Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County Courtesy Copy Requirements

A courtesy copy of the filed motion must be emailed to the division when asking the Court to review a filing, because the Court is not notified of Clerk filings.

The Court IS NOT NOTIFIED if you file a pleading with the Clerk's office. If you wish the Court to review a filing, please follow the divisional instructions and email the division, including your request along with a courtesy copy of the filed motion attached.

A courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing must be sent within 24 hours of securing the hearing date and served on all parties, or the hearing will be cancelled.

The Notice of Hearing should be filed and a courtesy copy must be sent out within 24 hours of securing the date and time and served on all parties on the service list or your hearing will be cancelled.

Hearing materials over fifteen pages must be delivered to the Court in hard copy at least three business days before the hearing, and emailed materials will not be accepted.

If your hearing materials are more than fifteen (15) pages, you must provide a hard copy to the Court no later than three (3) business days before your scheduled hearing. (DO NOT EMAIL, AS IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED) No emailed materials will be considered unless permission is given in advance.

Case law submissions over fifteen pages must be provided to the Court in hard copy no later than three business days before the hearing.

If it is more than fifteen (15) pages, you must provide a hard copy to the Court no later than three (3) business days before your scheduled hearing.

On settlement, parties must email the Judicial Assistant to cancel scheduled hearings or trial, file a Notice of Cancellation, and send a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant.

If the case settles, please email the Judicial Assistant at div33@17th.flcourts.org to cancel any hearing or Trial that may be scheduled and file a Notice of Cancellation of Hearing and send a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant so it can be removed from the Calendar.

A copy of the Pretrial Memorandum must be emailed or hand delivered to chambers upon filing.

A copy of the Pretrial Memorandum shall be emailed or hand delivered to the Judge’s chambers upon filing.

All trial exhibits must be printed out with copies provided for the Clerk, the Court, and all counsel.

All exhibits are to be printed out and there are to be copies provided for the Clerk, the Court, and all counsel.

After Clerk acceptance, a copy of the rehearing motion must be sent to the Judge with a proposed order, sufficient copies, and self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties.

Once the Clerk has accepted the motion, a copy of the motion must be sent to the Judge for consideration, along with a proposed order, sufficient copies and self-addressed stamped envelopes for ALL parties.

Pro se parties must file with the Clerk, send a copy to the opposing side, and provide a courtesy copy to the Court.

Please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of the Court, send a copy to the opposing side and a courtesy copy to the Court in order for requests to be addressed by the Court.

Parties must bring at least four copies of any document or photographs offered into evidence and any relied-upon case law.

Bring to the hearing at least four (4) copies of any document (including photographs) you intend to offer into evidence, as well as any case law upon which you rely.

Parties must submit hard copies of trial transcripts to the Court when submitting proposed final judgments, unless otherwise advised.

UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED BY THE JUDGE, THE PARTIES MUST SUBMIT HARD COPIES OF THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO THE COURT WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENTS.*

A copy of the Notice of Trial must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the divisional email.

Please provide a copy of your Notice of Trial to Ms. Del Ponte at div33@17th.flcourts.org.

Hearing materials (notice of hearing, motion, responses, highlighted case law, and pre-marked evidence) must be provided to the Court in hard copy in a binder tabbed and indexed as soon as possible.

All documents which include the notice of hearing, the motion to be heard and any responses shall be provided with the case law (CASE LAW IS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED as to the specific portions the attorney will refer to WITHIN that case and want the Judge to consider. DO NOT HIGHLIGHT IN THE MOTION WHERE THE CASES ARE CITED) and pre-mark evidence IN A BINDER TABBED AND INDEXED TO THE COURT as soon as possible via hard copy.

A courtesy copy of the motion must be provided to the Court along with the notice of hearing.

Please provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the motion as well.

The certificate of conferral must be filed with the Clerk with a courtesy copy e-mailed to the division contemporaneously with the motion, and no hearings will be set without it.

The written certificate of conferral shall be filed with the Clerk of the Courts, with a courtesy copy provided contemporaneously with the motion to the Division e-mail prior to setting a hearing. NO HEARINGS WILL BE SET WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF CONFERRAL.

