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Hon. Evan Frayman — Judicial Procedures

Circuit Civil

Quick operational summary based on publicly available court procedure materials. Always verify with the official court source before relying on this information.

Quick Rules

22 rules

UMC / Motion Calendar

Routine matters requiring five minutes or less are scheduled on the first and third Friday at 1:30 p.m.; foreclosure matters have a separate calendar on the second and fourth Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Courtesy Copies

Submit courtesy copies of all case law, statutory authority, and other legal authority for any hearing or trial.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Zoom Hearings

A notice of hearing involving a remote appearance must include the Zoom contact information supplied by the judicial assistant.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Request use of communication technology for an appearance by motion.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

File objections to communication technology no later than five days from service of the remote-appearance motion.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

After approval, the requesting party must obtain the Zoom meeting ID and passcode and include them in the notice of hearing unless the court will serve the notice.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Submit requests for remote appearance seven days before the scheduled court date unless exigent circumstances exist.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Remote participants must appear from a private, quiet, distraction-free location and may not appear from a moving vehicle.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Proposed Orders

Submit unopposed proposed orders in PDF/a format and provide them to opposing counsel and self-represented litigants.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Proposed orders should reference the hearing date, attendees, and court reporter status, and should not leave blanks other than the date and signature line.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Accompany every proposed order with a cover letter certifying agreement or identifying disagreements.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Email disputed proposed orders with “DISPUTED PROPOSED ORDER” in the subject and attach a tracked-changes Word document showing the opposing alternate language.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Submit unopposed proposed orders through JAWS unless directed otherwise by the court.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Cancellations

Cancel a hearing by immediately notifying the judicial assistant and immediately filing and serving a cancellation notice on opposing counsel and self-represented litigants.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Other

Copy all parties on emails directed to the judicial office unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

If no hearing date and time can be identified on JAWS, email the judicial assistant and copy opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

File motions before seeking hearing time.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

File and serve the notice of hearing immediately after reserving hearing time.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Include the ADA notification required by Rule 2.540 in every notice of hearing.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Do not cross-notice another party’s hearing time without opposing-party or counsel approval and court approval.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Submit continuance motions at least seven days before the scheduled court date unless exigent circumstances exist.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Continuance motions must state the specified basis, opposition status, readiness steps and dates, and proposed readiness date and agreement status.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Contact Information

Judicial Assistant

Kristen Nagle

Official Page

Court Website

Last Verified

August 9, 2026

Official Sources

Source: Official court page or published division procedure material.

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