Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials, including case law, must be received no later than three business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing, including case law, no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

Unless the Court states otherwise, proposed orders must be submitted within one week after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed 120 days before calendar call.

Witness & Exhibit Lists 120 days before Calendar Call

Rebuttal witness lists must be filed 100 days before calendar call.

Rebuttal Witness Lists 100 days before Calendar Call

Summary judgment and Daubert motions must be filed 90 days before calendar call.

Filing Summary Judgment & Daubert Motions 90 days before Calendar Call

Discovery must be cut off 90 days before calendar call.

Discovery Cut-Off 90 days before Calendar Call

Summary judgment and Daubert motions must be filed 30 days before calendar call.

Filing Summary Judgment & Daubert Motions 30 days before Calendar Call

Discovery must be cut off 30 days before calendar call.

Discovery Cut-Off 30 days before Calendar Call

Dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment, must be heard five days before calendar call.

Deadline to hear Dispositive Motions (i.e. Motions for Summary Judgment) 5 days before Calendar Call

Pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be heard five days before calendar call.

Deadline to hear Pre-Trial Motions (i.e. Motions in Limine) 5 days before Calendar Call

The calendar call and trial-ready date are the calendar call date.

Calendar Call/Trial Ready Date ** Calendar Call date

Expert witnesses and compulsory examinations must be completed 120 days before calendar call.

Expert Witnesses and Compulsory Examinations 120 days before Calendar Call

Service of the complaint must be completed within 120 days of filing, and any extension requires a court order.

Service of Complaint 120 days from filing; Service under extension is only by court order.

Pleading amendments and adding parties are due within 180 days of filing.

Pleading Amendments/ Adding parties 180 days from filing

All motions or objections directed to the pleadings must be resolved and pleadings closed within 250 days of filing.

Resolution of all motions/objections directed to the pleadings (i.e. to dismiss or strike) and pleadings closed * 250 days from filing

All motions must be heard five days before calendar call.

Deadline to hear ALL Motions 5 days before Calendar Call

Jury instructions and the verdict form must be submitted three days before calendar call.

Jury Instructions and Verdict Form 3 days before Calendar Call

The trial-ready date is the calendar call date.

Trial Ready Date Calendar Call date

Defensive and certain other motions that would prevent the case from being at issue must be set for hearing within five days of filing and scheduled at the earliest mutually available date.

The parties must expeditiously address any motions directed to the pleadings. Defensive motions under Rule 1.140 of the Fla. R. Civ. P., motions to extend time to file a defensive motion or pleading, and any other motion preventing the matter from being at issue shall be set for hearing within five (5) days of filing. The motion should be scheduled for hearing at the earliest date that the Court and parties are available.

All motions or objections directed to the pleadings must be resolved and pleadings closed within 180 days of filing.

Resolution of all motions/objections directed to the pleadings (i.e. to dismiss or strike) and pleadings closed * 180 days from filing

Expert witnesses and compulsory examinations must be completed 45 days before calendar call.

Expert Witnesses and Compulsory Examinations 45 days before Calendar Call

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed 45 days before calendar call.

Witness & Exhibit Lists 45 days before Calendar Call

Rebuttal witness lists must be filed 35 days before calendar call.

Rebuttal Witness Lists 35 days before Calendar Call

Service of the complaint must be completed within 120 days of filing, and any extension requires a court order.

Service of Complaint 120 days from date of filing; Service under extension is only by court order

An answer must be filed or a default obtained within 140 days of filing.

Answer filed or default obtained 140 days from date of filing

Pleading amendments and adding parties must be completed within 150 days of filing.

Amendment of pleadings/adding parties 150 days from date of filing

All motions or objections directed to the pleadings must be resolved within 190 days of filing.

Resolution of all motions/objections directed to the pleadings (i.e. motions to dismiss or strike)* 190 days from date of filing

Witness and expert lists must be filed 45 days before calendar call.

File Witness and Expert Lists 45 days before Calendar Call

Discovery must be closed 30 days before calendar call.

Close of discovery 30 days before Calendar Call

Exhibit lists must be filed 25 days before calendar call.

File Exhibit Lists 25 days before Calendar Call

The joint pretrial stipulation must be filed 10 days before calendar call.

File Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation 10 days before Calendar Call

The Notice of Compliance must be filed within 15 days of the meet and confer; timely filing ends compliance obligations absent a party motion or court order, while late filing requires Plaintiff to notice a Rule 1.200(a) case-management conference addressing the noncompliance issues.

If the Report is filed within 15 days of the meet and confer, counsel for the parties need take no further action to comply with this Order, absent further motion by the parties or order of this Court. If the Notice of Compliance is not filed within 15 days of the meet and confer, Plaintiff shall notice a Case Management Conference pursuant to 1.200(a) for Uniform Motion Calendar to address the specific issues that have resulted in the lack of compliance.

After conferring, the movant must schedule every contested nondispositive motion for hearing within five days after filing.

As required under the DCMO's, after the parties have met and conferred, the movant must schedule for hearing all contested, non-dispositive motions within five (5) days of filing.

Unless the court directs otherwise, the party responsible for the proposed order must circulate a draft to all counsel and self-represented parties within 48 hours after the hearing.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, within 48 hours of the hearing, the party directed to prepare the proposed Order must send a draft to all counsel and self-represented parties.

When parties cannot agree on an order's form, all competing proposed orders must be uploaded within 72 hours after the hearing unless the court directs otherwise.

If the parties cannot agree on the form of the Order, unless the Court orders otherwise all competing proposed Orders must be uploaded in the Court's Online System within 72 hours of the hearing.

When the court does not rule at the hearing but directs preparation of competing orders, the orders must be uploaded within 72 hours after the hearing unless the court directs otherwise.

If the Court does not rule at the hearing and directs the parties to prepare competing proposed orders, unless the Court orders otherwise all competing proposed Orders must be uploaded within 72 hours of the hearing.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded within 30 days after settlement; otherwise, a motion must request additional time, explain the delay, and state when closure is expected.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to the Court's Online System within 30 days of settlement or the parties shall file a Motion requesting additional time and reporting to the Court what is preventing the case from being closed out and when the parties anticipate case closure.

A nunc pro tunc motion seeking relief after the service deadline has expired must be set for hearing.

Motions seeking relief nunc pro tunc, after expiration of the deadline for service, must be set for hearing.

A discovery motion extending a deadline or modifying discovery obligations must be filed before the affected deadline expires.

Discovery Motions seeking to extend deadlines or modify discovery obligations must be filed prior to the expiration of the deadline.

A summary-judgment response is due no later than 40 days after the motion, and its hearing generally must be set at least 10 days after that response deadline unless the parties stipulate or the court orders otherwise.

Under amended Rule 1.510, Responses are due no later than forty (40) days after the filing of the Motion. Any hearing must be set at least ten (10) days after the deadline for the filing of the Response, unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise.

Interested persons must file comments with the Court within 75 days of the opinion's date.

Because the amendments were not published for comment previously, interested persons shall have 75 days from the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court. 2

Comments must be filed by August 11, 2026, and a person wishing to participate in oral argument must also file a separate request by that date.

All comments must be filed with the Court on or before August 11, 2026, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case.

The parties must be trial ready at calendar call.

The parties must be trial ready at calendar call.

A mediation report must be filed within 48 hours of mediation.

A notice of mediation was filed on ____, mediation is scheduled for _______ and a mediation report will be filed with 48 hours of the same.

All motions must be set and heard no later than 30 days before calendar call.

All motions must be set and heard 30 days before calendar call at the latest.

The parties must attend mediation 30 days before calendar call.

The parties must attend mediation 30 days prior to calendar call.

A response to the Summary Judgment Motion is due on the stated date, and the motion cannot be heard earlier than 50 days after filing.

The Summary Judgment Motion was filed on __.(date). A timely response is due on____ and the earliest time the SJM can be heard is ____pursuant to the FL.R.C.P. (50 days from filing).

Responses to motions not governed by a different Civil Rules of Procedure requirement must be filed within five days of the order.

Responses to all motions other than required by the Civil Rules of Procedure are ordered within 5 days of this order.

A motion seeking costs, attorneys’ fees, or both must be served no later than 30 days after the judgment, judgment of dismissal, or notice of voluntary dismissal that concludes the action as to that party.

Rule 1.525, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, governs Motions for Costs and Attorney’s Fees, and provides that any party seeking a judgment taxing costs, attorneys’ fees, or both shall serve a motion no later than 30 days after filing of the judgment, including a judgment of dismissal, or the service of a notice of voluntary dismissal, which judgment or notice concludes the action as to that party,

The moving party must provide the fee expert’s contact information and supporting billing records to the nonmoving party at least 45 days before Calendar Call.

The moving party shall file a disclosure submitting to the nonmoving party the name, address, and telephone number of the attorneys’ fee expert and the moving party shall also submit copies of all billing timesheets, invoices for costs, and any other documentary evidence relating to the motion for attorneys’ fees and costs, no later than forty-five (45) days prior to Calendar Call.

The nonmoving party must identify its objections to each fee and cost line item and state the specific basis for each objection no later than 30 days before Calendar Call.

The nonmoving party shall file a disclosure submitting to the moving party no later than thirty (30) days prior to Calendar Call of its specific objections to all fees and costs, by identifying each line item and the specific basis for the opposing party’s objections,

The nonmoving party must disclose the contact information of any rebuttal expert no later than 15 days before Calendar Call.

The nonmoving party shall file a disclosure submitting the name, address, and telephone number of any expert it intends to use as rebuttal to the attorneys’ fees and costs claimed by the moving party, no later than fifteen (15) days prior to Calendar Call.

The parties and their experts must meet remotely to discuss fee and cost objections no later than 5 days before Calendar Call.

Both parties and their respective experts shall meet, via remote conference, to discuss the specific objections to the fees and costs being claimed no later than five (5) days prior to Calendar Call.

If the fee-and-cost motion remains unresolved, the parties must jointly file a submission and provide hardcopy billing and cost spreadsheets at Calendar Call.