Pleadings, case law, and legal memoranda the party wants the Judge to review must be e-mailed or delivered to chambers at least five business days before the hearing or the hearing may be cancelled.

Once a matter has been set on the Court's docket, any and all pleadings you would like for Judge Avalos to review, including case law or legal memoranda, should be e-mailed or delivered to chambers at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of your hearing.

Exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits must be submitted to the Court at least three business days before the hearing via the CMS portal (or as hard copies for in-person hearings).

Courtesy Copies: the parties' exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits shall be submitted to the Court at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, unless it is an in-person hearing and the parties may bring hard copies for the Court.

Parties must provide the Court with case law and a courtesy copy of the pleading at least two days before the scheduled hearing.

Please provide the Court with any case law and a courtesy copy of the pleading at least two (2) days before the scheduled hearing date.

Copies of the Notice of Hearing, the motion, and any related pleadings or discovery must be in the Judicial Assistant's hands five working days before the hearing, with originals filed with the Clerk.

Copies of the Notice of Hearing, the Motion, and any pleadings or discovery to which the Motion is addressed shall be in the hands of the Judicial assistant five (5) five working days in advance of the hearing. Originals to be filed with the Clerk.

A Notice for Trial must be filed with the Clerk of Court and a copy mailed to the Judicial Assistant.

When filing a “Notice for Trial”, you MUST file the original with the Clerk of Court and mail a copy to the JA.

Attorneys must send their Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney's Fees to the judge's chambers along with self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties.

Attorneys must send to the Judge's chambers their Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney's Fees, along with self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties.

Upon filing a Motion for Rehearing and/or Reconsideration, the filing party must provide a courtesy copy to the division judge along with stamped envelopes addressed to all parties.

UPON THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING AND/OR RECONSIDERATION WITH THE CLERK OF COURT, THE FILING PARTY SHALL PROVIDE A COURTESY COPY TO THE DIVISION JUDGE ALONG WITH STAMPED ENVELOPES ADDRESSED TO ALL PARTIES

If a motion is filed less than five days before the hearing, a copy must be emailed to the division at div56@17th.flcourts.org.

If you file a Motion less than five days before the hearing, please send us a copy at div56@17th.flcourts.org.

A copy of the Notice for Trial must be mailed or delivered to Judicial Assistant Ms. Mosley when the notice is filed.

When filing a Notice for Trial, please mail or deliver a copy of the Notice for Trial to Ms. Mosley as addressed above.

The moving party on an attorney's fees/costs motion must file the motion and send a copy to the Judicial Assistant.

The moving party must file a Motion and send a copy to the Judicial Assistant.

The moving party must email the Division/Judicial Assistant a copy of the notice of hearing on the motion.

Upon confirming the availability of the non-moving party, the moving party shall prepare and serve the non-moving party, and email the Division/Judicial Assistant a copy of the notice of hearing on your motion.

For speedy trial requests, the moving party must provide the Court with a copy of the filed motion and notice of hearing.

It is the responsibility of the moving party to provide the Court with a copy of the filed motion and NOH.

Appellate matters must be filed with the clerk by appropriate motion and electronic courtesy copies must be emailed to appeals@17th.flcourts.org.

Matters to be brought before the Court’s attention must be filed with the clerk by appropriate motion and providing electronic courtesy copies by email to appeals@17th.flcourts.org.

Required

Always

Courtesy copies are preferred at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing; if upload is not possible, deliver by U.S. mail, overnight, or hand-delivery — courtesy-copy emails are not read or accepted.

Generally, the Court does prefer courtesy copies at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing; if the system does not allow for uploading, then this must be done via US Mail, overnight delivery, or hand-delivery. No emails regarding courtesy copies will be read or accepted; this also includes general paperwork.

A copy of the Notice for Trial must be mailed by U.S. mail (no emails) or delivered to the Judicial Assistant when the notice is filed.

When filing a Notice for Trial, you MUST mail by US Mail (no emails) or deliver a copy of the Notice for Trial to the Judicial Assistant.

Courtesy copies of any materials (including motions, provider reports, and home studies) to be considered at a hearing must be filed at least 2 business days before the hearing.

