notify opposing counsel of communications with the court or tribunal unless the communication concerns only scheduling or clerical matters.
When multiple proposed orders are submitted in one filing, each order must be uploaded separately to the E-Portal.
A cover letter is optional, but if submitted it must be an Adobe PDF containing relevant details and must be uploaded separately from the proposed order.
All foreclosure packet documents must be e-filed with the clerk when hearing time is reserved.
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Heidi Davis, Circuit Judge, Lake County Circuit Court. Judicial assistant: Lisa Denison. Office: (352) 742-4215.
Do not call the Court expecting to discuss a pending case with a judge.
Do not call the Court expecting to discuss a pending case with a judge.