Judge Jason Emilios Dimitris
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Emergency Motion
- 1 copy • Email • Immediately After Courtmap Submission
Motion, Notice
- Email • Within 72 Hours Of Scheduled Hearing
Notice Of Cancellation
- 1 copy • Email • After Upload To Courtmap
- 1 copy • Upon Filing
Adjournments
- Trial continuance motions must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure; agreed orders uploaded to CourtMap must include proposed calendar and trial dates, and parties must email the JA for a new trial order once signed.
- Continuances must comply with Fl. R. Civ. P. 1.460; agreed continuance orders submitted through CourtMap must include new calendar and trial dates, and the JA must be emailed the signed order to obtain a new trial order.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Clerk
Document Format Requirements3 rules
Hard copies and binders must not be submitted to chambers; the Court prefers well-organized concise electronic copies.
DO NOT Submit Hard Copies or Binders to Chambers. The Court prefers well-organized concise electronic copies.
The Court prefers organized electronic copies; no hard copies or binders are necessary.
Organized electronic copies are preferred by this Court. No hard copies nor binders are necessary.
Counsel are strongly advised not to bring double-sided copies of exhibits.
It is highly recommended that counsels do not bring in double sided copies for their exhibits.
Document Filing Requirements11 rules
Proposed orders submitted in CourtMap must include a cover letter describing the requested action, case history, and the Court's prior ruling.
Proposed orders submitted in CourtMap shall include a cover letter describing the action requested of the Court with sufficient case history regarding that motion and the Court's prior ruling.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Every Proposed/Agreed Order submission must include a cover letter indicating the Judge's ruling, the hearing date, and other pertinent information.
Cover Letter Required with All Submissions: If required to submit a Proposed/Agreed Order, include a cover letter indicating the Judge's ruling and when the hearing was held, and any other pertinent information.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Every motion must include a certification of meet and confer efforts describing all efforts (names of movant and respondent attorneys, dates, and method used), the participating attorneys, and the results achieved including any consensus on hearing time.
Every motion must contain a certification of the efforts to meet and confer, which shall include: A description of all efforts at a “meet and confer” including names of movant and respondent attorneys, dates and method (email, telephone, live meeting) requesting a meet and confer; and names of participating attorneys; and Results achieved, including consensus as to amount of time required for hearing, if granted.
Document Type
Motion
Any motion submitted without a certificate of conferral will be rejected by the Court without prejudice.
ANY MOTION submitted without a certificate of conferral will be rejected by the Court without prejudice.
Document Type
Motion
Proposed orders must reference the relevant motions by filing date or docket identification number.
All proposed orders submitted must reference the relevant Motions by either: 1) Filing date; or, 2) Docket Identification Number.
Document Type
Proposed Order
A Notice of Cancellation must include the date/time of the hearing and the docket entry numbers of the motions.
File a Notice of Cancellation (notice shall include the date/time of hearing, and Docket entry numbers of motions)
Document Type
Notice Of Cancellation
CourtMap scheduling entries must include docket entry numbers, motion titles, and the Zoom Meeting ID 305 349 7074.
Scheduling in CourtMap: Docket entry numbers are required along with the title of the motions to be set. You must include the Zoom Meeting ID: 305 349 7074.
Document Type
Courtmap Scheduling Request
Proposed orders must not include the word 'proposed' in the title and must specifically and succinctly describe the order's content.
Proposed orders will not include "proposed" in the title section and will very specifically and succinctly describe the content of the Order.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Order titles must use 'GRANTING' or 'DENYING' instead of the term 'ON'.
Do not use the term "ON" in the title, but instead indicate "GRANTING" or "DENYING."
Document Type
Proposed Order
All Proposed or Agreed Orders must include the JA's email address.
Please include the JA's email in all Proposed or Agreed Orders submitted.
Document Type
Proposed Order
All orders must be renamed from the 'Generic Order' title block with a specific title.
All orders must be titled in the block marked "Generic Order - You must rename the Order Title.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Cases must be calendared for hearing by scheduling through CourtMap.
To Calendar a case, schedule through CourtMap: https://cmap.jud11.flcourts.org/ebench/
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
For Zoom trials, parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal.
EVIDENCE FOR ZOOM TRIALS: The parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal, instructions on how to submit evidence can be found on the hearing documents section.
Page 1 | Evidence for Zoom Trials
When setting a Motion to Dismiss, the Motion and Complaint must be uploaded to the CourtMap hearing date, and failure to set the motion can result in striking and default.
Motions to Dismiss: When setting a Motion to Dismiss for hearing, upload the Motion and the Complaint as supporting documents to the CourtMap hearing date. Failure to set the Motion to Dismiss for hearing can result in the Court striking the Motion and entering a default.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
The movant must e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system because CourtMap will not generate one.