While the Court makes every effort to review all filings prior to hearings, courtesy copies of any materials including, but not limited to, motions, provider reports, and home studies, that are to be considered by the Court at a hearing, must be filed at least 2 business days before the hearing.

To set a hearing, a motion must be filed with the clerk and a courtesy copy delivered to the Judicial Assistant with a cover letter indicating the time needed and whether evidence will be considered, after which the Court will set the hearing.

All hearings are set by the Court, the Judicial Assistant, or the Clerk of Court. If you need to set a hearing, a motion must be filed with the clerk and a courtesy copy delivered to the Judicial Assistant with a cover letter indicating how much time is necessary for the hearing and whether evidence will need to be considered. Upon receipt and review of the motion, a hearing will be set with an appropriate amount of time allotted on the Court's docket.

A copy of any emergency motion, with a cover letter advising how much time is needed, must be provided to the Court as soon as possible.

If a matter needs to be heard on an EMERGENCY basis, as defined under the 17th Judicial Circuit's definition of an 'Emergency,' [4] a copy of the Emergency Motion along with a cover letter advising how much time is needed must be provided to the Court as soon as possible.

Courtesy copies exceeding 25 pages must be delivered as a fully tabbed and indexed binding to Chamber WW-15131, preferably at least 10 working days before the hearing.

If your entire courtesy copies exceed 25 pages, please deliver a fully tabbed and indexed binding of all materials you wish the Court to consider for your hearing to Chamber WW-15131. The Court prefers courtesy copies be delivered no later than ten (10) working days prior to the hearing.

Courtesy copies under 25 pages must be uploaded via CMS, preferably at least 10 working days before the hearing.

If your entire courtesy copies are less than 25 pages, please upload your courtesy copies to your schedule hearing via CMS. The Court prefers courtesy copies be uploaded no later than ten (10) working days prior to the hearing.

A courtesy copy of any pleading a party wants the Court to review before hearing must be sent to the Judge's chambers (via email, U.S. Mail, or drop-off mailbox) at least five business days in advance of the hearing.

Likewise, whether filing in-person or utilizing e-filing, filing a pleading with the Clerk of Court does not ensure the Court has received a copy of your document. If you desire to have the Court review your pleading prior to the time of your hearing, you must send a separate courtesy copy to the Judge's chambers. Please send an electronic (.pdf) or hardcopy of your pleading (including attachments, unless voluminous) to the Judge's chambers, via electronic mail, U.S. Mail or drop-off mailbox, at least five business (5) days in advance of hearing.

A copy of the Notice for Trial must be mailed or emailed to the Judicial Assistant when the notice is filed.

When filing a Notice for Trial, you MUST mail or email a copy of the Notice for Trial to the Judicial Assistant.

If an e-filed motion or document needed for a hearing has not yet been uploaded to the court file, a courtesy copy must be emailed to div49@17th.flcourts.org (cc'ing all parties) before the hearing; otherwise no courtesy copies are needed.

Therefore, if there is an e-filed motion or document that Judge Di Pietro needs to review for a hearing, and it has not yet been uploaded into the court file by the Clerk's office, you must provide a courtesy copy to Judge Di Pietro in advance of the hearing. Please attach the document in an email to div49@17th.flcourts.org. Please remember when emailing the division, you must "cc" all parties. Otherwise, you do not need to send any courtesy copies.

A self-represented party who files a Motion for Continuance must email a copy of the filed motion to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties cc'ed.

If a self-represented party files a Motion for Continuance, that party must send a copy of the filed motion to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties "cc'ed" in the email.

A courtesy copy of any Motion for Rehearing or Motion for Reconsideration must be emailed to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties cc'ed.

A courtesy copy of your Motion for Rehearing or a Motion for Reconsideration shall be emailed (with all parties cc'ed) to div49@17th.flcourts.org.

After e-filing a Motion for New Trial, a courtesy copy must be emailed to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties cc'ed.

Once the Motion for New Trial is e-filed, please email a courtesy copy (with all parties cc'ed) to div49@17th.flcourts.org.

After filing a Motion for Attorney's Fees and to Tax Costs, a courtesy copy must be emailed to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties cc'ed.

Following the filing of a Motion for Attorney's Fees and to Tax Costs, you must email a courtesy copy (with all parties cc'ed) to div49@17th.flcourts.org.