If the parties cannot resolve the motion, then at Calendar Call, the parties shall jointly file a submission to the Court and provide a hardcopy of a spreadsheet for each attorney’s billing and for one for the costs.

A party seeking costs, attorneys' fees, or both must serve the motion within 30 days after the judgment is filed or, for voluntary dismissal, after service of the notice of dismissal.

WHEREAS, Rule 1.525, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, governs Motions for Costs and Attorney's Fees, and provides that any party seeking a judgment taxing costs, attorneys' fees, or both shall serve a motion no later than 30 days after filing of the judgment, including a judgment of dismissal, or the service of a notice of voluntary dismissal, which judgment or notice concludes the action as to that party,

At least 45 days before Calendar Call, the moving party must disclose its attorneys' fee expert's contact information and submit billing timesheets, cost invoices, and other supporting evidence.

The moving party shall file a disclosure submitting to the nonmoving party the name, address, and telephone number of the attorneys' fee expert and the moving party shall also submit copies of all billing timesheets, invoices for costs, and any other documentary evidence relating to the motion for attorneys' fees and costs, no later than forty-five (45) days prior to Calendar Call.

At least 30 days before Calendar Call, the nonmoving party must file specific objections identifying each disputed line item and the basis for each objection.

The nonmoving party shall file a disclosure submitting to the moving party no later than thirty (30) days prior to Calendar Call of its specific objections to all fees and costs, by identifying each line item and the specific basis for the opposing party's objections,

At least 15 days before Calendar Call, the nonmoving party must disclose the contact information of any rebuttal expert it intends to use.

The nonmoving party shall file a disclosure submitting the name, address, and telephone number of any expert it intends to use as rebuttal to the attorneys' fees and costs claimed by the moving party, no later than fifteen (15) days prior to Calendar Call.

Deadline

75 court days

Plaintiff must provide the final trial witness list, including rebuttal witnesses, at least 75 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Plaintiff(s) shall furnish Defendant(s) a final list of all witnesses expected to testify at trial, including any rebuttal witnesses, no later than SEVENTY-FIVE (75) DAYS prior to the Pretrial Conference.

Deadline

60 court days

Defendants must provide the final trial witness list, including rebuttal witnesses, at least 60 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Defendant(s) shall furnish Plaintiff(s) a final list of all witnesses expected to testify at trial, including any rebuttal witnesses, no later than SIXTY (60) DAYS prior to the Pretrial Conference.

Deadline

90 court days

All parties must exchange and file deposition designations at least 90 days before the Final Case Management Conference.

No later than NINETY (90) DAYS prior to the Final Case Management Conference, all parties shall exchange and file deposition designations of witnesses whose testimony the party expects to be presented by deposition, whether by transcript or video.

Deadline

10 court days

Parties have ten days after receiving deposition designations to exchange and file objections and counter-designations.

No later than TEN (10) DAYS after receiving such designations, all parties shall exchange and file objections and counter-designations to the same.

Deadline

10 court days

Parties have ten days after receiving counter-designations to exchange and file objections to counter-designations and counter-counter-designations.

No later than TEN (10) DAYS after receiving counter-designations, all parties shall exchange and file objections to counter-designations and counter-counter-designations, if necessary.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Each party must electronically produce all intended trial exhibits to the other parties at least 30 days before the Pretrial Conference.

No later than thirty (30) days prior to the Pretrial Conference (“Conference”), each party shall produce to all other parties all trial exhibits in electronic format it intends to introduce at trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

The original Joint Pretrial Stipulation must be filed with the clerk and one copy mailed or delivered to the court at least 15 days before the Pretrial Conference.

The original shall be filed with the Clerk and one copy shall be mailed or delivered to the Court no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the pretrial conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Each party’s counsel must deliver an itemized exhibit list to the trial clerk at least five days before trial.

No later than FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the Trial, counsel for each party shall deliver to the Trial Clerk an Exhibit List that contains an itemized list of all exhibits to be introduced during trial.

If the proposed jury instructions and verdict forms were not submitted at the pretrial conference, the plaintiffs must file them with the clerk and submit hard copies to the court by 9:00 a.m. on the stated date.

The Plaintiff(s) shall file with the Clerk and submit to the Court in hard copy form a complete set of proposed jury instructions and verdict forms by no later than 9:00 a.m. on ___________________________, 20_____.

All motions must be set within five days of filing, heard within 60 days as permitted by law, and set and heard at least 30 days before calendar call or they may be deemed abandoned.

The parties must move to set all motions within 5 days of filing and timely heard within 60 days as permitted by law, but no later than 30 days prior to calendar call, or the same may be deemed abandoned.

Deadline

5 calendar days

A response to every motion must be filed within five days unless the Florida Rules provide otherwise, failing which the motion may be deemed unopposed.

All motions require a filed Response within 5 days of the motion being filed unless otherwise indicated in the FL.R.C.P. or the motion may be deemed unopposed.

Deadline

5 business days

All hearing materials must be received no sooner than five business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing no sooner than five (5) business days before the hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

When directed by the Court after a hearing, the movant must confer with opposing counsel and submit the proposed order electronically within 48 hours after the ruling.

If the Court directs after the hearing: the Moving party shall, confer with opposing counsel and submit proposed orders electronically within 48 hrs. after the Court's ruling on the matter.

Deadline

5 calendar days

A response to a motion for rehearing, reconsideration, or clarification must be filed within five days and attached to the respondent's competing order.

A Response shall be filed within 5 days and provided as an exhibit to the Respondent's competing order.

Deadline

90 calendar days

A status report must be filed every 90 days, and noncompliance may result in dismissal without prejudice.

All parties must ensure that a status report is filed in the case file every 90 days. Failure to comply with this division instruction may result in the matter being dismissed without prejudice.

Objections to an examination request under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.360(a)(1)(A) must be filed within 30 days of the written request, assuming service of process occurred at least 15 days before the request was served.

Objections to “Examination of Persons” under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.360(a)(1)(A) must be filed no later than 30 days from the written request assuming service of process has occurred at least 15 days prior to the request being served.

The document must be filed in the docket and emailed to the designated address at least five days before calendar call.

The parties will be excused from calendar call if the same is filed in the docket and emailed to cad-divisionAG@pbcgov.org, 5 days prior to calendar call, after the parties have conferred.

Deadline

48 hours

Plaintiff's counsel, or the unrepresented plaintiff, must schedule mediation and file a notice of mediation within 48 hours after the order.

Plaintiff's counsel or Plaintiff, if unrepresented, shall be responsible for scheduling mediation and filing a notice of mediation in 48 hours of this order.

Deadline

48 hours

Within 48 hours after the mediation conference, the plaintiff must file a mediation report and email the division to report whether the case settled.

After the mediation has taken place, the Plaintiff shall, within 48 hours of the mediation conference, inform the Court in writing as to whether or not the case has been settled by filing the mediation report and emailing the division.

Deadline

48 hours

Mediation reports must be filed within 48 hours after mediation, and the parties must set a status conference on UMC within five days after mediation.

All mediation reports must be filed within 48 hours of mediation and the parties have set the case for a Status Conference on UMC within 5 days of the same.

Within the order's unspecified number of days, the client must either have new counsel file a written appearance or personally file a written notice of self-representation, unless the client is a representative entity that must retain counsel.

Within ____ days from the date of this Order, CLIENT shall either: Retain new counsel and have that counsel file a written appearance with the Clerk of the Court; OR File a written notice with the Clerk of the Court advising that CLIENT will represent himself/herself. [If CLIENT is a corporation, trustee or a trust, personal representative of an estate, or otherwise named in a representative capacity, CLIENT must retain counsel.]

Deadline

2 calendar days

All evidence intended for introduction must be filed at least two calendar days before the evidentiary hearing, following the court’s instructions.

At least 2 calendar days before an evidentiary hearing, the parties shall file all evidence sought to be introduced pursuant to instructions provided by the court.

Deadline

10 business days

Witness lists must be filed with the court at least ten business days before the evidentiary hearing and must omit witnesses’ email addresses and telephone numbers.

Witness lists shall also be filed with the Court without the witnesses’ email addresses or phone numbers at least 10 business days in advance of an evidentiary hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

Parties must choose among the stated hearing-attendance or written-submission alternatives, and any Agreed Order disposing of the motion must be submitted at least 48 business hours before the hearing.

Accordingly, all counsel or self-represented parties must agree either: (1) to be present in person or appear via zoom if the special set hearing is two (2) hours or less; (2) be present in person if the hearing is two (2) hours or longer; [however, a witness may testify only in strict compliance with Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.530 and Fla. R. civ. P. 1.451]; (3) submit a written memorandum in lieu of personal appearance and oral argument; or (4) submit an Agreed Order disposing of the motion at least forty-eight (48) business hours prior to hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

All memoranda and case authorities must be submitted to the court and opposing counsel at least five business days before the hearing, with the transmittal document identifying the hearing date and time.

All memoranda and/or case authority must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel at least five (5) business days before the hearing and the transmittal document must designate the date and time of the hearing for which they are submitted.

A proposed order must be submitted through OLS no later than 48 hours after the hearing or 48 hours before a future hearing.

All proposed orders shall be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing via OLS or 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.

A proposed final judgment may be submitted through OLS only within two days after the hearing or one day before it.

Proposed final judgments may be submitted via OLS only within two (2) days following the hearing or one (1) day prior to the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials, including case law, must be received by the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing, including case law, no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

A hearing may be cancelled or rescheduled only with court permission, after which a notice of cancellation must be immediately filed and served on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

Hearings may only be cancelled or rescheduled with permission of the Court. Once granted, you must immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after the hearing unless the court states otherwise.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

The parenting-course completion certificate must be filed within 10 days after the order.

If the trial at issue is a dissolution or paternity and either party has not complied with completion of the parenting course, the party not in compliance SHALL file a certificate of completion within 10 days of this order.

