Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

WARNINGCivil cases

The witness/exhibit exchange and expert disclosure deadlines may only be modified by order of the Court.

Any modification to the above time frames must be done per order of the Court.

WARNING

Attorneys in DV cases must file a Notice of Appearance immediately upon being retained.

Attorneys must file a Notice of Appearance immediately upon being retained.

WARNING

A party may request a case management conference thirty days after a petition or complaint is filed.

A case management conference may be requested by a party thirty (30) days after a petition or complaint.

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Deadline

2 business days

If the opposing party fails to provide reasonable deposition dates within two business days of the request, the movant may unilaterally set the deposition.

Judge Peffer will not authorize motions to be set for hearing “to compel dates.” If the opposing party does not provide reasonable dates within two business days of the request, you may unilaterally set the deposition. The burden will then be on the opposing party to move for protective order and explain why no dates were provided.

WARNING

The agreed juror questionnaires must be provided one week prior to juror prequalification.

However, we need to have the questionnaires that the parties agreed to use one week prior to prequalification.

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After filing, the Judge will review and enter an order or set a hearing; if no response within 10 days, follow up with the Clerk.

The Judge will review the motion and either enter an order or set a hearing on the motion. You will then receive an order or a notice of hearing by US mail. If you have not heard from the Court within 10 days regarding your motion, you should follow up with the Clerk of Court, domestic violence division, room 2140, in-person or by phone (954-831-5570 or 954-831-5520).

WARNING

If a party is assigned to draft the proposed order from a hearing, it should be submitted to the court within ten (10) days.

If a party is assigned to draft the proposed order from a hearing, it should be submitted to the court within ten (10) days.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Interpreter requests for languages other than Spanish or French/Creole must be received at least 7 days before the scheduled proceeding.

Requests for spoken language court interpreters, other than Spanish or French/Creole, must be received at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

2 working days

If a proposed agreed order is not signed or rejected within 2 working days of submission, the filer must notify the Judicial Assistant that it is awaiting review.

If your proposed agreed order has not been signed or rejected within 2 working days following submission, please advise the Judicial Assistant that your proposed agreed order is awaiting review.

INFO

Deadline

5 business days

Represented parties may upload the motion and hearing documentation to CMS supporting documents five business days before the hearing.

Represented Parties may add the Motion and any other documentation for the hearing to supporting documents five (5) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

INFO

A party may request a case management conference thirty days after a petition or complaint is filed.

A case management conference may be requested by a party thirty (30) days after a petition or complaint.

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Exhibit labels must be requested before or on the first day of trial.

Please request labels before or on the first day of Trial.