Christopher Brown

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Judge Chris Brown Procedures
Collier County
ATTORNEYS: Please read and follow the Standards of Professional Courtesy and Conduct for
Lawyers Practicing in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit found at
www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_20.pdf.
LEGAL ASSISTANTS and PARALEGALS: Please read these procedures and remind your
Attorneys to do so also.
JUDGE WEBSITE INFORMATION: Available on the 20th
Judicial Circuit Webpage (Judge
Webpage) are the following:
• Judge Downloads, including forms
• Zoom Information
GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
CONTACTING JUDGE OFFICE: You may contact Judge Brown’s Office via email at
mpelle@ca.cjis20.org (Judicial Assistant: Melissa Pelle). Judge Brown’s physical address is:
Collier County Courthouse
3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 206
Naples, FL 34112
All proposed orders MUST be submitted to the E-Portal for Judge Brown’s review and
signature. Judge Brown’s office does NOT accept paper orders, with the exception of Final
Judgments of Foreclosure which must be mailed to the Judge with copies and stamped envelopes
for the parties.
Office hours for contacting the Judge’s office are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Due to the high volume
of phone calls and emails that the Civil Division receives, you may not reach the Judicial Assistant
in person. Therefore, when calling and leaving a voice mail or when sending an email, please
indicate: your name; the name of the attorney you are calling on behalf of; case number; your
phone number; and a brief message. It is not necessary for the Judicial Assistant to call back to
confirm that your message was received. Email is always the quickest way to reach Judge Brown’s
Judicial Assistant.
TRANSMITTAL/COVER LETTERS OR EMAILS: Please send a transmittal/cover letter or
email when you submit documents to Judge Brown’s office indicating: (1) Case number and
caption; (2) what is being submitted if anything; (3) the reasons for such being submitted; (4) the
date of the court proceeding to which they pertain; (5) a list of those copied with the letter and such
submissions; AND (6) whether it is agreed. Such communications should be short. If more than
a few sentences are necessary, you should put your concerns or requests in a motion. Judge Brown
does not take action on letters or emails, only motions and pleadings. Remember – ALL attorneys
and self-represented parties should be copied on ANY communications with the Judge’s
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IDENTIFY COURT DOCUMENTS WITH SPECIFICITY: For judicial economy and in
accordance with Administrative Order No. 2.35: When a party to a proceeding before the Courts
of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or counsel, files a pleading, document or notice of hearing, or
submits a proposed order, which includes a reference to a previously filed pleading, document or
to the motion being scheduled for hearing, the party or counsel shall, for ease of further reference:
(1) identify with specificity the previously filed pleading or document referenced therein, or the
motion being scheduled for hearing; (2) identify the previously filed pleading or document
referenced therein, or the motion being scheduled for hearing, by the date it was filed with the
Clerk of Court; AND (3) identify the previously filed pleading or document referenced therein or
the motion being scheduled for hearing, by the docket line or docket number, as may be reflected
on the Clerk’s online web portal, if accessible by the party or counsel.
MOTIONS
IMPORTANT: Motions or other court proceedings not scheduled pursuant to the
procedures set forth below, may be cancelled by the Judicial Assistant (JA) without notice.
PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL MOTIONS FILED COMPLY WITH FLORIDA RULE OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE 1.202

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