Deadline

2 business days

The Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed with the clerk no later than two business days before trial.

The Joint Pretrial Statement must be completely filled out by the attorneys (or pro se litigant if unrepresented) and filed with the Clerk of Court no later than 2 BUSINESS DAYS prior to trial in this case.

Deadline

48 business days

Counsel or self-represented parties must either attend the hearing or notify the court and submit an agreed order disposing of the motion at least 48 business hours before the hearing.

Accordingly, all counsel or self-represented parties must be physically present at a hearing [however, upon a showing of good cause and leave of court a witness may testify electronically but only in strict compliance with Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.530 and Family Rule of Procedure 12.451]; or notify the Court of Agreement and submit an Agreed Order disposing of the motion at least forty-eight (48) business hours prior to hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

All memoranda and case authorities must be submitted to the court and opposing counsel at least five business days before the hearing.

All memoranda and/or case authority must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel at least five (5) business days before the hearing and the transmittal document must designate the date and time of the hearing for which they are submitted.

Deadline

24 hours

A cancellation notice must be filed with the clerk, and the Online Services event must be canceled no later than 24 hours before the event.

All notices of cancellation are to be filed with the Clerk of Court. The party setting the event in the OnLine System is required to cancel the event in the OnLine System. There is a cut off on the scheduling program of 24 hours prior to the event.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

Applies to

Case law

Case law must be sent to and received by the court three business days before the hearing.

Case Law shall be sent and received three (3) business days prior to the hearing.

Trials and evidentiary hearings set by court order may be canceled only by another court order.

Matters set by order of the Court (trials and evidentiary hearings) can only be cancelled by order of the court.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order must be submitted through OLS from 48 hours before the hearing through no later than 48 hours after it, subject only to an extension stated by the court at the hearing.

All proposed orders are to be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing and no earlier than 48 hours prior to the hearing via OLS. Any extensions to this 48-hour deadline must be otherwise stated by the Court at the time of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Joint pretrial statement

The Joint Pretrial Statement must be completed no later than 10 calendar days before trial.

The Joint Pretrial Statement from Palm Beach Bar Association's website must be completed no later than 10 calendar days prior to trial per this Court's trial Order.

Deadline

2 business days

Applies to

Pretrial stipulation

A pretrial stipulation must be filed no later than two business days before the hearing and emailed to the court as a courtesy copy.

A pre-trial stipulation must be filed no later than 2 business days prior to hearing with a courtesy copy submitted to the Court via email.

All proposed orders and final judgments must be submitted through OLS no later than one day before the hearing.

Please send all proposed orders and final judgments via OLS no later than a day before the hearing.

A party unilaterally setting a hearing must give five days' notice, unless the parties agree to shorter notice.

If necessary that the hearing be unilaterally set, setting Party must give five days notice to opposing counsel or pro se litigant (shorter notice only by agreement of the parties).

Proposed orders must be uploaded one day before the UMC hearing.

PLEASE UPLOAD THE PROPOSED ORDER(S) THE DAY BEFORE THE UMC HEARING.

At least five days before an evidentiary hearing, the parties must exchange all intended proposed exhibits, each numerically pre-marked for identification.

No less than five days prior to each hearing, the parties must exchange all proposed exhibits which they intend to reference during the hearing. Each proposed exhibit must be pre-marked for identification to identify the exhibits numerically.

Deadline

45 calendar days

Forty-five calendar days before trial, all parties must exchange lists of trial exhibits, trial witnesses, and expert witnesses with names and addresses.

All parties shall exchange lists of all trial exhibits, names and addresses of all trial witnesses, and names and addresses of all expert witnesses within forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the first date of trial.

Deadline

30 calendar days

The parties must exchange rebuttal-witness names and addresses within thirty days before the first trial date.

Within thirty (30) days prior to the first day of trial, the parties shall exchange lists of names and addresses of all rebuttal witnesses.

The appointed Guardian, Administrator, and Attorney Ad Litem must file an Answer to the Complaint within 30 days after the date of the Order.

Said Guardian, Administrator and Attorney Ad Litem shall file its Answer to the Complaint within 30 days from the date of this Order.

The Online Scheduling System does not permit hearings to be set with five or fewer days' notice.

Please note the OLS system will not allow hearings be set on 5 days or less notice.

A motion must be set for hearing within 45 days after filing.

Motions must be set for hearing within forty-five (45) days of filing.

Failure to set a motion for hearing within the stated 45-day period may result in the motion being deemed abandoned or denied.

Failure to comply with the timeframe set forth will result in the Motion being deemed abandoned or denied.

Responsive memos must be filed and provided to the Court with the motion at least 10 days before the hearing.

Responsive memos shall be filed and provided with the motion to the Court at least 10 days in advance of hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

After an oral ruling, a proposed order should be submitted online within 24 hours unless additional time is granted.

After an oral ruling, a proposed order should be submitted within 24 hours (unless additional time is granted) through the online system as described in Section VIII.C, below.

The court must be notified immediately when a case settles, is voluntarily dismissed, or is stayed if future hearings or trial remain scheduled.

If your case settles, is voluntarily dismissed, or stayed, and there are future hearings or a trial scheduled on the Court's docket, PLEASE NOTIFY THE COURT IMMEDIATELY, so the time can be freed-up for other matters.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to the JVS system within 30 days of settlement, unless the parties report what prevents closure and when closure is anticipated.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to the Court's JVS system within 30 days of settlement or the parties shall report to the Court what is preventing the case from being closed out and when the parties anticipate it can be.

An agreed order resolving the hearing issue must be uploaded electronically to the divisional queue by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.

The agreed order must be uploaded electronically to the divisional queue by 3:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

The standing demonstrative aid must be provided at least five business days before trial commencement.

Therefore, prior to trial in any foreclosure case, any party which advances a position on plaintiff’s standing shall prepare and at least five business days prior to trial commencement, provide to the Court and to each other party a demonstrative aid which demonstrates existence of or lack of standing by the plaintiff both immediately before filing of the complaint and at time of trial.

After notifying the receiving party of an inadvertent production, the producing party must provide corrected versions within 14 days.

The Producing Party shall produce corrected versions of the materials to conform the document to the appropriate designation within fourteen (14) days of the date they notified the Receiving Party of the inadvertent production.

After receiving a confidentiality challenge, the producing party must provide a written explanation of the designation within 21 days if it does not change the designation.

After receipt of this written notification, the Producing Party will have an opportunity to review the designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain, in writing within twenty-one (21) days of receiving such a challenge, the basis of the designation.

Applies to

Motion to protect confidentiality

Within 14 days after the notice of challenged information, the producing party must file a motion to protect confidentiality and identify documents no longer treated as confidential.

Within fourteen (14) days of the Notice of Challenged Information, the Producing Party must file a Motion to Protect Confidentiality and specify, if appropriate, which documents are no longer being maintained as confidential.

Applies to

Opposition

Within seven days after the motion to protect confidentiality, the receiving party must file an opposition identifying any documents no longer challenged as confidential.

Within seven (7) days of the Motion for Protect Confidentiality, the Receiving Party must file an opposition and specify, if appropriate, which documents are no longer being challenged as confidential.

Applies to

Reply

Within seven days, the producing party must file a reply identifying any documents no longer maintained as confidential.

Within seven (7) days, the Producing Party must file a reply and specify, if appropriate, which documents are no longer being maintained as confidential.

Within 45 days after the litigation and any appeals conclude, recipients must, at the producing party’s written request and the receiving party’s option, destroy or return all protected information.

Within forty-five (45) days after conclusion of this Litigation, including any appeals related thereto, at the written request of the Producing Party, such attorney and any person to whom he/she disclosed Confidential Information and/or Highly Confidential Information shall, including any experts and consultants, at the Receiving Party’s option, either (a) destroy or (b) return and surrender all Confidential Information and/or Highly Confidential Information produced pursuant to this Order, to the Producing Party.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

An order setting a hearing must be uploaded immediately after hearing time is reserved.

The order setting hearing must be uploaded immediately after reserving hearing time.

A proposed order must not be submitted more than one day before a hearing on a matter the court has not yet decided, because it will be rejected.

Please DO NOT submit proposed orders more than 1 day in advance of a hearing on matters on which the Court has not yet ruled (the order will be rejected).

If the matter resolves less than 24 hours before the hearing, the moving party must either appear at the scheduled hearing or contact the Judicial Assistant before uploading an agreed order, which must be uploaded electronically by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding day.

If resolved less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hearing (excluding holidays and weekends), the moving party shall either: 1) appear before the Court at the scheduled hearing time; or 2) Contact the Judicial Assistant before uploading an agreed order resolving the subject matter of the hearing. The agreed order must be uploaded electronically to the divisional queue by 3:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

4 business days

Criminal motions and orders must be uploaded four days before the hearing, except emergency motions, while the clerk has 72 hours to file orders.

All motions and their orders must be uploaded to the queue four days before the hearing on the case. This allows the clerk to process your order. Please remember the Clerk gets 72 hours to file your orders. This does not include Emergency Motions.

Deadline

4 business days

Applies to

Motion

Criminal matters ordinarily require in-person appearances, and any Zoom appearance requires a motion filed four business days before the hearing.

All Criminal cases are in person. Appearances by Zoom require your attorney to file a motion 4 business days before the hearing, (This does not include the weekends.).

After the Court issues its order, the opposing party has ten days to file an opposition to the motion.

Upon the Court’s issuance of the Order Directing Response, the opposing party shall have ten (10) days to file their response in opposition to the motion.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must reach the court at least three business days before the hearing by U.S. mail, commercial courier, or hand delivery.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three (3) business days before the hearing via U.S. mail, a commercial courier service, or hand delivery.

Deadline

5 business days

A request to appear remotely must be made by written motion at least five business days before the hearing.

The court maintains a hybrid virtual courtroom, allowing parties to appear either in person or remotely, as provided by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530. Requests to use communication technology for an appearance must be made by written motion at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

3 business days

An objection to remote appearance technology must be filed no later than three business days before the hearing.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than three (3) business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

All documents and proposed orders must be submitted through OLS 48 hours before a hearing or trial.

