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Kristie M. Healis

Circuit Judge

Judicial Assistant: Jay Raghunandan
Office: 352-569-6925
Fax: 352-569-6935

Hearings and Motions

For Motion and Order submission, please email: SumterJudgeHealisOrderSubmissions@circuit5.org

For zoom hearing request up to one hour please use the schedule a hearing tab below. For in person hearings or hearings that exceed one hour, please send your request to SumterJudgeHealisOrderSubmissions@circuit5.org. Please be sure to include your case number, the total amount of time being requested by all parties as well as the motion that is to be heard. The Judicial Assistant will respond with your hearing time. It is YOUR responsibility to do a Notice of Hearing.

Scheduling a motion for summary judgment of foreclosure case:

  1. View the courts calendar court schedule. There is a dedicated day each month for motion for summary judgment of foreclosure. This is typically handled by zoom unless an in-person hearing is requested and are scheduled for a 15 minute hearing.
  2. Request hearing date and time using the schedule a hearing button. Once the hearing is confirmed, the zoom information will automatically be generated.
  3. Download the mortgage foreclosure summary judgment checklist. Complete in full and submit via e-filing along with all of the other required supporting documentation 10 business days prior to the summary judgment hearing.
  4. The attorney appearing before the court at the hearing shall re-certify the accuracy of this checklist to the court. The court and clerk will rely upon the attorney’s certification that the information on the checklist is accurate.
  5. A proposed final judgement, any exhibits, and all procedural questions are to be emailed to the judicial assistant.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SUMMARY JUDGMENT CHECKLIST

For procedural questions: jraghunandan@circuit5.org

Click here to view the Standing Order on Probate and Guardianship Hearings.

Proposed Orders

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED ORDERS**

ALL PROPOSED ORDERS shall be submitted for entry by email ONLY to SumterJudgeHealisOrderSubmissions@circuit5.org

The case style, including case number, shall be indicated in the subject line.   PLEASE SUBMIT ORDERS IN WORD FORMAT (.docx) ONLY (NO PDF DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED) USING THE CODES LISTED IN THE ATTACHED SAMPLE ORDER (CLICK HERE). FOR INSTRUCTIONS (CLICK HERE).

  • Any email submission shall copy ALL parties by email. If one or more of the parties do not have an email, your correspondence shall indicate that a copy has been mailed to those parties.
  • The attorney submitting the proposed order shall ensure that any pro se party receives a copy of the order via U.S. Mail and shall file a certificate of compliance confirming compliance with this requirement.

Please note that failure to comply with the above procedures will result in the Proposed Orders being Rejected and a delay in processing your case(s).

 

Incapacity Forms

Click here for incapacity forms.

*NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:* The Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids the Judges of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to discuss pending cases with the public. Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. The Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in the courtroom and in documents properly filed by actual parties in the case as authorized by law and the Rules of Court. The Court cannot ethically read or consider any other opinions or arguments about the case. Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judges.