Upon filing a Rule 1.440(b) Notice for Trial, a courtesy copy of the Notice must be emailed to div49@17th.flcourts.org with all parties cc'ed.

However, if you file a Florida Rule of Civil Procedure rule 1.440(b) Notice for Trial, you must email a courtesy copy of your Notice (with all parties cc'ed) to div49@17th.flcourts.org.

Courtesy copies of all motions must be provided to the Judge and opposing counsel at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.

All motions must be filed in writing and courtesy copies provided to the Judge and opposing counsel at least 48 hours prior to the hearing, proper notice sent to opposing counsel and set for a hearing. NOT at CALENDAR CALL.

For any motion the Judge needs to see or act upon, a copy with an Order must be emailed to the division email and provided to the opposing party.

When a motion is e-filed, the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a Motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with an Order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.

For evidentiary hearings, hard copies of the motion, memoranda, and authorities must be mailed or hand delivered to the Judge at least 4 business days before the hearing, and the Judicial Assistant must be informed of any drop off.

If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the Motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities is to be submitted to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least four (4) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. You must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off.

A courtesy copy of the e-filed deposition motion and a Proposed Order must be emailed to the Assistant State Attorney and the Judicial Assistant.

A courtesy copy of the e-filed Motion and a Proposed Order must be emailed to the assigned Assistant State Attorney and the Judicial Assistant.

Chambers must receive a copy of the motion for the Judge to consider it.

The chambers must receive a copy of the motion to be considered for the Judge's review.

When cancelling a hearing, a courtesy copy of the e-filed notice (with the e-filing number) must be e-mailed to the division email.

You must cancel hearings by e-filing a notice of settlement or voluntary dismissal, courtesy copies with the e-filing number should be sent to the division email.

Courtesy copies of case law or other specified documents must be submitted to the clerk of courts for any evidentiary proceeding.

Courtesy copies of case law or other specified document must be submitted to the clerk of courts for any evidentiary proceeding.

A courtesy copy of the emergency motion must be e-mailed to the division email.

Please submit a courtesy copy to the division email.

A copy of any motion the Judge needs to see or act upon, with a proposed order, must be emailed to the division email and provided to the opposing party.

When a motion is e-filed the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with a proposed order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.

Hard copies of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Judge at least two business days before an evidentiary hearing.

If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

A courtesy copy of every filed motion must be emailed to the judicial assistant, or a hard copy may be delivered to the fourth-floor reception area.

Please submit a courtesy copy of the filed motion to the judicial assistant by email at DIVFJ@17TH.FLCOURTS.ORG. Alternatively, parties may deliver a hard copy to the reception area on the fourth floor.

A copy of every filed motion must be emailed to the judicial assistant at DIVFJ@17TH.FLCOURTS.ORG, copying all parties on correspondence to the court.

Email a copy of the filed motion to the judicial assistant and cc all parties on any correspondence to the court. The email address is DIVFJ@17TH.FLCOURTS.ORG.

Upon filing the Notice of Readiness for Trial, a courtesy copy must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant along with any notices of unavailability, with all parties cc'd.

Upon filing, a courtesy copy shall be sent to the Judicial Assistant, via email, along with any known notices of unavailability previously filed and all parties must be cc'd on this correspondence.

A copy of the emergency motion must be delivered to the Judicial Assistant, and after-hours phone numbers for all counsel of record must be provided to the Court.

A copy of the motion shall be delivered to the Judicial Assistant and after hours phone numbers for all counsel of record shall be provided to the Court.

A copy of the Notice for Trial must be mailed or delivered to the Judicial Assistant when the notice is filed.

NOTICES FOR TRIAL: When filing a Notice for Trial, you MUST mail or deliver a copy of the Notice for Trial to the Judicial Assistant.

Courtesy copies and Agreed Orders may be provided to the Court only after the motion has been e-filed and appears on the Clerk of Court's system.

The Court will not entertain Motions that have not been e-filed. All Motions must be submitted to the Clerk of Court via the E-filing Portal and must appear on the Clerk of the Court's system before any materials, including courtesy copies and Agreed Orders, are provided to the Court.