All documents, including proposed orders, must be uploaded and submitted via the Court's Online Services 48 hours prior to the hearing or trial.

Deadline

48 hours

Unless the court waives it, a hard-copy transcript of all relevant proceedings must be delivered to the judge and all other parties at least 48 hours before the motion-to-vacate hearing.

Unless waived by order of the Court prior to any hearing on the Motion to Vacate, the transcript of all relevant proceedings, if any, must be delivered to the Judge (hard copy only) and provided to all other parties at least 48 hours before the hearing.

The parties must coordinate a hearing date, promptly seek court confirmation, and may not file the notice of hearing before confirmation.

Hearing dates provided are to be coordinated between the parties and only contact the court with the coordinated hearing date. All hearing dates have been given to multiple parties and are on a first come first serve basis so please get back to me ASAP to confirm the coordinated date and time as these dates may no longer be available. Do not file your notice of hearing until confirmed with the court.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

An inmate transport request must be received at least 24 hours before the transport date.

Inmate transport requests must be received at least 24 hours prior to the date of the transport.

All exhibits must be received in chambers three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

All exhibits must be received in chambers three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

If a motion remains undetermined 60 days after its hearing, the movant must file the notice within 14 days thereafter.

Any motion in a civil case as to which the Court has conducted a hearing but has not entered an order or otherwise determined the motion or matter within sixty (60) days of the hearing, the movant, whether party or non-party, shall file and serve on the Court (via email to the Court's judicial assistant at CAD-DivisionAI@pbcgov.org) and on all parties and any affected non-parties within fourteen (14) days thereafter a "Notice of Sixty Days Expiring,"

Proposed orders, including orders on motions to withdraw, must be submitted electronically before the hearing.

Effective immediately: in preparation of all motion hearings, proposed orders must be submitted electronically prior to the hearing. This includes Orders on Motions to Withdraw.

Counsel must submit the completed Calendar Call Form by email no later than the end of the scheduled calendar-call business day.

Upon completion of the Calendar Call Form, counsel shall submit their Calendar Call Form to CAD-DivisionAD@pbcgov.org no later than the end of business day on the date of scheduled calendar call.

Counsel must email one complete e-Calendar Call Form by the end of the scheduled calendar-call business day.

Upon completion of the e-Calendar Call Form, counsel shall submit one complete e-Calendar Call Form to CAD-DivisionAD@pbcgov.org no later than the end of business day on the date of scheduled calendar call.

Deadline

48 hours

A post-hearing order must be submitted within 48 hours after the hearing date.

Orders from hearings that have occurred before the Court and when the Court has ruled on a matter, must be uploaded in Microsoft Word format to the Court's online services system NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER THE HEARING DATE, unless otherwise determined by the Court at the hearing.

One joint e-Calendar Call Form must be submitted by email no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the scheduled Calendar Call date.

Counsel and/or the parties do not appear in person or remotely by Zoom. Counsel/ parties confer, complete, and submit one joint E-Calendar Call Form to the Court at CAD-DivisionAD@pbcgov.org on the scheduled date of Calendar Call no later than 4:00 p.m. EST.

Applies to

Motion

A motion to cancel or reschedule a foreclosure sale must be set for hearing before the scheduled sale date.

All Motions to Cancel and/or Reschedule a Sale Date are set for hearing on UMC Calendar and must be set prior to the scheduled date of sale.

Deadline

5 business days

Hearing materials must be submitted at least five business days before the scheduled hearing date.

Hearing materials must be submitted at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing date for timely review.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order ordinarily may not be submitted until after the hearing on the underlying motion, unless the court grants permission.

DO NOT submit proposed orders on the motion(s) at issue until after the hearing on the motion(s) at issue has occurred (unless given permission by the Court).

Applies to

Proposed order

An order reflecting a hearing ruling should be submitted no later than 48 to 72 hours after the hearing with a cover letter stating the hearing date and time.

If the Court issues a ruling at a hearing, the order should be submitted timely (and no later than 48-72 hours after the hearing) with a cover letter indicating the date and time of the hearing.

Comments must be filed with the Court by August 11, 2026.

All comments must be filed with the Court on or before August 11, 2026

Deadline

48 hours

At least 48 hours before the hearing, the parties must submit copies of the motions, responses, exhibits, memoranda, and case authority.

NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS' PRIOR TO THE HEARING, THE PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT COPIES OF ALL MOTIONS, RESPONSES, EXHIBITS TO THE PLEADINGS, MEMORANDA (WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN (10) DOUBLE SPACED PAGES), AND CASE AUTHORITY (WHICH MUST BE TABBED WITH PERTINENT SECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED).

A copy of the notice of hearing and the motion or other pertinent pleading must be sent to Chambers before the hearing.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing and the motion or other pertinent pleading must be sent to Chambers in advance of the hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

Hearing materials must be provided to the Court in advance, and materials exceeding 10 pages must be mailed or courier-delivered at least five business days before the hearing.

The hearing materials shall be provided to the Court in advance of the hearing. However, if materials are more than 10 total pages, presiding Judge Goodman directs counsel to submit those materials by U.S. mail or by courier service to the Court at least five business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

The motion, memorandum of law, and case law for a specially set matter must be mailed or courier-delivered to Judge Goodman no later than five days before the hearing.

A copy of the motion, memorandum of law and case law must be sent directly to Judge Goodman, by U.S. mail or by courier service to the Judicial drop box on the main floor of the Main Courthouse no later than five days in advance of the scheduled hearing.

All motions and papers on which the parties intend to rely for a scheduled hearing must be filed with the court before the hearing.

All motions/ papers upon which the parties intend to rely for their scheduled hearings must be filed with the court in advance of the hearing.

After an in-person hearing, the order must be uploaded through Online Services, unless the Court directs submission within 24 hours.

If the order being submitted is at the conclusion of an in-person hearing, you will be asked to upload the order to the Court's Online Services directly, unless otherwise directed by the Court to submit the order within 24 hours from your computer at your office or otherwise.

If an order is rejected, the matter must be set for a hearing instead.

If the order is rejcted back, you must set the matter for hearing instead.

A motion must be filed and docketed before hearing time may be requested.

Make sure your Motions have been filed and docketed before you request hearing time.

The motion must be filed before the party contacts the Judicial Assistant to request available hearing time.

Please file your Motion first.

Deadline

1 business days

Applies to

Jury instructions

Proposed jury instructions must be emailed at least one business day before trial.

At least one business day prior to trial, please submit proposed jury instructions (in 14 point font) to the CAD-DivisionW@pbcgov.org email address and make sure the e-mail subject line reads "Jury Instructions- Case style, Case #".

Within the stated number of days after entry of the order, Plaintiff must either retain counsel that files a written appearance or file a notice of intent to proceed pro se.

Plaintiff, [INSERT PLAINTIFF’S NAME] shall have [INSERT NUMBER OF DAYS] days from the date of this Order to either:

When hearing time is reserved outside OLS, a notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time, if not scheduled by the parties through OLS.

Deadline

3 business days

Hearing materials must be received by the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive any materials for the hearing no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

A hearing must be cancelled by immediately notifying the judicial assistant and immediately filing and serving a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

You must cancel hearings by notifying the judicial assistant immediately. You must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

Proposed orders are due no later than one week after the hearing unless the court provides a different deadline.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing, unless another time is given by the court following a hearing.

If no written ruling issues within 30 days after entry of the order accepting submission, the parties must upload the specified acknowledgment order.

If the Court has not issued a written ruling within 30 days after entry of the Order Accepting Submission, the parties shall upload an "Order Acknowledging Pending Submission for Ruling on the Papers."

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials, including case law, must be received no later than three business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing, including case law, no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

Unless the court states otherwise, proposed orders are due no later than one week after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

Deadline

72 hours

Authority not cited in the motion must be provided to the CAD at least 72 hours before the hearing.

Any relevant authority not cited in the motion shall be provided to the CAD no less than 72 hours prior to the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after the hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

2 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court at least two business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than 2 business days before the hearing.

A hearing cancellation requires immediate notice to the judicial assistant and immediate filing and service of a cancellation notice on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

You must cancel hearings by notifying the judicial assistant immediately. You must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.

Deadline

3 calendar days

An objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than three days.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than 3 days.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Remote-appearance requests must be submitted five days before the hearing.

Requests for remote appearance must be submitted insert 5 days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than three days after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than 3 days after any hearing.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Interpreter requests must be received seven days before the scheduled proceeding.

All requests must be received 7 days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.

The notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

The court must receive all hearing materials at least three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than insert three (3) business days before the hearing.

Deadline

3 business days

The court must receive all hearing materials no later than three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court no later than three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than 3 days business days before the hearing.

A written motion to appear remotely in extreme circumstances must be filed at least three days before the hearing, with an emailed courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant and all parties.

The Court may also grant remote appearance for other extreme circumstances after the filing of a written Motion to Appear Remotely, no less than three (3) days prior to the hearing with a courtesy copy of the Motion being provided to the Judicial Assistant via email, as well as all parties, to CAD-DivisionJO@pbcgov.org.

A notice of hearing must be filed immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Petitioner's counsel must file the pretrial stipulation with the clerk at least 20 days before trial and provide a courtesy copy to the judge's office.

Counsel for the Petitioner must file the stipulation with the clerk no later than 20 days before the trial date AND PROVIDE A COURTESY COPY TO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE.

Deadline

3 business days

Memoranda and case authority must be submitted to the court and opposing counsel at least three business days before the hearing.

All memoranda and/or case authority must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel at least three (3) business days before the hearing and the transmittal document must designate the date and time of the hearing for which they are submitted.

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

Contested dissolution hearing packet

The required uncontested-dissolution materials must be submitted through OLS 24 hours before the hearing.

