Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Motions to continue trial or strike trial dates must always be set for hearing, and continuance motions must state whether it is the first request and, if not, the number and dates of prior continuances.

MOTIONS TO CONTINUE TRIAL OR STRIKE TRIAL DATES, EVEN IF AGREED TO (Motions for continuance must indicate whether it is the first request for continuance. If it is not, the number and date of prior continuance(s) must be included in the motion.)

CRITICALCivil cases

Notices of Unavailability and Pending Motions do not excuse a party from reporting for trial; only a court order obtained from the Court can excuse trial attendance.

Notices of Unavailability and Pending Motions regardless of when filed, do not alter court orders and do not excuse you from reporting for trial during the trial period. You must obtain a court order.

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A motion to continue trial must be set on the Motion Calendar.

2. Motions to Continue Trial must be set on the Motion Calendar.

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A Special Set Hearing may not be cancelled without leave of Court unless all motion issues are resolved, the case settles, or an emergency necessitates a continuance.

Special Set Hearings shall not be cancelled without leave of Court unless: - All issues raised by the motion(s) have been fully resolved; - The case has settled; or - An emergency arises that necessitates a continuance.

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Continuance requests must be heard by the General Magistrate, a notice of cancellation alone will not cancel a hearing, and parties must contact the Magistrate's office for continuances or if the case/referral is settled or withdrawn.

Any request for a continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard by the General Magistrate. A notice of cancelation of hearing is insufficient and will not cancel a hearing. If request a continuance or if a case or referral is settled or withdrawn, please contact the General Magistrate's office.

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Cancellations must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or faxed to 305-354-8729 at least 24 hours before the hearing; cancellations within 24 hours require a direct call to Chambers at 305-354-8772.

All cancellations must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or faxed to 305-354-8729 at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled hearing. If a cancellation is made less than twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled hearing, counsel must contact Chambers directly at 305-354-8772 to notify the Court of the cancellation.

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Only the moving party may cancel a Special Set hearing; a Notice of Cancellation must be filed with the Clerk and emailed (or faxed) to the Judicial Assistant before the hearing date and time.

Only the moving party may cancel a Special Set hearing. A Notice of Cancellation must be filed with the Clerk of Court and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at jcordoba@jud11.flcourts.org before the scheduled hearing date and time. Notices may also be faxed to (305) 354-8729.

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A special set hearing may not be canceled without court leave unless the motion issues are fully resolved or the case has settled; file the cancellation notice seven days before the hearing.

Special Set hearings shall not be canceled without leave of court, unless all issues framed by the motion(s) have been fully resolved or the case has settled. Please file your Notice of Cancellation seven (7) days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Motions for Continuance may be placed on calendar minimum three days prior to hearing. If the continuance is requested on the Sounding date may be made Ore-Tenus, please advise opposing counsel in advance.

Motions for Continuance may be placed on calendar minimum three days prior to hearing. If the continuance is requested on the Sounding date may be made Ore-Tenus, please advise opposing counsel in advance.

CRITICALCivil cases

A special set cancellation request must state the case information, hearing type and date, and reason for cancellation.

Your email must include the case information (style, hearing type, date set, etc.) as well as the reason why you are seeking the cancellation of said hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

CONTINUANCES: Any request for a continuance must be heard on calendar!

CONTINUANCES: Any request for a continuance must be heard on calendar!

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All motions to continue trial must be filed at least 14 days before the trial date; opposed motions to continue are set on the 5-minute motion calendar.

All motions to continue must be made 14 days prior to the trial date. The parties may file agreed motions to continue and agreed orders to continue trial and submit them through "Agreed Orders" on courtMAP. Opposed Motion to Continue shall be set on the 5 Minute Motion Calendar.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions to continue trial are not heard on the Motion Calendar and must be addressed at Calendar Call.

Motion to Continue Trial: Motions to Continue Trial will not be heard at Motion calendar but rather addressed at Calendar Call. Please do not schedule on Motion Calendar as they will not be heard.

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Domestic violence hearings cannot be cancelled or continued without on-record court address; an absent attorney must file a motion to continue and the client is not excused.