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

When a motion is e-filed, the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a Motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with an Order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.

Chambers must receive a copy of the motion for it to be considered for the Judge's review.

The chambers must receive a copy of the motion to be considered for the Judge's review.

Motions for ROR or modification of pre-trial release conditions must first be filed with the Clerk, and a copy emailed to the Judicial Assistant with proper service on all parties.

You MUST first file your written Motion with the Clerk of Court. This office does not accept ex-parte communication. Please email the Judge's Judicial Assistant a copy of the written Motion setting forth the requested relief, with proper service of copies to all parties.

Motions to terminate or modify probation must be e-filed through the e-portal before requesting a hearing and sent to the division email with a copy to the State and a request for a hearing date and time.

All Motions for Termination or Modification of Probation shall be sent to our division email with a copy to the State with a request for a hearing date and time. All Motions shall be filed through the e-portal prior to requesting a hearing, and a copy sent to our division email.

For special set hearings of 15 minutes or longer, the motion must first be filed with the Clerk, a copy emailed to the Judicial Assistant with proper service on all parties, and the moving party must state the estimated hearing time and number of witnesses for each side.

You MUST first file your Motion with the Clerk of Court. This Office does not accept ex-parte communication. Please email the Judge's Judicial Assistant a copy of the written Motion setting forth the request relief, with proper service of copies to all parties. The moving party shall also notify the Judicial Assistant as to the estimated amount of time expected to be needed to complete the hearing and the number of witnesses for each side.

The written certificate of conferral must be filed with the Clerk with a courtesy copy e-mailed to the division contemporaneously with the motion before setting a hearing.

The written certificate of conferral shall be filed with the Clerk of the Courts, with a courtesy copy provided contemporaneously with the motion to the Division e-mail prior to setting a hearing.

After a matter is set, any pleadings the party wants the Judge to review must be uploaded via CMS supporting documents, e-mailed, or delivered to chambers before the hearing.

Once a matter has been set on the Court's docket, any and all pleadings you would like for Judge Kanner to review should be either uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, provided by e-mail, or delivered to chambers prior to the hearing.

Exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits must be submitted to the Court as courtesy copies at least three business days before the hearing via CMS, or in hard copy for in-person hearings.

Courtesy Copies: the parties' exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits shall be submitted to the Court at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, unless it is an in-person hearing and the parties may bring hard copies for the Court.

A courtesy copy of any petition or motion seeking relief must be sent to the Court while filing with the Clerk and copying the opposing party.

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of the Courts, copy the opposing counsel/party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

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.

A copy of the efiled Notice of Hearing must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the hearing to appear on the Judge's docket.

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.

If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities must be provided to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Hard copies of all exhibits for evidentiary hearings must be provided approximately 5 days before the hearing, and all exhibits must be properly marked.

Kindly provide hard copies of all documents/exhibits/Disc…etc to be used in the evidentiary hearing approximately 5 days prior to the hearing for the court to review as well as the opposing side. All exhibits shall be properly marked so all parties may refer to the documents at the same time.

A copy of the Notice for Trial with stamped, self-addressed envelopes for all parties must be mailed or delivered to the Judicial Assistant.

When filing a Notice for Trial, you MUST mail or deliver a copy of the Notice for Trial along with stamped, self-addressed envelopes for all parties to the Judicial Assistant.

Parties must bring four copies of all evidence to trial or the evidence may be excluded.

Parties are to bring 4 copies of all evidence to trial. One for Plaintiff. One for Defendant. One for the Clerk of the Court and one for the Court. It is not the Court's responsibility to make copies for unprepared litigants and evidence may be excluded if sufficient copies are unavailable.

Attorneys must send a copy of their Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney's Fees to the Judge's office.

Attorneys must send a copy of their Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney's Fees to the Judge's office. Once received, the Judge will electronically enter an Order Preliminary to Hearing.

Emergency motions and urgent matters must be filed with the Clerk and a courtesy copy emailed to the division email.

Emergency motions or other urgent matters shall be filed with the Clerk and a courtesy copy emailed to the division email at div82@17th.flcourts.org.

Four copies of any document submitted into evidence are required: for the court, opposing party, submission into evidence, and the party.

