Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County Document Filing Requirements

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Applies to

Agreed motion

Must include

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Agreed motions must be titled 'Agreed Motion' and contain a statement of the agreement, and need not be set for hearing unless the Court requires it.

Agreed Motions must contain a statement indicating the agreement. Agreed motions do not need to be scheduled for hearing unless the Court deems it necessary. Agreed Motions must contain the language, "Agreed Motion" in the title.

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Applies to

Motion for continuance

Must include

proposed order

A motion for continuance must be submitted with an attached proposed order.

Motions for Continuance must be submitted to the Court with an attached order on or before the Thursday PRIOR to Calendar Call.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

The notice of hearing must list ALL plea terms for each case with nothing left open for interpretation.

ALL terms must be listed on the Notice of Hearing for EACH case. There shall be nothing left open for interpretation.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

The notice of hearing for a negotiated plea must list all requested case names and numbers in the header section.

All case names and numbers requesting a Negotiated Plea must be listed on the Notice Hearing in the header section.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

The notice of hearing for a global plea must list all requested case names and numbers in the header section.

All case names and numbers requesting a Global Plea must be listed on the Notice Hearing in the header section.

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Applies to

Motion

Every motion filed in Division FC must clearly state the charges against the Defendant.

All motions must clearly state the charges against the Defendant.

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Applies to

Notice of cancellation

Must include

certificate of service

Cancelling a motion hearing requires filing a Notice of Cancellation with proper notice to all interested parties.

If the motion is to be canceled, then a Notice of Cancellation of the hearing must be filed with proper notice to all interested parties.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

The notice of hearing must state the hearing date, time, and the length of time set aside.

The Notice shall include the date and time of the hearing and the length of time set aside for the hearing.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

Hearings will not be set unless the parties provide a notice of hearing and a copy of the motion.

Hearings WILL NOT be set without a Notice of Hearing from the parties and a copy of the MOTION.

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Applies to

Agreed order

Must include

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Agreed orders submitted with agreed motions must contain the words 'Agreed Order' in the heading.

Agreed Orders: submitted with Agreed Motions must contain the language "Agreed Order" in the heading.

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Applies to

Motion to withdraw

Must include

certificate of service

Motions to Withdraw, and their notices of hearing, must include a certificate of service to the Defendant.

Motions to Withdraw must include a certificate of service to the Defendant and the Notice of Hearing must include the same.

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Applies to

Cms user agreement

Self-represented litigants must submit a notarized user agreement with a copy of their driver's license to div07@17th.flcourts.org to obtain CMS access.

You must submit your user agreement, which must be notarized, with a copy of the Driver's License to div07@17th.flcourts.org.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Emergency motion

Emergency motions must be verified and include a good-faith emergency certification.

All emergency motions shall be verified and shall include a certification by the attorney or self-represented litigant that the motion is an emergency and the attorney or self-represented litigant is acting in good faith in seeking such relief.

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Applies to

Any filing

Must include

ai disclosure

Filings containing AI-generated content must include a certification of personal review and disclose AI use on the face of the document.

Any attorney or pro se litigant submitting such a filing must include certification that they have personally reviewed and verified the content’s accuracy, specifically regarding factual statements, legal arguments, and case citations. All filings or submissions containing AI-generated content must must disclose the use of AI on the face of the document, pleading, and/or filing

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Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed Orders require leave of Court and attorneys may not cancel hearings on the docket.

Do not submit Agreed Orders without leave of Court to do so. Attorneys are NOT authorized to cancel hearings on the Court’s docket.

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Applies to

Proposed order granting withdrawal

Proposed orders granting withdrawal must include the client's mailing address, email, and phone number.

In the body of the proposed order granting withdrawal, attorneys SHALL include the client’s mailing address, email address and phone number.

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Applies to

Petition by affidavit for violation of injunction

To address an injunction violation, inform the Domestic Violence Unit in Room 2140 to complete and file the appropriate paperwork.

If you want the court to address a violation of a Temporary or Final Injunction, you must inform the Domestic Violence Unit in the Clerk of Court’s office in Room 2140 so that the appropriate paperwork may be completed and filed with the Court.

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Applies to

Any filing

Must include

ai disclosure

Required verbatim AI certification language for filings containing AI-generated content.

The undersigned hereby certifies that generative artificial was used to prepare this [TITLE OF DOCUMENT BEING FILED]. The specific generative artificial intelligence tool(s) used include [name of generative AI program(s)]. The undersigned has independently verified the accuracy of every citation to the law and/or record, and the accuracy of any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence, including quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, facts and legal analysis.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Any filing

Must include

ai disclosure

Documents prepared with AI assistance must identify the specific AI tool used.

When AI has been used or assisted in the use of preparation, researching, drafting pleadings, drafting documents, filing documents, and/or discovery requests, the document shall identify the specific tool used in such manner.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

All motions must contain a Good Faith Certification in the body or the motion will not be reviewed.