For an uncontested dissolution, please provide the Court with a copy of the testifying party's driver license, settlement agreement, parenting plan, child support guideline worksheet, Testimony at Final Hearing Form and Final Disposition Form via OLS 24 hours before the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders may be submitted only during the period beginning 24 hours before the hearing.

Please only submit your proposed orders 24 hours prior to your hearing and no sooner.

Case law, motions, memoranda of law, and similar materials must be submitted in hard copy at least three days before a live hearing.

Any case law, motions or memorandums of law, etc. must be submitted to the Court in hard copy no less than three days before the scheduled hearing.

Applies to

Evidence

Evidence must not be submitted in advance of a live hearing.

Evidence should not be submitted to the Court in advance of any live hearing.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order should be submitted through OLS within two days after the hearing and not before an evidentiary hearing.

Proposed Orders should be submitted within two days after the hearing via the OLS system. Please do not submit proposed orders prior to an evidentiary hearing.

Both parties must attend Parent Education and Family Stabilization Court before a final hearing involving children is scheduled.

PURSUANT TO FL STAT 61.21 and Administrative Order 5.212 (PDF) both parties must have attended a Parent Education and Family Stabilization Courts prior to the setting of a Final Hearing with children (contested or uncontested).

Applies to

Notice of unavailability

Every notice of unavailability must be filed before the case-management conference.

All notices of unavailability must be filed prior to the CMC.

Deadline

2 business days

Relied-upon case law and written responses must be filed or provided to the court and opposing counsel at least two business days before the hearing, by hand or by email.

All case law and written responses upon which the parties intend to rely for their scheduled hearings must be filed and/or provided to the Court, as well as opposing counsel, at least two (2) business days in advance of the hearing by hand or via email to CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org.

All discovery, including reciprocal discovery, must be completed seven days before the calendar call.

All discovery, including reciprocal discovery, shall be completed 7 days prior to Calendar Call.

Evidentiary motions and motions in limine requiring more than five minutes per side must be filed and brought to the court's attention at least seven days before calendar call.

As per the Court's Divisional Instructions, all evidentiary motions and motions in limine requiring more than 5 minutes per side must be filed and brought to the Court's attention at least 7 days prior Calendar Call.

By the day before jury selection, the parties must provide proposed jury instructions, any stipulations regarding facts and evidence, and all exhibits pre-marked.

The parties are charged with good faith cooperation to prepare and provide to the Court the day prior to jury selection:A set or sets of proposed jury instructions including any special instructions in WORD format Any stipulations regarding facts and evidence All exhibits shall be pre-marked

A Motion to Appear Remotely must be filed no less than three days before the hearing.

Any party requesting to appear remotely MUST file a written Motion to Appear Remotely, no less than three (3) days prior to the hearing

Unless otherwise directed, written responses to motions are due at least five days before the hearing and written replies at least two days before it.

Unless otherwise directed by the Court, written Responses to a Motion are to be filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing, and written Replies at least two (2) days prior.

At least two days before the hearing, pertinent case law and all written filings must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant and copied to all parties, with key language optionally marked.

Please provide copies of all pertinent case law for the Court's review at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled hearing. Counsel may highlight or otherwise mark key language in cases and exhibits. All written filings and copies of case law are to be emailed to the JA with copies to all parties.

Dependency pre-trial motions must be filed no later than two weeks after the trial-setting hearing and comply with the division's motion and special-set-hearing instructions.

Pre-trial Motions: To be filed no later than two (2) weeks after the trial-setting hearing. The parties shall follow the Instructions relating to Motions/Special Set hearings for all Pre-trial Motions.

Responses to dependency pre-trial motions and objections are due no later than three weeks after the trial-setting hearing.

Responses to Pre-trial Motions and Objections: To be filed no later than three (3) weeks after the trial-setting hearing.

Delinquency pre-trial motions must be filed before calendar call so they may be set for hearing at that call.

Pre-trial Motions: Pre-Trial Motions are to be filed prior to calendar call so that they can be set for hearing at the calendar call.

Delinquency business-record and judicial-notice notices are due within two days after calendar call, and objections to them are due within two days after filing the notices.

Business Records and Judicial Notice: Notices of Intention to Introduce Business Records and Judicial Notice records are to be filed within two (2) days of calendar call. Objections to the introduction of such records are to be filed within two (2) days of the filing of any Notices.

Delinquency motions in limine must be filed and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least 48 hours before the first day of trial.

Motions in Limine: Motions in Limine are to be filed and emailed to the JA no later than 48 hours prior to the first day of trial.

Anticipated legal-issue memoranda and case law must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least 48 hours before trial and copied to all parties, which must also receive any later case law relied upon at trial.

Legal Issues: Memoranda of law and case law pertinent to any legal issues anticipated by the parties are to be emailed to the JA no later than 48 hours prior to the first day of trial, with copies to all parties. Counsel may highlight or otherwise mark key language in cases. Copies of the highlighted cases must be provided to all parties. If any party is going to rely on case law at trial that has not been previously provided, copies must be provided to the Court and to all parties.

Deadline

14 calendar days

A post-hearing proposed order is due within 14 days unless the Court orders otherwise or grants leave for an extension, and a disagreeing party must submit an alternative by the same deadline.

The proposed Order shall be provided to the Court no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of the hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the Court or unless leave of court for an extension is granted. If any party disagrees with the Proposed Order, that party must send an alternative proposal to the Court by the same deadline.

The Approval Hearing and Notice of Hearing must be submitted to the divisional JA by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the court date.

Approval Hearing and Notice of Hearing is submitted to the divisional JA by 3:00 p.m. the day prior to the court date.

When there is no agreement and a motion has been filed, written objections must be made within 10 days.

If there is no agreement and a Motion has been filed, Objections are to be made in writing within 10 days of the Motion, Reply in writing within 5 days.

Deadline

48 hours

A party with relevant information must file a status report and provide the divisional JA a copy at least 48 hours before the hearing.

At least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing, any party with information regarding the matter at issue is to file a status report with the Court and submit a copy to the divisional JA.

Deadline

72 hours

A party objecting to a remote motion hearing must file a written Objection to Remote Hearing within 72 hours after the hearing is set.

If any party objects to a motion hearing proceeding remotely, within 72 hours of the hearing being set, the party shall file an Objection to Remote Hearing, in writing.

Deadline

48 hours

All parties must file a response to an objection to remote hearing within 48 hours after the objection is filed.

All parties must file a Response to the Objection within 48 hours of the filing of the Objection.

A party objecting to a remote dependency adjudicatory hearing must file a written objection within 72 hours after the hearing is set.

If any party objects to an adjudicatory hearing proceeding remotely, within 72 hours of the adjudicatory hearing being set, the party shall file an Objection to Remote Hearing, in writing.

All parties must file a Response to the Objection within 48 hours after the Objection is filed.

All parties must file a Response to the Objection within 48 hours of the filing of the Objection.

A resolved dependency matter's Notice of Cancellation and divisional JA email must be submitted as soon as possible.

If the parties are able to resolve the dependency matter without a hearing, the filing party shall file a Notice of Cancellation and email the divisional JA as soon as possible so that calendar time can be freed up on the divisional calendar.

If the parties resolve a matter without a hearing, the filing party must file a Notice of Cancellation and email the divisional JA as soon as possible.

If the parties are able to resolve a matter without a hearing, the filing party shall file a Notice of Cancellation and email the divisional JA as soon as possible

Deadline

72 hours

A party objecting to a remote motion hearing must file a written Objection to Remote Hearing within 72 hours after the hearing is set.

If any party objects to a motion hearing proceeding remotely, within 72 hours of the hearing being set, the party shall file an Objection to Remote Hearing, in writing.

Deadline

7 business days

The appropriate motion to cancel mediation must be filed no later than seven full business days before mediation.

Parties MUST file the appropriate motion to cancel mediation with the Clerk of the Courts, no later than seven (7) full business days prior to mediation.

Deadline

24 hours

A hearing may not be unilaterally set, a motion may not be added without reserved time, and notice may not be 24 hours or less.

Unilateral setting of a hearing, adding a motion to a previously scheduled hearing on the same case with no time to address the same, or providing 24 hours or less notice is not permitted.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties ordinarily must give five days' notice to opposing counsel or a pro se litigant unless the parties agree to shorter notice.

Parties must give five (5) days notice to opposing counsel or pro se litigant, unless short notice is agreed by parties.

Deadline

96 hours

Orders setting, motions, responses, materials, and memoranda must be emailed to the court at least 96 hours before the hearing for the judge's review.

All Orders Setting, Motions, Responses, materials, and memorandums will need to be provided 96 hours prior to the hearing for the Judge to review, via email to CAD-DivisionFZ@pbcgov.org.

Deadline

24 hours

The moving party must upload through OLS a proposed order reflecting the court's ruling within 24 hours after a special-set hearing.

The Moving Party must upload a proposed order reflecting the ruling of the Court, within 24 hours after the hearing.

A reconsideration, rehearing, or new-trial motion must be attached to the proposed order and uploaded to the division queue on the filing day.

All motions must be attached as an exhibit to the proposed order and uploaded to the division queue the day the motion is filed.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Absent good cause, a temporary-relocation hearing must be set no later than 30 days after the motion is filed.

If a motion seeking a temporary relocation is filed, absent good cause, the hearing will be set no later than 30 days after the motion for a temporary relocation is filed.

Deadline

48 hours

Proposed orders and final judgments must be submitted through OLS within 48 hours after the hearing.

Please send all proposed orders and final judgments (see further specific instructions below) in Font New Times Roman Size 12 WITH A COVER LETTER via OLS within 48 hours after the hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

A temporary-relief proposed order with a specific cover letter identifying disagreements must be uploaded within 24 hours after the hearing.

One proposed order must be uploaded within 24 hours after of the hearing with the required Cover Letter noting any disagreements with specificity.

Deadline

30 calendar days

After an order sustaining a referral objection is docketed, the parties must set a UMC status conference through OLS within 30 days and attach the pleading and sustaining order as exhibits.

