No Unilateral Special Sets — Agree With ALL Parties First — Division RD
Summary
Judge Corlew forbids unilateral special-set scheduling: date and time must be agreed with all parties, good-faith conferral completed, and Zoom appearance selected when scheduling.
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"Parties are not permitted to unilaterally schedule special set hearings" / "you must have: agreed upon the date and time for the scheduled hearing with ALL parties" / "parties must select zoom appearance when scheduling hearings" / "All proposed orders, final judgments, etc. submitted for the Judge's signature should include a cover letter"
- Official source
- PBC County Court — Division RD Instructions (Judge Corlew)
- 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 RD Instructions (Judge Corlew). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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