Ramiro Mañalich

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Judge Mañalich’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
http://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 MAÑALICH’S WEBSITE INFORMATION: Available on Judge Mañalich’s 20th
Judicial
Circuit Webpage (Judge Mañalich’s Webpage) are the following:
• Judge Mañalich’s Downloads, including forms
• Zoom Information
GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
CONTACTING JUDGE MAÑALICH’S OFFICE: You may contact Judge Mañalich’s Office
via email at mfechner@ca.cjis20.org. Judge Mañalich’s Judicial Assistant is Melissa.
Judge Ramiro Mañalich
Collier County Courthouse
3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 405
Naples, FL 34112 Telephone: (239) 252-8314
All proposed orders MUST be submitted to the E-Portal for Judge Mañalich’s review and
signature. Judge Mañalich’s office does NOT accept paper orders.
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.
Status Conferences, Case Management Conferences, Pre-trial Conferences and Docket
Soundings are conducted by zoom as stated in the order. Calls or emails of that nature will not be
returned.
TRANSMITTAL LETTERS OR EMAILS: Please send a transmittal letter or email when you
submit documents to Judge Mañalich’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;
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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 Mañalich 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
Mañalich, always include the date of filing of the pleading, motion, order etc. to which you are
referring.
MOTIONS
IMPORTANT: Mo

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