A party may file an objection to the referral. After an Order Sustaining Objection is docketed, the parties within 30 days of the same must set a status conference on the UMC via OLS (Administrative Order 5.206), and attach a copy of the pleading and the order sustaining the objection as exhibits.

Hearing materials must be mailed or dropped off at least seven days before the hearing.

The Court reviews hearing materials in advance via mail or drop of seven days prior to the scheduled hearing.

The OLS will not schedule UMC hearings on five days' notice or less, and cancellations must also be confirmed online.

Please note the OLS system will not allow hearings be set on 5 days or less notice. CANCELLATIONS MUST BE CONFIRMED ONLINE AS WELL.

The UMC notice of hearing and motion must be mailed or dropped off at least seven days before the hearing to avoid cancellation.

The Notice of Hearing and Motion for UMC must be mailed or dropped off, seven days prior to the hearing to avoid cancellation.

Within 30 days after a case is fully pleaded, the parties must file a notice for trial or, if they believe the case is not ready to be set, appear for a case management conference within 30 additional days.

Within 30 days after a case is at issue, i.e. fully plead, the parties shall file a notice for trial, unless they feel that the case is not ready to be set. In that case, they shall appear for a case management conference within 30 additional days.

Responsive memoranda for a Daubert challenge must be filed and provided to the Court at least 10 days before the hearing.

Responsive memos shall be filed and provided with the motion to the Court at least 10 days in advance of hearing.

Deadline

24 hours

Unless additional time is granted, a proposed order must be submitted through the online system within 24 hours after an oral ruling.

After an oral ruling, a proposed order should be submitted within 24 hours (unless additional time is granted) through the online system as described in Section VIII.C, below.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to JVS within 30 days after settlement, unless the parties report what prevents closure and when closure is anticipated.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to the Court's JVS system within 30 days of settlement or the parties shall report to the Court what is preventing the case from being closed out and when the parties anticipate it can be.

The parties must upload the Joint Status Report through the Circuit's Online Scheduling System at least seven days before the DCM Conference.

The parties must upload the Joint Status report at least 7 days in advance of a DCM Conference through the OLS feature of the Circuit's Online Scheduling System.

Deadline

24 hours

An agreed order resetting a delinquency status-check hearing must be filed at least 24 hours before the hearing.

Status Check Hearings may be reset by agreed order and SHALL be filed no less than 24 hours prior to the hearings.

Deadline

72 hours

A delinquency notice of hearing ordinarily must be filed 72 hours before the hearing, any later notice must be filed as an emergency, and the motion must be filed before setting the hearing.

ALL NOTICES OF HEARING SHALL BE FILED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IF THE NOTICE IS FILED LESS THEN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IT MUST BE FILED AS AN EMERGENCY. ALL motions must be filed prior to setting the hearing.

The prevailing party must submit a proposed order within three days after the Court rules.

The prevailing party SHALL submit proposed orders no later than 3 days after the Court has ruled.

Deadline

72 hours

Parties must file hearing notices 72 hours before the hearing or as emergencies if filed later, file all motions before setting a hearing, and the prevailing party must submit proposed orders no later than 3 days after the Court rules.

ALL NOTICES OF HEARING SHALL BE FILED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IF THE NOTICE IS FILED LESS THEN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IT MUST BE FILED AS AN EMERGENCY. ALL motions must be filed prior to setting the hearing. The prevailing party SHALL submit proposed orders no later than 3 days after the Court has ruled

Notice of a requested goal change or conversion of a judicial review to a permanency hearing must be filed at least five days before the hearing.

If any party is seeking a goal change or to change a judicial review to a permanency hearing proper notice must be filed at least 5 days prior to the hearing.

A remote-appearance motion must be filed at least three days before the hearing, with a courtesy copy emailed to the Court and all parties copied.

The party requesting a remote appearance must file a written Motion no less than 3 days prior to the hearing and send a courtesy copy to the CAD email, copying all parties.

Deadline

24 hours

A stipulation admitting evidence must be filed at least 24 hours before the hearing or trial.

If the parties have stipulated to the admission of evidence then the stipulation must be filed no less than 24 hours before the hearing or trial.

Deadline

5 business days

The moving party must coordinate the UMC date with the opposing side and provide at least five business days' notice unless the parties agree to a short-notice or short-set hearing.

After review of the available dates online, the moving party must coordinate the hearing with the opposing side(s) giving the opposing side(s) at least five business days' notice of the hearing date, unless the parties have agreed to short notice/short set the motion.

The motion, responsive pleadings, and hearing case law must be filed, docketed, and submitted through E-courtesy five days before the hearing; paper and notebooks must not be sent to the courthouse.

For all hearings, the motion, any responsive pleadings and any case law for the hearing must be filed and docketed in the court file and provided through E-courtesy on the 15thcircuit.com to the Court five (5) days prior to the hearing for the Court's review for the hearing to go forward. DO NOT send paper or notebooks to the courthouse.

Orders must not be submitted before the hearing; they should accompany the Court's ruling afterward, and premature orders will be rejected.

Orders ARE NOT to be submitted to the Court PRIOR to a hearing date. The order should be submitted with the Court's ruling following the hearing. Orders submitted prior to a hearing will be rejected by the Court.

Deadline

48 hours

Unless the court directs otherwise, orders must be submitted within 48 hours after the hearing.

ALL ORDERS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE COURT OTHERWISE ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE HEARING.

A qualifying notice of unavailability or conflict must be filed and emailed to Division AH ten days before the E-Calendar Call to be considered.

Per the Order Setting Trial, a notice of unavailability/conflict (pre-paid vacation/special set trial or arbitration settings only) are to be filed and provided to the Court at the Divisional email address (CAD-DivisionAH@pbcgov.org) ten (10) days prior to E-Calendar Call to be considered in matters on the docket.

For each hearing, the motion, responsive pleadings, and hearing case law must be filed, docketed, and provided through E-courtesy at least five days before the hearing.

For all hearings, the motion, any responsive pleadings and any case law for the hearing must be filed and docketed in the court file and provided through E-courtesy on the 15thcircuit.com five (5) days prior to the hearing for the Court's review for hearing to go forward.

Documents submitted for the court's review or possession must be uploaded at least five days before the hearing.

Further ORDERED that the attorneys/parties shall submit to the Court through e-Courtesy on the 15thcircuit.com website any and all documents the parties wish the Court to review or have in its possession for the hearing. The documents must be submitted five (5) days prior to the hearing.

The motion and Notice of Hearing must be docketed before the hearing.

Please be sure the motion and Notice of Hearing is docketed to the case prior to the hearing so that the Court may review all documents prior to the hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

Applies to

Proposed order

Submit proposed orders no earlier than 48 hours before your hearing.

Please only submit your proposed orders 48 hours prior to your hearing and no sooner.

Deadline

24 hours

The scheduling system has a 24-hour cutoff before the event.

There is a cut off on the scheduling program of 24 hours prior to the event.

Deadline

48 hours

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must be submitted through OLS between 48 hours before and no later than 48 hours after the hearing.

All proposed orders are to be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing and no earlier than 48 hours prior to the hearing via OLS.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Applies to

Exhibits

For in-person events longer than one hour, counsel must provide written exhibit-review information two days before the hearing and bring pre-marked exhibits.

If the event is in person and more than one hour, you must provide opposing counsel in writing the opportunity to review exhibits two (2) days prior to hearing and bring pre-marked exhibits to the event.

Deadline

2 business days

Applies to

Pretrial stipulation

A pretrial stipulation must be filed at least two business days before the hearing, with an emailed courtesy copy to the Court.

A pre-trial stipulation must be filed no later than 2 business days prior to hearing with a courtesy copy submitted to the Court via email.

Deadline

2 business days

Applies to

Disputed asset liability list

Counsel must file a written numbered list of all disputed assets and liabilities with proposed values at least two business days before the hearing.

Counsel must provide the Court a written numbered list of every disputed asset and liability with proposed value addressing all of the above no later than 2 business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

72 hours

Exhibits must be uploaded to the evidence portal at least 72 hours before the hearing.

All exhibits must be uploaded to the 15th Judicial Circuit Evidence Portal at least seventy-two (72) hours before the hearing.

Deadline

72 hours

Every exhibit must be uploaded to the 15th Judicial Circuit Evidence Portal at least seventy-two hours before the hearing.

All exhibits must be uploaded to the 15th Judicial Circuit Evidence Portal at least seventy-two (72) hours before the hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

Every proposed order must be uploaded through OLS within forty-eight hours after the hearing, with comments stating the hearing date, disposition, and order type.

All proposed orders shall be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing via OLS system with a note in the comments indicating the date the hearing was held, granted/denied, and whether it is a proposed order or agreed order.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Proposed final judgments may be submitted through OLS only within two days after the hearing or one day before it.

Proposed final judgments may be submitted via OLS only within two (2) days following the hearing or one (1) day prior to the hearing.

To avoid an ex parte hearing after a deficiency or rejection memorandum, the party must immediately cure the deficiency and file the supporting documentation.

If you receive a Deficiency or Rejection Memorandum, Status Order, or other Order of Deficiency, you may avoid an ex-parte hearing by curing your deficiency immediately and filing all necessary documentation to show the deficiency has been cured.

Deadline

20 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court no later than 20 business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later 20 business days before the hearing.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after the hearing unless the court states otherwise.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

Papers intended for reliance at a scheduled hearing must be filed with the court in advance of the hearing.

All papers upon which the parties intend to rely for their scheduled hearings must be filed with the Court in advance of the hearing.

Deadline

20 calendar days

All exhibits and evidence must be sent to the court and parties no later than 20 days before the hearing.

All exhibits and evidence must be sent to the Court and parties no later than 20 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

20 calendar days

All other exhibits must be received 20 days before the evidentiary proceeding.

All other exhibits must be received in 20 days before the evidentiary proceeding.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

5 business days

All hearing materials, including responses, case law, and memoranda, must be received at least five business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing, including any responses, case law, memorandum, etc. no later than five (5) business days before the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after the hearing unless the court states otherwise.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the court.