All motions MUST contain a Good Faith Certification in the body of the motion: I hereby certify that the movant has conferred or attempted to confer with all parties or self-represented parties who may be affected by the relief sought in the motion in a good faith effort to resolve the issues raised in the motion. Failure to include a Good Faith Certification will prevent the motion from being reviewed by the Court.

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Applies to

Order granting withdrawal

Orders granting withdrawal must contain specified language requiring the client to retain new counsel or proceed pro se within 5 days, with sanctions for noncompliance.

Include the following language in the Order: “Within 5 days client shall either retain new counsel who must file a written Notice of Appearance with the Clerk of Court; or the client must file a written notice with the Clerk of Court advising that he or she will be proceeding as a self represented litigant. Failure to comply with this Order will create a presumption that the client no longer wishes to participate in this litigation and the Court may sua sponte, or upon motion by opposing counsel, impose sanctions against the client. Those sanctions may include striking pleadings, granting attorney’s fees and costs, the entry of a default judgment, dismissal of the action with prejudice and/or any sanctions deemed appropriate and just by the Court.”

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Applies to

15 day return hearing

All parties must attend the 15-day return hearing where the DV case is transferred to the Family Division.

If a Unified Family Case is filed or re-opened after a Domestic Violence case has been filed, the Domestic Violence case will be transferred to the assigned Family Division at the scheduled 15-day return hearing. All parties MUST attend the 15-day return hearing.

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Applies to

Exhibits

All evidence must be provided to the in-court clerk on a USB jump drive at the final hearing.

All evidence MUST be provided to the In Court Clerk on a USB jump drive at the final hearing date.

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Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits for final hearing/trial must be pre-marked with letters of the alphabet with the in-court clerk.

All exhibits presented at the final hearing/trial must be pre-marked for identification using LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET with the in-court clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request to invoke rules

Must include

proposed order

Requests to invoke the rules in small claims cases must use the required uniform order form submitted via the e-order system; non-compliant proposed orders will not be entered.

Judge DeLuca requires a uniform order for this purpose submitted via the e-order system. Proposed orders submitted not in compliance will not be entered.

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Applies to

Request for substitution of counsel

Substitution of counsel requires the client's written consent and a certification by new counsel that they have reviewed the docket and spoken with all counsel of record.

The Court will not grant a substitution of counsel unless client's written consent is obtained, and new counsel certifies, “I have reviewed the Court docket in this file and have spoken with all counsel of record. I am aware of all pending hearings, depositions and other deadlines that are set in this case.” See Rule 2.505(e)(2)

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Applies to

Motion for assistance scheduling deposition

DEPOSITIONS MAY NOT BE UNILATERALLY SET If cooperation cannot be had, the party desiring to set a deposition should file a motion seeking assistance from the Court which lays out with specificity the efforts taken which still have failed to achieve an agreed date, time and location for the deposition. Any Motion to seek assistance of the Court for the scheduling of a deposition shall be set on Uniform Motion Calendar and may be set unilaterally.

DEPOSITIONS MAY NOT BE UNILATERALLY SET If cooperation cannot be had, the party desiring to set a deposition should file a motion seeking assistance from the Court which lays out with specificity the efforts taken which still have failed to achieve an agreed date, time and location for the deposition. Any Motion to seek assistance of the Court for the scheduling of a deposition shall be set on Uniform Motion Calendar and may be set unilaterally.

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Applies to

Request for emergency relief

Emergency matters must comply with AO 2021-51-CO, including submission of a 'Request for Emergency Relief'; a bare email stating an emergency is insufficient.

Please do not simply email the Court stating that you have an emergency. You must comply with the requirements of Administrative Order 2021-51-CO, “Circuit and County Civil and Probate Emergency Matters,” including the submission of a “Request for Emergency Relief.”

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Victim request to modify or vacate no contact order

Must include

case number

A victim seeking to modify or vacate a No Contact Order must send a written request (email preferred) that includes the case number, both parties' phone numbers and email addresses, and all reasons for the request.

The Judge must receive from the victim a written request (email is preferred to: divfv@17th.flcourts.org) to modify or drop a No Contact Order, which shall include the following information: a.) Case Number b.) Victim’s and Defendant’s phone numbers & email addresses c.) Be sure to include all reasons for a for request to modify or vacate the no contact order

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Proposed exhibits must be reviewed with opposing counsel in advance and pre-marked with letters starting with 'A'.

All proposed exhibits (evidence) for trial or any evidentiary hearing shall be reviewed with the opposing counsel/party in advance of the scheduled trial/hearing date and pre-marked for admission with LETTERS, starting with “A.”

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Stipulation for substitution of counsel

Must include

proposed order

Substitution of counsel not done ore tenus requires submitting the signed stipulation, the defendant's signed consent, and a proposed order to the Division email, with new counsel's required certification included in the stipulation.