The movant MUST e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Pro se litigants are required to file documents through the Florida Courts eFiling Portal.
People without Attorneys, or pro se litigants are required to file documents through the e-filing portal: https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal.
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For in-person trials, exhibits must not be filed; all parties must bring hard copies of exhibits on the first day of trial.
Evidence for in-Person Trials: Do not file any exhibits. All parties must bring hard copies of their exhibits for trial. Exhibits need to be brought in on the 1st day.
Page 1 | Zoom- Evidence Procedures / Calendar Call
Special set hearings must be scheduled in CourtMap by submitting the Special Set Hearing Request Form with the motions and relevant documents attached.
To Schedule a Special Set Hearing: You must submit the following IN CourtMap: 1) Special Set Hearing Request Form 2) Attach the motions to be heard 3) Attach any relevant documents including exhibits, affidavits, legal authority, etc.
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Emergency motions must be submitted in CourtMAP with all relevant documents and a cover letter.
Emergency Motions: Emergency Motions are to be submitted in CourtMAP along all relevant documents. In addition, attach a cover letter, as is required with all proposed orders.
Page 1 | Emergency Motions
Proposed orders must be submitted via CourtMap under 'Proposed Orders' or 'Agreed Orders'.
Submit proposed Orders via CourtMap to "Proposed Orders" or to "Agreed Orders."
Page 1 | Proposed Orders
Parties responding to motions must upload descriptively titled responses to the supporting documents section in CourtMap once the hearing is scheduled.
Responses: Parties responding to motions must provide all their responses, descriptively titled, in the supporting documents section in CourtMap once the hearing is scheduled.
Page 1 | Please Note (Courtesy Copies, Setting Motions, Proposed Orders)
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The prevailing party must submit the Proposed/Agreed Order within one business day of the hearing, and may submit without the other side's input if no response is received within one business day.
Prevailing party shall submit a Proposed/Agreed Order within one business day of the hearing. The non-prevailing party may have additional time to review if requested, however, the prevailing side may submit their proposed order and cover letter advising the Court if there has been no response within one business day.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders
Oppositions must be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMap, and emailed no later than five business days before the hearing, or the Court may grant the motion unopposed.
Responses: Any opposition to a filed Motion must be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMap and emailed to the parties, no later than five business days prior to the date of the hearing or the Court may simply grant the relief requested.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
The Notice of Cancellation may only be e-filed after the Court reviews and approves the cancellation, and once cancelled it must be filed with the Clerk's Office.
If the hearing is cancelled, the NOC must be filed with the Clerk's Office. Do not efile the notice of cancellation until after the Court has reviewed and approved the cancellation.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
Exhibits for Zoom trials must be uploaded to the e-portal at least 5 business days before the hearing.
Evidence for Zoom Trials: The parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal at least 5 business days before the hearing, instructions on how to submit evidence can be found on the hearing documents section.
Page 1 | Zoom- Evidence Procedures / Calendar Call
Responses and supporting documents must be uploaded via CourtMap no later than five business days before the hearing, and all documents must be submitted electronically via CourtMap.
Supporting Documents: Responses and any other Supporting Documents must be timely uploaded via CourtMap to the appropriately scheduled hearing no later than five business days prior to the hearing date. All documents must be submitted electronically via CourtMap.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
Foreclosure matters are heard on the motion calendar, scheduled through CourtMap, and require five business days notice from the moving party.
Foreclosure matters will be heard on the Court's motion calendar. Please schedule through CourtMap. The moving party must give five business days notice.
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Motion calendar hearings require notice before hearing of at least 3 business days.
Notice Before Hearing: 3 Business Days
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Exhibits for specially set evidentiary hearings must be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least five days before the hearing.
Exhibits must be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least five days before the hearing (instructions on how to submit evidence is available in the hearing documents section).
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Original loan documents must be delivered to the Clerk's office before the hearing and must never be sent to chambers.
Original Loan Documents: Must be delivered to the Clerk's office prior to hearing. Please see the "Foreclosure" tab for specific instructions. NO LOAN DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE SENT TO CHAMBERS.
Page 1 | Original Loan Documents
Original notes and mortgages must not be mailed to chambers; the original note, mortgage, notice of filing, cost receipt, and final disposition form must be hand-delivered or sent by FedEx to the Courthouse.
Do not mail original note & mortgage to Chambers. The following items must be hand-delivered to the Courthouse or by Fed-Ex: 1.Original note 2.Original mortgage 3. Notice of filing of both 4. Receipt for costs 5. Final disposition form completed
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
Hearings must be coordinated: the moving party offers a date upon service of the motion and all others must respond within one business day, or the moving party may set the hearing on the offered date.