The required deposition transcripts and cover sheet must be provided to the court one week before jury selection.

For those that cannot be ===== PAGE 2 ===== resolved the parties shall provide to the Court, **one (1) week prior to jury selection**, transcripts of all depositions at issue along with a cover sheet reflecting the anticipated order of use at trial of the various transcripts and the page and line where each objection appears.

All motions in limine must be filed, scheduled for hearing, and heard before the calendar call.

All Motions in Limine shall be filed, scheduled and heard before the calendar call and a courtesy copy of the motion shall be delivered to the judge's office.

Deadline

72 hours

The party preparing a proposed order must send the draft to all counsel and self-represented parties within 72 hours after the hearing unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, within 72 hours of the hearing, the party directed to prepare the proposed Order must send a draft to all counsel and self-represented parties.

Electronic courtesy copies and hard copies of Special Set materials must be submitted at least ten days before the hearing.

All materials, both E-Courtesy and hard copies, should be submitted at least ten (10) days before each hearing

Deadline

72 hours

When parties cannot agree on an order's form, all competing proposed orders must be uploaded within 72 hours after the hearing unless the Court orders otherwise.

If the parties cannot agree on the form of the Order, unless the Court orders otherwise all competing proposed Orders must be uploaded in the Court's Online System within 72 hours of the hearing.

Applies to

Summary judgment motion

Summary-judgment motions must be filed before the deadlines set in the applicable DCMO.

Motions for Summary Judgment must be filed prior to the deadlines set in the DCMO's.

Applies to

Summary judgment response

Summary-judgment responses are due within 40 days after filing, and the hearing must be set at least 10 days after the response deadline unless otherwise agreed or ordered.

Under amended Rule 1.510, Responses are due no later than forty (40) days after the filing of the Motion. Any hearing must be set at least ten (10) days after the deadline for the filing of the Response, unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise.

Applies to

Dismissal papers

Dismissal papers must be uploaded within 30 days after settlement, or the parties must move for additional time and explain the delay and expected closure date.

Dismissal papers must be uploaded to the Court's Online System within 30 days of settlement or the parties shall file a Motion requesting additional time and reporting to the Court what is preventing the case from being closed out and when the parties anticipate case closure.

Deadline

10 business days

Hard-copy materials for a Special Set hearing or trial must be sent to the judge's office at least 10 business days before the hearing.

Any hearing materials that one may deem necessary to be reviewed by the presiding Judge Scott Kerner in preparation of a Special Set hearing and/or Special Set Trial must be sent (in HARD COPY) to the Judge's Office at least (10) ten business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

7 business days

Uniform Motion Calendar materials exceeding 25 pages must be submitted by e-courtesy and hard copy at least seven business days before the hearing.

If materials for Uniform Motion Calendar exceed the 25 page limit, Parties are required to e-courtesy and submit hardcopies of all necessary materials no later than (7) seven business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

The completed E-Calendar Call form must be emailed to CAD-DivisionAN@pbcgov.org by 9:00 a.m. on the assigned trial docket's due date.

Please be sure to submit the completed form through email to CAD-DivisionAN@pbcgov.org by 9:00 a.m. on the due date for the assigned trial docket.

The Order Rolling must be submitted before the first week of the desired trial docket for the case to be included on that docket.

Submission of the Order Rolling must be completed prior to the first week of any trial docket to be included in the desired trial docket.

Deadline

5 business days

Applies to

Joint case management report

Counsel must file a joint discovery report at least five business days before the initial Case Management Conference.

At least five (5) business days prior to the initial Case Management Conference required by provision 1 of this Order, supra, counsel shall draft and file a joint report regarding all matters involving the anticipated course of discovery, including the results of their initial ESI Meet and Confer.

Applies to

Notice of compliance

If the Notice of Compliance is not filed within ten days, Plaintiff/Petitioner must notice a Case Management Conference to address the resulting compliance issues.

If Notice of Compliance is not filed with the ten days, Plaintiff/Petitioner shall notice a Case Management Conference pursuant to 1.200(a) for Uniform Motion Calendar to address the specific issues that have resulted in the lack of compliance.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The parties must file a Joint Status Report with the clerk at least 10 days before the DCM conference.

No less than ten (10) days in advance of the DCM Conference the parties must file with the Clerk a Joint Status Report

Deadline

7 calendar days

The parties must upload the Joint Status Report through the Circuit's online scheduling system at least 7 days before the DCM conference.

The parties must upload the Joint Status report at least 7 days in advance of a DCM Conference through the e-courtesy feature of the Circuit's Online Scheduling System.

Deadline

120 calendar days

Service must be completed by the 120-day deadline, and failure to comply may result in dismissal of the case or party.

If service is not completed within 90 days, an Order will be issued directing service by the 120 DAY DEADLINE. Failure to comply will result in dismissal of the case or party for lack of service.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Applies to

Default judgment

If all defendants are defaulted, a motion for default final judgment with supporting documents must be filed within 30 days of the last default and set for the next available hearing.

If all defendants become defaulted, a Motion for Default Final Judgment along with supporting documentation must be filed within 30 days of the last default and set for hearing at the next available hearing time.

Deadline

180 calendar days

Applies to

Motion to amend pleadings

Motions to Amend Pleadings to add parties must be filed no later than the first business day 180 DAYS AFTER THE CASE IS FILED.

Any Motions to Amend Pleadings to add parties must be filed no later than the first business day 180 DAYS AFTER THE CASE IS FILED.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Motion

Defensive pleadings, extension motions, and other motions preventing the matter from being at issue must be set for hearing within 5 days of filing at the earliest available date.

Defensive motions under Rule 1.140 of the Fla. R. Civ. P., motions to extend time to file a defensive motion or pleading, and any other motion preventing the matter from being at issue must be set for hearing within 5 days of filing to be heard at the earliest date that the Court and parties are available.

Deadline

45 calendar days

Applies to

Exhibit and witness lists

The parties must exchange lists of all trial exhibits and the names and addresses of all trial witnesses by the last business day at least 45 days before the Calendar Call.

On the last business day no later than 45 DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR CALL, the parties must exchange lists of all trial exhibits, names and addresses of all trial witnesses.

Deadline

45 calendar days

Applies to

Expert cme schedule

If experts or compulsory medical examinations are anticipated, the parties must confer and establish a schedule completing related discovery and resolving related motions at least 45 days before trial.

The Parties must confer and establish a schedule for completing related discovery, including deadlines for disclosures, written discovery, depositions and motions directed at Experts or Compulsory Medical Examiners that will result in the completion of Expert/CME Discovery and resolution of Motions directed at them at least 45 DAYS BEFORE TRIAL.

Deadline

35 calendar days

Applies to

Rebuttal witness and exhibit lists

The parties must exchange rebuttal witness names and addresses and rebuttal exhibit lists by the last business day at least 35 days before the Calendar Call.

On the last business day no later than 35 DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR CALL, the parties must exchange lists of names and addresses of all rebuttal witnesses and lists of any rebuttal exhibits.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Applies to

Discovery

Unless otherwise agreed in the pretrial stipulation or for good cause shown, all discovery must be completed no later than 30 days before the Calendar Call.

Unless otherwise agreed in the Pre-Trial Stipulation, all discovery must be completed no later than 30 DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR CALL absent agreement for later discovery specifically stated in the Pre-Trial Stipulation or for other good cause shown.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Applies to

Pretrial conference

By the last business day at least 15 days before the Calendar Call, the parties must confer to discuss settlement, simplify issues, prepare the pretrial stipulation, and list objections to trial exhibits.

On the last business day no later than 15 DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR CALL, the parties must confer and: Discuss settlement; Simplify the issues and stipulate, in writing, as to as many facts and issues as possible; Prepare a Pre-Trial Stipulation in accordance with paragraph K; and List all objections to trial exhibits.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Applies to

Summary judgment and daubert motions

Summary judgment and Daubert motions must be filed at least 30 days before the Calendar Call.

Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions must be filed at least 30 DAYS prior to Calendar Call.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Motion

All motions, including dispositive motions and motions in limine, must be heard no less than 5 days before the Calendar Call.

ALL MOTIONS (including dispositive motions to motions in limine), must be heard no less than 5 days before Calendar Call.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Pretrial stipulation

When a pretrial conference is set, counsel must meet, prepare the required stipulation, and file it no later than 5 days before the conference.

If a pre-trial conference is set upon motion of a party or by the Court, counsel must meet and prepare a stipulation pursuant to paragraph K, infra, and file the stipulation no later than 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Mediation

Mediation must be completed no later than 10 days before the Calendar Call as a prerequisite to trial.

Completion of mediation prior to calendar call is a prerequisite to trial and must be completed no later than 10 DAYS PRIOR TO CALENDAR CALL.

The parties must file a Joint Status Report with the clerk at least 10 days before the DCM conference.

No less than ten (10) days in advance of the DCM Conference the parties must file with the Clerk a Joint Status Report that:

If all defendants default, a motion for default final judgment with supporting documents must be filed within 30 days of the last default and set for the next available hearing.

If all defendants become defaulted, a Motion for Default Final Judgment along with supporting documentation must be filed within 30 days of the last default and set for hearing at the next available hearing time.

Summary-judgment and Daubert motions must be filed at least 90 days before the Calendar Call.

Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions must be filed at least 90 DAYS prior to Calendar Call.

After all defendants are defaulted or dismissed, the plaintiff must file the supporting documents and upload the orders within 30 days of the last default or dismissal.

If all defendant(s) are defaulted and / or dismissed, then the Plaintiff shall file the appropriate documentation and upload the appropriate orders to move the case to final disposition within thirty (30) days from the date of the last default and /or dismissal.

A Motion for Default Final Judgment and supporting documents must be filed within 30 days after the last default and set for the next available hearing.

If all defendants become defaulted, a Motion for Default Final Judgment along with supporting documentation must be filed within 30 days of the last default and set for hearing at the next available hearing time.

