Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota) Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICAL

Submit motions and proposed orders as separate Portal documents; combined motion-and-order documents are prohibited.

Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

CRITICAL

Motions and proposed orders must be submitted as separate Portal documents; combining them is prohibited.

Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

CRITICAL

Email all Ex Parte hearing documents together in one PDF attachment by noon on the business day immediately before the hearing.

All documents shall be emailed in one .pdf attachment to the Probate Coordinator no later than noon, on the business day immediately preceding the hearing, no exceptions.

CRITICAL

Submit each hearing document as a separate file; do not combine all documents into one PDF or submit ZIP files.

Each document must be a separate document – one .pdf for all documents is unacceptable and no zip files for instance.

CRITICAL

Do not submit two orders for the same case simultaneously through the ePortal.

Do not submit two (2) orders for the same case at the same time in the ePortal. This will cause an error and one or both orders may be erased.

CRITICAL

Motions and proposed orders must be submitted as separate Portal documents and may not be combined in one document.

Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

CRITICAL

Do not submit consolidated forms; submit each e-filed stipulation as its own document with the proposed order, and e-file motions and stipulations for the court to consider them.

submit consolidated forms. All Stipulations (once e-filed) shall be submitted with the proposed order as its own document. Motions and Stipulations not e-filed will not be considered.

WARNING

Do not send identical paperwork using multiple delivery methods.

send identical paperwork via multiple methods of delivery (i.e. email and U.S. Mail).

WARNING

Submit a proposed order using only one delivery method, not both ePortal and email.

Please use only one form of delivery for proposed orders (i.e. please do not send via both ePortal and email.)

WARNING

Do not submit consolidated forms; submit each e-filed stipulation with the proposed order as a separate document.

submit consolidated forms. All Stipulations (once e-filed) shall be submitted with the proposed order as its own document.

WARNING

Courtesy materials should be combined into as few attachments as reasonably possible.

The materials should be combined into as few attachments as reasonably possible.

WARNING

Do not ask the Court or its staff to hold a proposed order for an objection period; such proposed orders will be rejected.

Please do not include a directive such as “hold this proposed order for x days for an objection to be lodged.” The Court will reject proposed orders seeking to put this burden on the Court or the Court's staff.

WARNING

Cross-noticing or piggybacking motions is prohibited unless all parties and the Court consent.

“Piggybacking” or cross noticing of motions or substitute motions is not permitted absent the consent of all parties and the Court.

WARNING

After a motion is scheduled, subsequent motions may not be cross-noticed without prior approval from opposing counsel and the Court.

Once a motion is scheduled, subsequent motions shall not be “cross noticed”, absent prior approval of opposing counsel and the Court.

WARNING

Do not submit two orders for the same case at the same time through the ePortal because one or both may be erased.

submit two (2) orders for the same case at the same time in the ePortal. This will cause an error and one or both orders may be erased.

WARNING

Additional motions cannot be added to or substituted into a hearing slot without express consent from opposing counsel and the court.

Once a motion has been set for hearing, additional motions may not be “cross-noticed,” “piggybacked,” or substituted during the time reserved for the original motion without the express consent of opposing counsel and the court.

INFO

Ancillary documents related to a proposed order may be attached to the cover letter in PDF/A format.

Any ancillary documents related to the proposed order (copy of the motion, case law, legal memorandums, etc.) may be attached to the cover letter in PDF/A format.