THERE IS NO UMC IN DIVISION RL.
ALL hearings/trials are specially set (except Small Claims Pretrial Conferences) The Order setting hearing/trial will indicate whether the appearance is by Zoom or in person.
Small Claims Pretrial Conferences are conducted on Tuesday afternoons IN PERSON in Courtroom 6-K. Zoom and phone appearances are NOT permitted for PTC. The PTC may be waived by written stipulation filed PRIOR to the hearing unless otherwise prohibited in the Order setting hearing.
Special set hearing times are readily available through the Online Scheduling system for all motions.
Special Set Hearings:
Division "RL" online scheduling is for special set hearings of 15/30 minutes only. Motions that require more than 30 minute hearing must be requested and set by the JA (do not combine several special set openings to make a 1 hour special set hearing; they will not be heard).
For hearings more than 30 minutes, the moving party is required to email the Judicial Assistant at CAD-DIVISIONRL@PBCGOV.ORG a request for a special set time/date, include a copy of the Motion, indicate how much time needed for hearing and provide case number and style of the case. IF your case settles, is voluntary dismissed, or stayed, and there are future hearings or trials scheduled, please contact the JA via email.
Remote hearings will be conducted via Zoom.
All Memorandum of Law, Briefs, Responses, copies of case law, courtesy copies of Notices of Hearings/Motions, etc., for the Judge's review should be sent to the Court at least 5 business days in advance of the scheduled hearing date/trial date. Memoranda shall not exceed ten (10) doubled spaced pages, with highlighted legal authority. Parties are encouraged to upload any hearing materials to the Court via e-courtesy or email. Hard copies of documents, binders, etc will not be accepted.
Proposed Orders:
All proposed order for Division RL shall be submitted in WORD format to the 15th Judicial Circuit Online Services through Online Services.
NO HARD COPIES BY MAIL OR DELIVERY WILL BE ACCEPTED.