Dispositive motions, motions in limine, deposition objections, and expert challenges must be filed and served and must be heard at least five days before Calendar Call.

All dispositive motions, motions in limine, deposition objections and expert challenges must be filed, served and heard at least five (5) days prior to Calendar Call.

The e-calendar call form is due at 9:00 a.m. on July 2, 2026.

E-CALENDAR CALL FORM DUE ON JULY 2, 2026 AT 9:00 A.M.

Any response in opposition must be filed within 10 days after execution of the scheduling order.

IF THERE ARE ANY RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE ABOVE MATTER TO BE HEARD, SAME SHALL BE FILED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THIS EXECUTED ORDER.

If a reply to an opposition is needed, it must be filed no later than five days after the opposition is filed.

IF ANY REPLY TO THE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION IS NEEDED, SAME SHALL BE FILED NO LATER THAN 5 DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THE RESPONS E IN OPPOSITION.

A hearing generally may not be scheduled on less than five days' notice unless all parties agree.

Per Administrative Order 4.101 (PDF) no hearing shall be scheduled with less than five (5) days notice unless agreed to by all parties.

The Judicial Assistant will not release a hearing date until the moving party submits an e-filed motion bearing the Clerk's timestamp.

The Judicial Assistant will not release dates before the moving party submits an e-filed copy of the Motion that includes the Clerk's timestamp in the top left corner.

For non-evidentiary matters, the Notice of Hearing should be filed immediately after the parties agree on the date and time.

Notices of Hearing for all non-evidentiary matters should be timely filed immediately after parties have agreed upon a date and time.

A proposed order must be submitted no later than one week after the hearing unless the Court states otherwise.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

Deadline

2 business days

A proposed agreed order continuing a non-evidentiary hearing must be submitted at least two business days before the hearing.

Proposed agreed orders to continue non-evidentiary hearings must be submitted at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing.

Every pretrial motion must be heard no later than the Motion Week preceding the calendar call for which it is scheduled.

All pre-trial motions shall be heard no later than the prior Motion Week to Calendar Call. for which it is scheduled.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials, including case law, must be received at least three business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing, including case law, no later than three (3) business days before the hearing.

Unless the court states otherwise, proposed orders are due no later than one week after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than one week after any hearing unless otherwise stated by the Court.

Pretrial substantive motions anticipated to exceed 10 minutes per side or requiring audio or video redactions should be raised for hearing at least 10 days before Calendar Call.

Any pre-trial substantive motions of more than 10 minutes per side or that may require audio or video redactions of evidence should be brought to the attention of the Court to be heard at least 10 days prior to Calendar Call.

The pretrial meet-and-confer must occur 30 days before calendar call.

Pre-Trial Meet & Confer 30 days before Calendar Call

Deposition designations must be filed 20 days before calendar call.

Deposition Designations 20 days before Calendar Call

Mediation must be completed 10 days before calendar call.

Deadline for Mediation 10 days before Calendar Call

The pretrial meet-and-confer must occur 15 days before calendar call.

Pre-Trial Meet & Confer 15 days before Calendar Call

Deposition designations must be filed 10 days before calendar call.

Deposition Designations 10 days before Calendar Call

UMC matters generally must be scheduled at least five days before the hearing unless the parties agree to shorter notice or the matter is ex parte.

Unless the parties have agreed to shorter notice or the matter is ex parte, all UMC matters must be scheduled at least five (5) days in advance of the hearing.

UMC hearing materials should be uploaded through E-Courtesy at least three days before the hearing.

At least three (3) days before each hearing, please upload in E-Courtesy copies of:

Both electronic and hard-copy materials for Special Set hearings should be submitted at least five days before the hearing.

All materials, both E-Courtesy and hard copies, should be submitted at least five (5) days before each hearing

Deadline

10 calendar days

A written response to a Daubert motion should be filed ten days after the motion is filed.

Written Responses to any Daubert Motions should be filed ten (10) days after the Motion is filed.

A written request for a compulsory examination should be made no later than 70 days before the pretrial date.

If examinations under these rules are requested such written request should be made no later than 70 days before the pretrial date to allow time for objections, hearings on same and an opportunity to reset the examination.

The proposed order must be uploaded no sooner than five days before the hearing.

Please upload the same no sooner than 5 days prior to hearing.

An extension motion or Amended DCMO must be submitted promptly after the circumstances prompting the amendment become known.

Motions to extend a deadline or for an Amended DCMO must be resolved early in the case and must be submitted as soon as circumstances giving rise to the amendment become known.

Deadline

3 business days

Documents totaling ten pages or fewer may be emailed for court review at least three business days before the hearing.

Parties may e-mail documents ten (10) pages or less for the Courts review three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing to CAD-DivisionIZ@pbcgov.org.

Deadline

3 business days

Documents exceeding ten pages must be mailed for court review three business days before the hearing.

Any documents over the ten (10) page limit will have to be mailed to the court for review three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Guardian fingerprint and background records in the Clerk's database remain valid for two years.

Once in the data base the records remain valid on file for two (2) years.

Deadline

5 calendar days

A motion may be denied as abandoned if it remains unset for a hearing for five days after filing.

Motions are considered ABANDONED when they have been filed for 5 days but have not been set for a hearing. These motions may be DENIED.

Deadline

48 hours

Orders entered after a hearing should be uploaded to the divisional queue within 48 hours.

ORDERS AFTER A HEARING – These should be uploaded to the court within 48 hours of the hearing, though the divisional queue.

The Court may rule without further notice or hearing at any time after 15 days have elapsed from issuance of the response order.

The Court may, at any time after 15 days after issuance of the Order Directing Response, rule without further notice or hearing.

Proposed orders should be submitted immediately after a hearing and no later than 10 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders should be submitted immediately after hearings but at the latest within 10 days after any hearing.

Counsel and parties must submit the e-Calendar Call Form on time for the trial period.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND TIMELY SUBMISSION OF THE E-CALENDAR CALL FORM FOR THIS TRIAL PERIOD.

If the order accepting submission is not entered within 10 days, the parties should contact the judicial assistant to check receipt.

If the order is not entered within 10 days, the parties should contact the court's judicial assistant to inquire whether the proposed order has been received.

Deadline

24 hours

Courtroom media requests should be made no later than 24 hours before the first day of trial.

Requests should be made no later than 24 hours prior to the first day of trial.

All parties must advise the Court and other parties of special witness considerations no later than 7 days before trial.

All parties shall advise the Court and other parties, no later than 7 days before trial, of any special witness considerations.

Motions should be scheduled for hearing at least 3 days before the trial period begins.

Motions should be set to be heard no less than 3 days prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Listing trial conflicts other than planned vacations or medical/family leave causes the form to be rejected and requires submission of a new form.

If the parties list other trial conflcits, the form will be rejected and a new one must be submitted.

Deadline

3 business days

Memoranda and case authority must be submitted to the court and opposing counsel at least three business days before the hearing, and the transmittal document must identify the hearing date and time.

All memoranda and/or case authority must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel at least three (3) business days before the hearing and the transmittal document must designate the date and time of the hearing for which they are submitted.

Deadline

3 business days

Documents exceeding the stated ten-page print limit must be mailed to the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The court can only print documents that are ten (10) pages or less. Any documents over the ten (20) page limit will have to be mailed to the court for review three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

UMC hearings may be canceled through the Online Scheduling System without court approval.

UMC hearings can be cancelled in OLS without court approval.

Applies to

Daubert response

Written responses to Daubert motions are strongly encouraged and should be filed within 10 days after the motion.

Written Responses to any Daubert Motion are strongly encouraged, and should be filed no later than ten (10) days after the Motion is filed.

Stipulations concerning ESI preservation, searching, collection, and production should be filed before the initial Case Management Conference.

Any stipulations reached at the Meet and Confer regarding the scope, conditions or protocol for preserving, searching, collecting, and/or producing ESI in this case should be filed prior to the initial Case Management Conference as well.

Applies to

Notice of compliance

A timely Notice of Compliance filed within ten days of the Meet and Confer ends further compliance action absent a motion or court order.

If the Notice of Compliance is filed within ten (10) days of the Meet and Confer, counsel for the parties need take no further action to comply with this Order, absent further motion by the parties or order of this Court.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Applies to

Mediation case summary

At least one week before mediation, all parties must file with the mediator a brief written case summary containing the issues for each party.

At least one week prior to a scheduled mediation conference, all parties are to file with the mediator a brief, written summary of the case containing a list of issues as to each party.

The E-calendar call form is due by September 4, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

E-CALENDAR CALL FORM DUE ON September 4, 2026 AT 9:00 A.M.

Proposed dates and times for the stated shorter or longer matters may be held for up to five business days.

Dates and times given on matters of less than fifteen (15) minutes or more are held for up to five (5) business days.

For matters of 30 minutes or more, the Notice of Hearing should be filed immediately after agreement, and availability should be reconfirmed after more than three business days.

For all matters of thirty (30) minutes or more, Notices of Hearing should be filed immediately following parties' agreement upon a date and time. If more than three (3) business days have passed, please confirm with the Judicial Assistant the date and time is still available.

Deadline

2 business days

A proposed order continuing a calendar call should be submitted no later than two business days before the scheduled date.

Proposed orders to continue Calendar Call should be submitted no later than two (2) business days prior to the scheduled date.

A pretrial substantive motion expected to exceed 15 minutes should be brought to the court's attention immediately after filing.

Any pre-trial substantive motions of more than 15 minutes should be brought to the attention of the Court immediately upon filing.

A written response to a Daubert motion is strongly encouraged and should be filed within 10 days after the motion.

Written Responses to any Daubert Motion are strongly encouraged, and should be filed no later than ten (10) days after the Motion is filed.

A written response to a Daubert motion is strongly encouraged and should be filed ten days after the motion.

Written responses to any Daubert motion are strongly encouraged and should be filed ten (10) days after the motion is filed.

Filing a motion for rehearing does not alter the amendments' effective date.

THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS.