Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 99 rules apply across Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    case number

    Motions must state the facts with specificity, list all of the defendant's cases, the charges for each case, and the legal reason for custody; boilerplate motions are not allowed.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    case number

    A separate motion must be filed for each individual case number, including the new law charge and VOP case numbers.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    Counsel must certify a good-faith attempt to resolve the issue with opposing counsel; if contact was unsuccessful, counsel must certify at least three contact attempts plus a follow-up email.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone to chambers

    Counsel must contact the Division Judge's judicial assistant to be placed on an in-custody docket and must provide a working phone number and email address.

  • Contact
    Phone to chambers

    When setting a hearing, counsel must give the Division Judge's judicial assistant a good-faith estimate of the anticipated hearing length.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Out-of-jurisdiction bond and change-of-plea matters are heard by Judge Andrew Siegel and must be set through Sabrina Albert at Salbert@17th.flcourts.org.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    A copy of the motion must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

  • Applies to
    Notice of change of plea

    The notice of change of plea must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.

  • Applies to
    Motion

    For motions seeking to exceed page limits, proposed orders may be uploaded to CMS, the motion must be uploaded as a supporting document, and no hearing is required.

Formatting

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  • Margins
    top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

    All motions and responses must be double-spaced with at least one-inch margins and a font size of at least 12 points.

  • Format
    PDF

    PDF submissions containing more than one item must be bookmarked.

  • Uploaded orders must not duplicate header and footer content because CMS inserts that content automatically.

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About Judge Jill K. Levy

Judge Jill K. Levy serves on the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, which handles circuit and county court matters in Broward County.

Practitioners will find the judge's published procedures in the document titled 'division-mp', which outlines the procedures for a specific division.

Common questions about Judge Jill K. Levy's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Jill K. Levy?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for notice of hearings. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by email. A copy of the e-filed notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or the hearing will not appear on the Judge's docket.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

What must be included with motion filings before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule requires proposed order. A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

What must be included with motion to withdraw filings before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule requires proposed order. Before the withdrawal hearing, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the Defendant's last known address.

View ruleSource: page 1, section MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD

How may parties contact Judge Jill K. Levy's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Jill K. Levy's chambers. To obtain a hearing date, an email must be sent to the judicial assistant with a courtesy copy to the opposing party.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

Is electronic filing required before Judge Jill K. Levy?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All motions must be e-filed through the Clerk of Court's E-filing Portal; the Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed.

View ruleSource: page 1, section SCHEDULING HEARINGS

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. All pretrial motions must be heard no later than seven (7) days before trial or may be deemed waived.

View ruleSource: page 1, section PRETRIAL MOTIONS

What rule applies to service for motion to withdraw before Judge Jill K. Levy?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties. Motions to withdraw as attorney of record must be set for hearing with notice to the client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

View ruleSource: page 1, section MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD
Complete rules summary for Judge Jill K. Levy

All parties may contact the judicial assistant by telephone at 954-831-7302.

Represented defendants must communicate with the office through their attorney rather than contacting the office directly.

Unrepresented (pro se) individuals may contact the office directly for scheduling matters.

Every email communication with the division must include the assigned Assistant State Attorney (Letters A-K: Kevin Nakfour; Letters L-Z: Susan Curry).

All motions must be e-filed through the Clerk of Court's E-filing Portal; the Court will not entertain motions that have not been e-filed.

Courtesy copies and agreed orders may only be provided to the Court after the motion appears on the Clerk of Court's system.

If a filed motion is one the Judge needs to see or act upon, a copy must be emailed to the division email address and to the opposing party.

A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

To obtain a hearing date, an email must be sent to the judicial assistant with a courtesy copy to the opposing party.

Once the hearing date is confirmed, the moving party must complete a notice of hearing.

A copy of the e-filed notice of hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or the hearing will not appear on the Judge's docket.

All pretrial motions must be heard no later than seven (7) days before trial or may be deemed waived.

The moving attorney is responsible for promptly filing and serving pretrial motions and obtaining a hearing time.

The State requires a minimum of 14 days to issue subpoenas.

For evidentiary hearings, a hard copy of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivery at least 2 business days before the hearing.

Alternatively, memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as Supporting Documents through the CMS portal.

Parties must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off or upload of hearing materials.

Exhibits for trial or evidentiary hearings must be filed with a Notice of Filing in the Court File at least 2 business days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

A copy of the filed exhibits must be provided to the other side.

All motions for depositions must be e-filed.

If the ASA has no objections to a deposition motion, an agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for review; if the ASA objects, a hearing must be set.

Motions to withdraw as attorney of record must be set for hearing with notice to the client and all parties, unless a new lawyer is substituting.

Before the withdrawal hearing, a proposed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and must include a paragraph with the Defendant's last known address.

All motions for continuance of trials must be set for a hearing by contacting the Judicial Assistant via email.

All motions to continue hearings (other than trials) must be e-filed.

A proposed or agreed order must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with motions to continue hearings, and the Court will inform the parties of the ruling after review.

Filing a notice of cancellation alone is insufficient; the scheduling party must first email the Judicial Assistant explaining the reason for the desired cancellation.

If the Court approves the cancellation, the setting party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation, after which the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties, and ex parte motions will not be addressed unless in compliance with the rules.

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and all parties.

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