Lauren L. Brodie

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Judge Brodie’s
Civil Division 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 BRODIE’S WEBSITE INFORMATION: Available on Judge Brodie’s 20 th Judicial
Circuit Webpage (Judge Brodie’s Webpage) are the following:
• Judge Brodie’s Downloads, including forms
• Zoom Information
GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
CONTACTING JUDGE BRODIE’S OFFICE: You may contact Judge Brodie’s Office via
email at AGrover@ca.cjis20.org. Judge Brodie’s Judicial Assistant is Alex.
Judge Lauren L. Brodie
Collier County Courthouse
3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112
Telephone: (239) 252-8909
All proposed orders MUST be submitted to the E-Portal for Judge Brodie’s review and
signature. Judge Brodie’s office does NOT accept paper orders, with the exception of Final
Judgments of Foreclosure which must be mailed to Judge Brodie 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 voice mail or sending an email, please
indicate: your name; the name of the attorney if contacting us for an attorney; case number; and
a brief message.
It is not necessary for the Judicial Assistant to call back to confirm that your message was
received. Calls of that nature are not returned.
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TRANSMITTAL LETTERS OR EMAILS: Please send a transmittal letter or email when you
submit documents to Judge Brodie’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. (ALL attorneys and self-represented parties should be copied
on ANY communications with the Judge’s office!) HOWEVER, such communications should
be short. If more than a few sentences are necessary, you should put your concerns or requests in a
MOTION. Judge Brodie does not take action on letters or emails, ONLY motions and pleadings.
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. For Judge Brodie, always
include the date of filing of the pleading, motion, order etc. to which you are referring.
MOTIONS
IMPORTANT: Motions or other court proceedings not scheduled pursuant to the
procedures set forth below may be cancell

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