Orders Within 5 Days; Ex Parte E-Mail Returned Unread — Division E
Summary
Judge Tew: Word orders through OLS within 5 days after hearing, courtesy copies 3 business days before — and any ex parte communication is returned because it "cannot be read, considered, or acted on."
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"All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format through OLS" / "Proposed orders must be submitted no later than 5 days after any hearing" / "Any ex parte communications will be returned, as it cannot be read, considered, or acted on"
- Official source
- PBC County Court — Division E Instructions (Judge Tew)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official page on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division E Instructions (Judge Tew). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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