Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County Filing Rules

Emergency motions must be uploaded to courtMAP once e-filed and must contain a statement that opposing counsel was notified in an attempt to resolve the matter amicably.

An emergency motion to cancel a foreclosure sale date must be accompanied by a proposed order, with both filed via courtMAP.

Orders must include the name or initials of any child or children so the order e-files correctly.

Respondents served with a temporary or final injunction must complete a Firearm Affidavit form and email it to the Court Specialist with the case number and name in the subject line.

Special affidavits are specified for remote uncontested temporary custody, paternity, dissolution of marriage, and name change petitions handled without a hearing.

The division's chambers email address is F018@jud11.flcourts.org.

Self-represented litigants must have an email address registered through Courtmap so they can receive court notifications.

Contested add-ons/walk-ins are not allowed during a motion calendar when the Court is in trial; call the day prior to confirm the Judge is not in trial.

Evidence may be submitted by email attachments to DV57@jud11.flcourts.org or the Judicial Assistant; the court cannot open Google links, TikTok, or WhatsApp, so parties must be prepared to share their own screen.

A copy of the Notice of Settlement must be sent to Judicial Assistant Mariel Perez Mercado at mperezmercado@jud11.flcourts.org so the case is removed from the trial docket.

Motions for judicial disqualification must be uploaded to the emergency option on courtMAP.

Civil motions may be filed in person at the Clerk's office or e-filed through the Florida Courts e-filing portal.

All Emergency Motions must be filed through courtMAP and uploaded under the 'Emergency Motion' tab.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must register for an account on the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com) to file pleadings and documents with the clerk.

A motion must be filed with the Clerk of Court before a case can be set on the five-minute motion calendar.

Parties should provide any case law to the Court before the hearing.

Parties must be prepared to appear before the Court within one hour of submitting an emergency motion.

Foreclosure calendar hearings require 7 calendar days' notice before the hearing.

Criminal emergency motions must be filed and all parties emailed by 2:00 pm the day before the requested hearing, with both the Judicial Assistant and Court Specialist included.

The notice of hearing for motion calendar settings must be filed at least 7 business days before the hearing (excluding the hearing day), and untimely notices will be rejected.

Notice of hearing must be sent to all parties on the service list including associations; proof of notice must be brought to the hearing; emergency hearings require a minimum of 48 hours notice by fax or email.

Every order submitted to the Judge for signature must be copied to all parties.

The court will not notice hearings; the moving party must confer with opposing counsel and notice the hearing per the Rules of Judicial Administration.

When filing through the E-Filing Portal, the division email 11thFC33@jud11.flcourts.org must be added to the E-Service list.

Filings must be e-served on the opposing side through the E-Filing Portal.

All hearing-related materials must be uploaded to courtMAP at least three business days before the hearing; e-filing does not automatically upload to courtMAP.

Hard copies of motions and proposed orders must not be mailed to Chambers.

Parties may not mail copies of notices to chambers.

The division email 11thFC18@jud11.flcourts.org must be included in all filings as an electronic courtesy copy.

Courtesy copies of motions may be emailed to Division F009 because the Clerk does not provide the judge with copies of e-filed motions.

Seven categories of motions (court default, reschedule foreclosure sales, extension of time for service, continue/strike trial dates, compel mediation, cancel sale, writ of possession) must always be set for hearing, even if agreed to.

Before setting a motion calendar hearing, the moving party must attempt in good faith to coordinate the hearing date with opposing counsel, and may set it unilaterally only if cooperation is not obtained despite that effort.

A case will not be set for trial unless the parties have attended mediation; an Order of Referral to Mediation can be requested by email to the Judicial Assistant.

All cases must attend mediation before trial; contact the JA for a referral, and only after the Mediator's report is filed may a Notice for Trial be filed via the e-portal or clerk.

All cases must attend mediation before filing a Notice of Readiness for Trial.

Motions to continue a trial must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.

Requests to continue a special set hearing must be made well in advance, not on the hearing date.

Motions to continue trial must be set on the Motion Calendar.

Motions for continuance may be made orally (ore tenus) at Sounding.

Hearing cancellations must be emailed to the JA (Mravelo@jud11.flcourts.org) at least 24 hours before the hearing.

All orders submitted to the Judge must be in PDF format.

Parties must not take up more than one slot on the motion calendar.

Proposed orders must be submitted in Word format to allow for Court editing and electronic signature.

Orders submitted via COURTMAP must be in Word format.

Proposed orders for previously heard matters must include a PDF cover letter, PDF copy of the motion, and a WORD proposed order (no preset templates/fillable forms), or the order will be rejected if it cannot be electronically signed.

Parties should try to agree on and submit a single proposed order conforming to the Court's ruling, though competing orders are permitted if they cannot agree.

Proposed orders must be submitted together with the accompanying motion and all supporting documents, or with a letter of explanation.

Only one motion per case may be scheduled on the remote 5-minute motion calendar, and each hearing is limited to 5 minutes.

Proposed orders must be uploaded separately and not bundled with any other materials being submitted.

Add-on motions to specially set hearings are not permitted without leave of court.

Information acquired by courts and law enforcement regarding family services for children is confidential.

Motions to seal/expunge must be filed with the Clerk with all supporting documentation and a copy provided to chambers.

The closing statement must not be filed with the Court; it must be submitted directly under seal or brought to the hearing if one is held.

A final invoice for the audio recording must be paid before the recording will be released.

Accounting fees will not be waived unless an affidavit of indigency is filed with the Clerk of Courts, who determines whether the petitioner qualifies for indigent status.

A final invoice prepared under Rule 2.420 must be paid before the audio recording will be released to the requester.

Transcripts must be arranged directly with the vendor Absolute Digital Inc., and the cost is the requesting party's responsibility.

The required forms packet is available from the Clerk's Office at a cost not to exceed $35.00, subject to good-cause waiver of the procedures by the Administrative or Associate Administrative Judge.

Motions and memoranda for specially set hearings are limited to 20 pages (excluding exhibits); exceeding the limit requires a separate motion and proposed order for leave of court.

Motions and memoranda are limited to 20 pages (excluding exhibits) and responses in opposition are limited to 20 pages; leave of court is required before submitting anything over 20 pages.

The motion for which a special set hearing is requested must not exceed 20 pages, excluding exhibits.

A motion submitted for a special set hearing must not exceed 20 pages, excluding exhibits.

Emergency motions are limited to 25 pages and responses are limited to 20 pages.