Please bring FOUR (4) copies of any document you wish to submit into evidence: one for the court, one for the opposing party, one for submission into evidence, and one for yourself.

Motions exceeding 25 pages require a courtesy copy to the judge one week before the hearing or the hearing may be canceled, and bulky email documentation is not accepted.

IN ADDITION TO UPLOADING DOCUMENTS IN "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS" IN CMS, ALL MOTIONS THAT EXCEED 25 PAGES THE PARTIES MUST PROVIDE THE JUDGE WITH A COURTESY COPY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE HEARING OR THE HEARING MAY BE CANCELED. EMAILS WITH BULKY DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Motions exceeding 25 pages require a courtesy binder with the motions, responses, and case law delivered 5 days before the hearing or the hearing may be canceled.

If THE MOTION(S) EXCEEDS 25 PAGES, THE PARTIES MUST PROVIDE THE JUDGE WITH A COURTESY BINDER WITH COPIES OF THE MOTIONS, ANY RESPONSES AND CASE LAW, 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING OR THE HEARING MAY BE CANCELED. EMAILS WITH BULKY DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

If a motion for a special set hearing over one hour exceeds 25 pages, it must be placed in a binder and delivered to the judge at least 5 days before the hearing.

*However, if the motion is more than 25 pages, the judge wants it in a binder and delivered at least 5 days before the hearing.

Copies of the motion and related pleadings/discovery must reach the Judicial Assistant five working days before the hearing; originals are filed with the Clerk.

Copies of the Motion, and any pleadings or discovery to which the Motion is addressed shall be in the hands of the Judicial assistant five (5) five working days in advance of the hearing. Originals to be filed with the Clerk.

Motions or supporting documentation exceeding 25 pages require paper copies delivered to chambers at least 5 days before the hearing.

Paper copies of any motion or supporting documentation exceeding 25 pages must be delivered to chambers no later than (5) days prior to the hearing.

A courtesy copy of a motion for rehearing/reconsideration with stamped envelopes for all parties must be provided to the division judge, and the motion must incorporate a memorandum of law.

UPON THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING AND/OR RECONSIDERATION WITH THE CLERK OF COURT, THE FILING PARTY SHALL PROVIDE A COURTESY COPY TO THE DIVISION JUDGE ALONG WITH STAMPED ENVELOPES ADDRESSED TO ALL PARTIES….A MEMORANDUM OF LAW SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND/OR RECONSIDERATION WITH THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE COURT TO GRANT THE RELIEF REQUESTED.

Hard copies of motions, memoranda, and supporting documentation for evidentiary hearings must be provided to chambers five business days before the hearing.

A hard copy of the motion, as well as any memoranda or other supporting documentation, shall be provided to the Judge’s chambers no later than (5) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Attorneys must send a copy of their filed Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney's Fees to chambers.

Attorneys must send to the Judge’s chambers their filed Motion to Tax Costs and Award Attorney’s Fees.

A courtesy copy of the motion and all related papers must be uploaded to CMS "supporting documents" at least four business days before the hearing.

All hearings must be coordinated with opposing counsel. A courtesy copy of the motion and all related papers must be uploaded onto the CMS system "supporting documents" at least four (4) business days prior to the hearing and should include the below:

A courtesy copy of the pleading, along with any case law, must be provided to the Court at least two days before the scheduled hearing.

Please provide the Court with any case law and a courtesy copy of the pleading at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing.

When scheduling a five-to-ten minute motion hearing, a copy of the filed motion must be sent to the Judicial Assistant.

At the time of scheduling a hearing, the motion must be filed with the Clerk, a copy sent to the Judicial Assistant and a copy having previously provided to opposing counsel.

When scheduling a special set hearing, a copy of the filed motion must be sent to the Judicial Assistant.

At the time of scheduling, the motion must be filed with the Clerk, a copy sent to the Judicial Assistant and a copy having been previously provided to opposing counsel.

Pro se litigants seeking relief must file with the Clerk, copy the opposing party, and send the Court a courtesy copy with certification of simultaneous service.

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of Courts, copy the opposing party and send a courtesy copy to the Court. You must certify that any pleading provided to the Court as a courtesy was also simultaneously provided to the opposing party.

