Hon. Stefania C. Jancewicz — Judicial Procedures
County Civil
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Quick Rules
UMC / Motion Calendar
After conferring and coordinating with opposing counsel or self-represented litigants, hearing requests must be emailed to the Division with the required subject-line and body information.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
A hearing request must use the subject line “HEARING REQUEST – CASE NUMBER – CASE NAME.”
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A hearing request must include the listed case, motion, counsel, coordination, time, conferral, and summary-judgment information in the email body.
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Incomplete hearing requests will not be confirmed.
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For motions filed before January 1, 2025, parties must confer before requesting a hearing and state the conferral date in the hearing request.
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Hearing times must be cleared with opposing counsel or self-represented parties.
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A party may request to set a hearing unilaterally if the opposing side fails to respond within three business days or refuses to cooperate; at least two weeks’ notice must be provided and the difficulty must be stated in the motion or notice.
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Cross-noticed additional motions require confirmation with opposing counsel and the Judicial Assistant that sufficient additional hearing time is available.
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Courtesy Copies
After hearing confirmation, the requesting party must file the Notice of Hearing within three business days and email a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant no later than two weeks before the hearing.
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Legal memoranda or briefs and hard copies of significant cited authorities must be provided to the Court and opposing counsel at least three business days before the hearing.
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Zoom Hearings
Remote-hearing requests must be made by motion at least 10 business days before the hearing, and a Word-format proposed order must be emailed after the motion is docketed.
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Remote requests are not permitted for non-jury trials, evidentiary hearings, or hearings requiring more than 30 minutes.
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Emergency-hearing motions must explain the emergency and substance of the motion, be filed with the Clerk, and be emailed to the Division before a hearing will be set.
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Proposed Orders
For motions not requiring a hearing, proposed orders may be submitted after the motion is visibly docketed in Benchmark; submissions must be sent to the Division email, not another email address or U.S. Mail.
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Proposed-order email submissions must include the case number and suffix, proposed-order name or type, and case name in the subject line.
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A proposed order must be a Word document, include the full case caption and subject and ruling, and be circulated to opposing counsel; the Court must be notified whether opposing counsel agrees or objects.
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If the parties cannot agree on the proposed order, the objecting party must provide specific objections by email.
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The Certificate of Service must identify e-served parties by name and email and provide full mailing addresses for parties not using E-Portal Service.
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Do not submit a proposed order before a scheduled motion hearing unless it is an agreed order resolving the motion; the agreed order must state that the hearing is cancelled and the email must alert the Division that entry will cancel the hearing.
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A hearing is not cancelled until the Judge’s office confirms the cancellation.
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Discovery Disputes
Discovery motions and motions to compel must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, including certification of a good-faith attempt to resolve the matter without court action.
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Motions for protective orders must be presented to the Court; filing alone is insufficient.
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Motions in limine require a good-faith certification for each item, and their hearing notices must identify the remaining disputed issues after conferral.
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Motions in limine must be filed and resolved before the pretrial conference unless another order directs otherwise, and will not be heard at trial.
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Cancellations
Only the party who set a hearing may cancel it; a cancellation notice must be filed with the Clerk and a courtesy copy emailed to the Division before cancellation takes effect.
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Court-set events may not be cancelled by filing a notice of cancellation, and a Notice of Settlement alone is insufficient to cancel a court-scheduled event.
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Other
If counsel is asked to prepare an order, it must be drafted and circulated within three working days and submitted within seven days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Contact Information
Judicial Assistant
Lisa Kuchinskas
JA Email
62osceola@ninthcircuit.orgPhone
407.742.2554Courtroom
4-B
Official Page
Court WebsiteLast Verified
June 30, 2026
Official Sources
Source: Official court page or published division procedure material.
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