Alane Laboda

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Judicial Practices and Procedures
(last modified September 29, 2025)
Alane C. Laboda, Judge
Kathleen Schneider, Judicial Assistant
Contact Information
Mailing Address: 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Physical Address:1700 Monroe Street, Courtroom 4-O, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Telephone: (239) 533-2744
Fax: (239) 485-2587
E-mail: LabodaPleadings@ca.cjis20.org
Table of Contents
A. Communications with the Judicial Office................................................................................ 1
B. Scheduling Procedures .................................................................................................................. 3
C. Remote Appearance ........................................................................................................................ 7
D. Submission of Orders and Judgments ................................................................................... 10
E. Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents ......................................................... 10
F. Emergency and Other Urgent Matters .................................................................................... 11
G. Exhibits for Evidentiary Proceedings....................................................................................... 12
H. Pretrial Procedures and Conferences ...................................................................................... 13
I. Setting Case for Trial .................................................................................................................... 13
J. Forms ................................................................................................................................................ 13
K. Other Division Procedures .......................................................................................................... 14
A. Communications with the Judicial Office
• Method of Communication:
☐ Division E-mail
☐ All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by
e-mail to LabodaPleadings@ca.cjis20.org, the dedicated division
e-mail account. The subject line of any e-mail to the judicial
office must contain the case number, case name, and relevant
matter (e.g., 24 CA 001234 – Doe v. Doe – 2-Hour Hearing
Requested).
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☐ Telephone
☐ Self-represented litigants and attorneys excused from e-mail
service may communicate with the judicial office by telephone
call to (239) 533-2744. The judicial office does not accept text
messages.
• Ex parte Communications:
☐ All communications with the judicial office must comply with
Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge
from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications
and from considering other communications outside the presence
of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding,
unless authorized by law. All parties must be copied on any e-mail
directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is
authorized by law.
• Unsolicited Communications:
☐ Parties may only contact the judicial office in accordance with
these practices and procedures. Unsolicited communications from
non-parties will not be considered by the court.
• E-Filing Portal Contact Information:
☐ All attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive
service by e-mail, which is generally through the Florida Courts E-
Filing Portal, unless excused. Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin.
2.516.
☐ All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail
address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused.
Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.516. It is the responsibility of
attorneys and self-represented litigants

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