Russell S. Roberts

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Administrative Procedures for Judge Roberts
Index
I Civil Cases
a. Hearing Time
i. General Procedures Pg.2
ii. Motion Calendar Docket Pg.3
b. Trial Dates Pg. 4
¢. Zoom Appearances Pgs
d. Submission of Proposed Orders Pg. 6
e. Submission of Hearing Materials Pg. 7
f. Cancellations Pg. 8
II. Family Law Cases
a. Hearing Time Pg. 9
b. Final Hearing Dates Pg. 11
¢. Zoom Appearances Pg. 12
d. Submission of Proposed Orders Pg. 13
e. Submission of Hearing Materials Pg. 14
f. Cancellations Pg. 15
Revision Date 7/14/2022
1
Civil — Hearing Time
General Procedures
1. Verify Judge Roberts is the judge assigned to the case
2. DO NOT call the judge’s office to request hearing time.
3. Email request for hearing time to Judge Roberts’s assistant, Melanie Baggett, and CC
opposing counsel. These requests can be sent to baggettm@jud14.flcourts.org. Use Bay
or Holmes County case number and style of case as your subject line.
4. Provide the following information in the hearing time request email:
a. Type of motion(s) to be heard
b. Actual amount of time needed for counsel to argue motions)
c. First date movant is available for hearing
d. Names of attorneys that will attend hearing
e. You may attach a copy of the motion(s) to the email
5. Judicial assistant will “reply all” to the email with available dates, times and instructions.
READ ENTIRE EMAIL. Be aware that Bay and Holmes Counties are in the central time
zone.
6. Only email the judicial assistant to request dates and confirm the hearing date. DO NOT
include the judicial assistant in email chains between counsel and/or staff to clear dates (or
anything else).
7. DO NOT file a notice of hearing before receiving a confirmation email from the judicial
assistant confirming that the hearing has been set
8. Email the judicial assistant a copy of all notices for hearing once filed
9. Any motions noticed, but not specifically scheduled with the judicial assistant, will not be
heard.
10. Additional motions cannot be piggybacked on a previously scheduled hearing time without
being cleared with the judicial assistant and opposing counsel, and provided sufficient time
has been reserved. To add a motion to a previously scheduled hearing, obtain opposing
counsel’s consent to the addition, then email the judicial assistant about adding the motion
to the hearing. The judicial assistant will confirm the addition of the motion to the hearing
time. Do not prepare and file a notice of the added motion until receipt of the judicial
assistant’s confirmation.
11. Address: Holmes County: 201 North Oklahoma Street, Bonifay, Florida 32425; Bay
County: 300 East Fourth Street, Panama City, Florida 32401. There is no room number —
Just list as Judge Roberts’s Chambers. Include the Zoom instructions (if applicable) in any
notices.
2
Civil — Hearing Time
Motion Calendar Docket
1. For short motion hearings (5 to 10 minutes), a motion calendar docket will be maintained
by the Court.
2. It is anticipated that counsel can set hearings on the motion calendar docket with one to
two week advanced notice.
3. Follow the procedures contained in the General Procedures on Page 2 (to include emailing
the judicial assistant for available motion calendar dockets, clearing the hearing time with
opposing counsel, confirming the date and providing a copy of the notice of hearing). Slots
on each motion calendar docket are limited. Slots on a particular m

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