A copy of an electronically filed emergency motion must be emailed to the division at div41@17th.flcourts.org.

Once e-filed and accepted, the Clerk's Office will present a copy to the Judge for review. If electronically filed, a copy of the motion MUST be e-mailed to the division at div41@17th.flcourts.org.

Exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits must be submitted to the Court through the CMS portal at least two business days before the hearing.

Courtesy Copies: the parties' exhibit lists and pre-marked exhibits shall be submitted to the Court at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

Copies of all properly filed Petitions for Relocation must be immediately emailed to the Division because the Court is not automatically notified by the Clerk.

The Court is NOT automatically notified by the Clerk's Office of filed Petitions for Relocation. As such, in order to comply with § 61.1003(10), Florida Statutes, a copy of all properly filed Petitions for Relocation must be IMMEDIATELY provided to the Court through the Divisional e-mail.

Courtesy copies of motions, responses, replies, and necessary documents must be submitted through CMS two days before the hearing or the hearing will be cancelled.

Failure to submit courtesy copies of motions, responses, replies, and necessary documents to the court through CMS two (2) days prior to the hearing will result in cancellation of the hearing without further notice.

After Clerk acceptance, a copy of the rehearing motion must be emailed to Judge Weiss with the case number, party names, and REHEARING/RELOCATION in the subject line.

Once the Clerk has accepted the motion, a copy of the motion must be sent to Judge Weiss by e-mail for consideration. The e-mail must include the case number, party names, and REHEARING/RELOCATION in the subject line. The Clerk's Office does not serve a copy of the motion to Judge Weiss or his chambers.

Responses the party wants Judge Weiss to review must be uploaded at least two business days before the hearing or they will not be read.

Any response to the motion you would like for Judge Weiss to review must be uploaded at least two business days prior to the hearing or it will not be read before the hearing.

Copies of all filed Petitions for Relocation must be immediately emailed to the Division or the right to a priority hearing is waived.

As such, in order to comply with § 61.13001(10), Florida Statutes, a copy of all properly filed Petitions for Relocation must be IMMEDIATELY provided to the Court through the Divisional e-mail. Failure to provide a copy and comply with this requirement will result in a waiver of your right to a priority hearing.

After the Clerk accepts a rehearing motion, a copy must be emailed to Judge Wigand for consideration.

Once the Clerk has accepted the motion, a copy of the motion must be sent to Judge Wigand by email for consideration.

The party requesting relief on an ex-parte or non-evidentiary motion must provide sufficient copies of the prepared order with self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties.

The party requesting relief shall furnish the Court a prepared order and sufficient copies with self-addressed, stamped envelopes for all parties.

When a case resolves, a Notice of Settlement or Notice of Voluntary Dismissal must be filed with the clerk and a copy showing the e-filing number emailed to the division email as soon as possible.

However, we expect that if your case does resolve, as a professional courtesy to the court, a Notice of Settlement/Notice of Voluntary Dismissal shall be filed with the clerk, and copy with the e-filing number on it emailed to the Division email as soon as possible, so that we can properly manage the rest of our docket.

On a consent withdrawal, counsel must send the Judicial Assistant copies of the Motion to Withdraw, the Consent to Withdrawal, adequate copies of a proposed order, and addressed stamped envelopes for all parties including the client(s).

If your client or client(s) consent to your withdrawal, you do not need to set your Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record for a hearing. Instead, please e-file a Consent to Withdrawal (signed by all clients you wish to withdraw from), and send to the Judicial Assistant a copy of the Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record, the Consent to Withdrawal and adequate copies of a proposed order, and address stamped envelopes for all parties including your client(s).

Courtesy copies may be emailed to Judge Bristol's chambers, but must be submitted at least 2 days before the hearing in order to be reviewed.

Courtesy copies can also be emailed to Judge Bristol 's chambers and such submissions, in order to be reviewed, must be submitted at least 2 days before the hearing.

Courtesy copies of orders may be hand-delivered or submitted electronically, and hand delivery requires a confirmation email stating what was delivered, to whom, and when.

Courtesy copies of orders can be hand-delivered or submitted electronically. If hand-delivered, please send an email confirming what was delivered, to whom, and when.

Courtesy copies of evidence must be brought for all parties at in-person hearings.