Coordination of Hearings: Hearings shall be “coordinated” with all counsel and unrepresented parties. “Coordinated” means that the moving party offers a date upon service of the motion and all others respond within one (1) business day with agreement to the offered date or an alternate date(s) that is/are within a week of the offered date and on a date that the Court holds Motion Calendar. Failure to “coordinate” entitles the moving party to set the motion for hearing on the offered date.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
The scheduling party must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing on all parties relevant to the case.
You must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing to ALL PARTIES relevant to the case.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
A special set hearing is not scheduled until the 'Approved' email is received, and the moving party must serve all parties with the court-generated notice, including parties served by physical mail.
Although a Notice of Hearing is automatically generated, the hearing is not scheduled until you receive an email that specifically reflects the status as "Approved." If approved, the court-generated Notice of Hearing will be automatically filed with the Clerk's Office. It the moving party's responsibility to serve all parties with the notice generated by the Court, including parties to be served via physical mail.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
The scheduling party must provide Zoom information to anyone not on the service list, including parties served by physical mail.
It is the responsibility of the scheduling party to provide the Zoom information to anyone not on the service list, including parties to be served via physical mail.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Courtesy Copy Requirements
After submitting an emergency motion in CourtMAP, a courtesy copy must be emailed to the JA with all parties included.
Once you have submitted your emergency motion in CourtMAP, please also send a courtesy copy to JA -Hanh Nguyen at HNguyen@Jud11.flcourts.org and include ALL parties.
Page 1 | Emergency Motions
Attorneys must deliver courtesy copies of filed motions and notices to the JA within 72 hours of the scheduled hearing.
Attorneys must provide to the JA courtesy copies of motions and notices filed within 72 hours of the scheduled hearing because otherwise, they do not appear in CourtMap in time for the judge to know of their existence.
Page 1 | Please Note (Courtesy Copies, Setting Motions, Proposed Orders)
To cancel a special set hearing, upload a proposed Notice of Cancellation stating the reason to the CourtMap hearing event and email a copy to the JA with all parties.
Cancellation Policy: Prepare the proposed Notice of Cancellation (NOC), specifying the reason for the cancellation, and upload it as a separate submission to the CourtMap hearing event; then you must email a copy of the notice to the JA and include all parties.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
Hearings may be cancelled by filing a Notice of Cancellation and sending a courtesy copy to the JA copying all parties.
Notices of Cancellation: Hearings can be cancelled by parties by filing a Notice of Cancellation and sending a courtesy copy to the JA copying all parties.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Every proposed order must be accompanied by the motion, supporting documents, stipulation, and a letter of explanation.
Motion and all supporting documents, stipulation, and a letter of explanation must accompany every proposed order.
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Competing orders are not accepted: the prevailing party drafts the order and must submit the non-prevailing party's letter of requested inclusions simultaneously with the proposed order.
THE COURT WILL NOT ACCEPT COMPETING ORDERS: The prevailing party will write the order including the Judge's findings and submit it to the opposing party. The parties will meet and confer so the prevailing party can incorporate suggestions consistent with the Court's ruling. The non-prevailing party shall provide a letter with requests for inclusion and provide it to the prevailing party who will submit this letter simultaneously with the prevailing party's proposed order to the Court.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders
The filed motion(s) and all supporting documents must be attached when the hearing is scheduled in CourtMap.
The filed motion(s) and all documents in support must be attached when the hearing is scheduled.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Daubert and summary judgment motions must be scheduled and heard before calendar call and the first day of the trial period, or they will be struck.
Daubert and Motions for Summary Judgment: Must be scheduled for hearing before the time of the calendar call and the hearing must occur prior to the first day of the trial period. Failure to timely schedule these motions shall result in the striking of the motions.
Page 1 | Daubert and Motions for Summary Judgment
A filed motion will not be considered unless it is set for hearing, and the Court may strike motions that are not timely set.
Filing a motion is insufficient for consideration by the Court – the party must set the motion for hearing to bring the filing to the Court's attention. The Court may strike sua sponte motions filed but not timely set.
Page 1 | Please Note (Courtesy Copies, Setting Motions, Proposed Orders)
Evidentiary hearings must be specially set (not placed on the motion calendar) and flagged on the Special Set Request Form so a clerk can be scheduled.
Evidentiary Hearings: Evidentiary hearings must be specially set. Do not set an evidentiary matter on the Court's Motion Calendar. If your Special Set hearing is an evidentiary hearing, please indicate as such on the Special Set Request Form so that the Court can schedule the appearance of a clerk at the hearing.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
All parties to any motion in this division must comply with the division's conferral requirements.
All parties to a motion must meet the conferral requirements of this division.