If not occurring ore tenus in open court with the defendant present, either counsel may submit the signed Stipulation, signed consent of defendant/client, and proposed order with the below referenced wording to the Division email address. New counsel shall include in the Stipulation a certification stating, "I have reviewed the Court docket in this file and have spoken with all counsel of record. I am aware of all pending hearings, depositions, and other deadlines that are set in this case."

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion

For motion calendar/status hearings, the motion must first be filed with the Clerk of Court and the moving party must coordinate with opposing counsel before setting the hearing.

You MUST first file your motion indicating your requested relief or motion for status hearing with the Clerk of Court. The moving party must coordinate with the opposing counsel/party prior to setting the hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

Must include

certificate of service

Motions to withdraw (and their notices of hearing) must include a certificate of service on all parties, or the Court will not hear the motion.

Motions to Withdraw: must include a certificate of service to all other parties and the Notice of Hearing must include the same. The Court will not hear any motion to withdraw where the Defendant/other parties are not properly noticed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Notice of hearing

A notice of hearing stating the date, time, and length of the hearing is required; hearings will not be set without one.

The Notice shall include the date and time of the hearing and the length of time set aside for the hearing. Hearings WILL NOT be set without a Notice of Hearing from the parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion

For special set hearings of 15 minutes or longer, the motion must first be filed with the Clerk of Court.

You MUST first file your motion with the Clerk of Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Exhibits

For trials, proposed exhibits must be reviewed with opposing counsel in advance and pre-marked with letters starting with 'A', and exhibit objections must be filed as a motion in limine before trial with an advance hearing requested from the Judicial Assistant.

All proposed exhibits (evidence) for trial shall be reviewed with the opposing counsel/party in advance of the scheduled trial and pre-marked for admission with LETTERS, starting with "A." If a party objects to any proposed exhibit, he/she shall file a motion in limine with respect to same prior to the trial and request a court hearing in advance of the trial from the Judicial Assistant.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Proposed agreed order

Proposed agreed orders must be submitted with agreed motions and titled 'Agreed Order on…'.

Agreed Orders: Proposed Agreed Orders shall be submitted with Agreed Motions and must contain the title “Agreed Order on…”.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

All notices of hearing must contain the ADA notification required by Rule 2.540.

All notices of hearing must contain the ADA notification required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.540.

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Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must include a cover letter that either certifies all parties agree or identifies any party disagreement as to the order.

All proposed orders must be accompanied by a cover letter either (1) certifying that all parties agree to the order or (2) containing a statement identifying any disagreement of the parties as to the proposed order.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

Notices of hearing involving any remote appearance must list the Judge's Zoom information.

A notice of hearing involving any remote appearance must list the Judges Zoom information.

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Applies to

Notice of hearing

All motion calendar and special set hearings are on Zoom unless otherwise specified by the Court. Please make sure to include Judge Eves’s zoom link on all notice of hearings.

All motion calendar and special set hearings are on Zoom unless otherwise specified by the Court. Please make sure to include Judge Eves’s zoom link on all notice of hearings.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

After three good-faith attempts to coordinate availability fail, a party may unilaterally set a hearing, and the notice of hearing must be designated 'Unilaterally Set' with the supporting correspondence attached.

It is mandatory that all parties consult with one another regarding their availability. However, if after three (3) reasonable good faith attempts were unsuccessful, a party may unilaterally set a hearing. Once the hearing has been set the Notice of Hearing must indicate that it is a Unilaterally Set hearing and please attach the correspondence supporting the attempts to coordinate the hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Email to judicial office

Must include

case number

E-mails to the judicial office must have a subject line containing the case number, case name, and relevant matter.

The subject line must contain the case number, case name, and relevant matter

CRITICAL

Applies to

Emergency motion

Emergency motions must set forth the issues to be resolved, the reasons an emergency hearing is necessary, and the amount of time needed for each party's presentation.

If a party believes there is a factual basis for setting an emergency hearing, a detailed motion setting forth the following must be filed: (1) the issues to be resolved, (2) reasons why an emergency hearing is necessary, and (3) the amount of time needed for each party’s presentation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

Must include

certificate of service

The notice of hearing should certify that the other party has received notice via email.

The notice of hearing should certify that the other party has received notice via email.

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Applies to

Motion to withdraw

Must include

certificate of service

Motions to Withdraw must include a certificate of service to the Defendant (also in the Notice of Hearing), and the Court will not hear the motion if the Defendant is absent without proper notice.

Motions to Withdraw must include a certificate of service to the Defendant and the Notice of Hearing must include the same. The Court will not hear any Motion to Withdraw where the Defendant is absent, and no proper notice has been provided.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed motion

Agreed motions must contain a statement indicating the parties' agreement.

Agreed Motions must contain a statement indicating the agreement.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

The Court may not hear a set matter without a Notice of Hearing unless the opposing party waives the notice requirement.

Without a Notice of Hearing, the Court may not hear the matter set unless the party opposing the motion agrees to waive the notice requirement.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Orders submitted for agreed motions must include the language 'Agreed Order' in the heading.

Orders submitted to say motions must include the language "Agreed Order" in the heading.