Courtesy copies should be brought for all parties.

Parties are encouraged to email a courtesy copy of the motion to the Judicial Assistant due to delays in the Clerk's office.

Due to continuing delays in the Clerk’s office, you may want to provide the Court a courtesy copy of the motion by email to the Judicial Assistant.

For evidentiary hearings, hard copies of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities are preferred by mail or hand delivery at least two business days before the hearing, and any drop off must be reported to the Judicial Assistant.

If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the Motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities is preferred to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. You must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off.

Required

Never

Chambers does not require a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing unless otherwise ordered.

This office does not require a copy of the Notice of Hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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

All motions must be submitted to the Clerk of Court via the E-filing Portal and must appear on the Clerk of the Court's system before any materials, including courtesy copies and agreed orders, are provided to the Court.

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.

When a motion is e-filed the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with a proposed order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.

A courtesy copy of any filed petition or motion seeking relief must be sent to the Court.

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of Courts, copy the opposing party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

Pleadings for the Judge's review must be provided via CMS portal, email, or chambers delivery before the hearing; courtesy copies are also accepted at the hearing.

Once a matter has been set on the Court's docket, any and all pleadings you would like for Judge Weiss to review should be either uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, provided by e-mail, or delivered to chambers prior to the hearing. The Court will also accept courtesy copies at the hearing. Please remember to bring enough physical copies of evidence for the Clerk of Court.

Requests for temporary support or time-sharing hearings must include a copy of the notice of mediation.

When requesting a hearing for temporary support and temporary time-sharing matters, the parties must provide the Court with a copy of the notice of mediation.

Do not mail or email copies of Agreed Orders to the Court.

Do not mail or e-mail copies of Agreed Orders to the Court.

Timely objections to General Magistrate referral, with the filed motion and hearing request, must be submitted to the Court via the divisional email.

If a party timely objects to referral to the General Magistrate, a copy of the Objection, along with the filed motion, and hearing request, shall be submitted to the Court via the divisional e-mail.

A Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in a DVCE case must be set for hearing on the DV Docket and a copy sent to the Judicial Assistant to request a hearing date.

If a Petitioner files a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in a domestic violence case (DVCE), the Notice must be set for a hearing on the Court's DV Docket. Please send a copy of the notice to the Judicial Assistant and request a hearing date and time.

A timely objection to referral to the General Magistrate, with the filed motion and hearing request, must be submitted to the Court via the divisional email.

If a party timely objects to referral to the General Magistrate, a copy of the Objection, along with the filed motion, and hearing request, shall be submitted to the Court via the divisional e-mail.

When seeking relief, file the petition or motion with the Clerk, copy the opposing party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of Courts, copy the opposing party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

Required

Always

Courtesy copies are optional and may be sent by mail or email to the division's physical address or div56@17th.flcourts.org, with the other side copied.

You are free to send us courtesy copies by mail, but we also accept courtesy copies via electronic mail. Our physical address is: Judge Betsy Benson, Broward County Courthouse, West Building, 201 SE 6th Street, Suite 13131, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Our electronic email is: div56@17th.flcourts.org. Please make sure you copy the other side on all communications to us or we cannot respond or review.

Required

Never

Courtesy copies are generally not required; if a party wishes to send one, it must be emailed to div73@17th.flcourts.org.

Generally, the Court does not require courtesy copies. If you desire to transmit a courtesy copy to the Court please email to div73@17th.flcourts.org.

No advance courtesy copies of the notice of hearing, motion, or related pleadings are required for motion calendar hearings because the court accesses them via e-file.

Copies of the Notice of Hearing, the Motion and any pleadings or discovery vehicle to which the Motion is addressed DO NOT need to be provided in advance to the Judge or Judicial Assistant. This information will be available to the court by e-file.

Required

Never

Courtesy copies are generally not required; parties wishing to send one must contact the Judicial Assistant first.

Generally, the Court does not require courtesy copies. If you desire to transmit a courtesy copy to the Court please contact the Judicial assistant at div82@17th.flcourts.org

Required

Never

The division does not require a chambers copy of the Notice of Hearing for evidentiary hearings.

This division does not require a copy of the Notice of Hearing.