Page 1 | STANDING MANDATORY ORDER TO CONFER AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
The meet and confer obligation must be an actual effort between attorneys personally, not between staff members.
“Meet and Confer” under this rule requires an actual effort between attorneys, not staff.
Page 1 | STANDING MANDATORY ORDER TO CONFER AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
All parties must meet and confer before filing any motion to narrow issues, determine hearing time if requested, and address related issues such as completing discovery.
This Court requires that all parties meet and confer prior to filing any motion, to determine if issues can be narrowed, the appropriate amount of time required for hearing, if hearing is requested, and any other issues, such as the completion of related discovery.
Page 1 | STANDING MANDATORY ORDER TO CONFER AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
Parties must meet and confer on the language of a proposed order before submitting it.
Before submitting a proposed order, the parties must meet and confer regarding the language in the order.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders
Domestic violence cases, cases with stay-away orders, and any case where conferral would violate a court order are exempt from the meet and confer requirement, but the motion must still state this exemption as the reason for non-compliance.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AND CASES IN WHICH A STAY AWAY ORDER HAS BEEN ENTERED, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CASE IN WHICH A MEET AND CONFER WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF A COURT ORDER, IS EXEMPTED FROM THE MEET AND CONFER REQUIREMENT BUT STILL MUST STATE THIS AS A REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEET AND CONFER REQUIREMENT.
Page 2 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AND CASES IN WHICH A STAY AWAY ORDER HAS BEEN ENTERED (EXEMPTION FROM MEET AND CONFER REQUIREMENT)
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Trial continuance motions must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure; agreed orders uploaded to CourtMap must include proposed calendar and trial dates, and parties must email the JA for a new trial order once signed.
Motions to Continue Trials: Motions for Continuances must comply with Fl. R. Civ. P. If there is an agreement between the parties, an agreed order and cover letter can be uploaded on CourtMap. The proposed order must include a proposed calendar and trial date. If the Court signs the order, the parties must contact the JA via E-mail to obtain a new trial order.
Page 1 | Motions to Continue Trials
Continuances must comply with Fl. R. Civ. P. 1.460; agreed continuance orders submitted through CourtMap must include new calendar and trial dates, and the JA must be emailed the signed order to obtain a new trial order.
Motion for Continuances must comply with Fl. R. Civ. P. 1.460. If both sides agree on a Continuance of Trial, please submit an agreed order through CourtMap with new calendar and trial dates and send an email to the JA with a copy of the signed order to get a new order setting trial.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Chambers Communication Rules
Settled cases require the filed Notice of Settlement to be emailed to the JA before calendar call; cases cannot be removed from the trial docket by phone.
CASE SETTLED: Submit the filed Notice of Settlement to the JA by email before Calendar Call. Cases will not be removed from the trial docket via phone.
Page 1 | Zoom- Evidence Procedures / Calendar Call
Hearings will not be cancelled by phone call; cancellation requires email notice, a filed Notice of Cancellation, and CourtMap cancellation.
NO HEARING WILL BE CANCELLED VIA PHONE CALL.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Parties needing an interpreter must notify the JA and Court Specialist in writing when the hearing is set, and the party and interpreter must arrive at least 15 minutes early.
Interpretation: Parties benefiting from interpretation must alert the Court's Judicial Assistant and Court Specialist in writing and at time hearing is set, that an interpreter will be present. That Party and interpreter will arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled hearing in order to set up interpretation.
Page 1 | Interpretation
Every email to the Judicial Assistant must copy all parties and include the case number and parties' names in the subject line.
All emails to the JA must copy all parties and include the case number and parties' names in the subject line.
Page 1 | Welcome to Judge Dimitris's Court Division
Hearings requiring more than one hour must be arranged by emailing the JA.
For hearings that require more than one hour: please email the JA.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
After attempting to schedule through CourtMap, parties needing help setting a hearing may email the Judicial Assistant.
After you review our website instructions below and attempt to schedule through CourtMap, If you require help setting your case for hearing, please email Judicial Assistant (JA) Hanh Nguyen.
Page 1 | Welcome to Judge Dimitris's Court Division
For an expedited hearing sooner than CourtMAP availability, email the JA with all parties copied and all required documents.
If you need a hearing sooner than what is available on CourtMAP- please email the JA with all parties copied and all documents listed above.
Page 1 | Special Set Hearings
If no order is received within three days of submitting a proposed order, parties should email the JA.
If you have not received an order on a hearing within three days of submitting the ''Proposed Order,' please email the JA.
Page 1 | Proposed Orders
Attorneys seeking return of the original note should call (305) 349-7509 and review the Request for Return of Original Note/Mortgage document.
Attorneys seeking to have original note returned should call (305) 349-7509 and review the Document: Request for Return Of Original Note/Mortgage.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information