DV hearings cannot be cancelled or continued without being address by the Court, and on the record. If an attorney is unable to appear for a hearing, they must file a motion to continue, which will be addressed at the beginning of the hearing. The client is NOT excused.

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The setting party must email the JA 24 hours before the hearing to cancel, and a Notice of Cancellation must be filed.

Setting party must contact judicial assistant via email: Mravelo@jud11.flcourts.org 24 hours prior to the hearing and Notices of Cancellation must be filed.

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Special set hearings must be cancelled by emailing the JA 24 hours in advance and filing a notice of cancellation with the Clerk.

For Special Sets , setting party must email JA at: Mravelo@jud11.flcourts.org 24 hours prior to hearing and file a notice of cancellation with the Clerk.

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Motions to continue trial, strike trial dates, or continue a judge-set hearing must be set on the calendar, and any party agreement to a continuance requires the judge's approval.

All Motions to Continue Trial or Strike Trial dates or to Continue a Hearing set by the Judge must be set on Calendar. Any agreement between the parties for a continuance must be approved by the Judge.

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

Hearing cancellations must be received via e-mail 24 hours prior to the hearing. For hearing cancellations, please email JA at: Mravelo@jud11.flcourts.org

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Continuance requests must be heard by the General Magistrate, a notice of cancellation alone will not cancel a hearing, and settled or withdrawn referrals must be reported to the General Magistrate's office.

Any request for a continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard by the General Magistrate. A notice of cancelation of hearing is insufficient and will not cancel a hearing. If a case or referral is settled or withdrawn, please contact the General Magistrate’s office.

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Special set hearings can only be cancelled by submitting an Agreed Order showing resolution and notifying chambers before the hearing starts; a Notice of Cancellation alone is insufficient and parties must otherwise appear.

Special set hearings can only be cancelled if a resolution has been reached and an Agreed Order has been submitted to the Court before the hearing is scheduled to start. Simply filing a Notice of Cancellation does NOT cancel your special set hearing. You must notify chambers that a resolution to the issue has been reached. Absent this procedure, the attorneys/parties are required to appear in court for the scheduled date/time.

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Motions for continuance of hearings before the Magistrate must be heard by the Magistrate.

Motions for Continuance of a hearing scheduled before the Magistrate must be heard by the Magistrate.

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Hearings cannot be canceled without Magistrate approval, and filing a Notice of Cancellation alone is insufficient.

No hearing will be canceled without Magistrate approval. Your filing of a Notice of Cancellation is insufficient.

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A hearing will not be continued or re-set unless an appropriate Motion for Continuance is filed first.

No hearing will be continued or re-set without the appropriate Motion for Continuance filed first.

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For a continuance of a special-set hearing, notify the opposing party before the hearing date and set the motion to continue for a hearing.

Motions To Continue Special Set Hearings – If you requested a special set hearing date and you need a continuance, please do not wait until the date of the hearing. Notice the opposing party and set it for a hearing on the motion to continue.

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A continuance motion must be in writing and made at least three days before the hearing.

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE: all motions shall be in writing and must be made at least three (3) days prior to the hearing.

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Special set hearings may not be cancelled without approval from the court.

SPECIAL SET HEARINGS MAY NOT BE CANCELLED WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE COURT.

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Continuing a special set hearing requires filing a motion or joint motion to continue with a proposed order via CourtMap, and if the motion is not granted the parties must appear on the scheduled date.

To continue a special set hearing, you must file a motion or joint motion to continue along with a Proposed Order via CourtMap. If the motion is granted by the Court and the order is signed, email a copy of the order to apichardo@jud11.flcourts.org so that the matter may be removed from the calendar. IF THE COURT DOES NOT GRANT THE MOTION, THE JUDGE WILL EXPECT THE PARTIES TO APPEAR IN COURT ON THE SCHEDULED DATE.

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Continuance requests from a pre-trial conference must be in writing and filed at least 5 business days before the pre-trial.

If you are unable to attend, immediately file a request for a continuance. This must be in writing and filed with the court. Motions to continue must be filed a minimum of 5 business days before the pre-trial.

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A 30-minute special set hearing may not be canceled without court approval unless the noticed motions are fully resolved.

PLEASE NOTE - 30 MINUTES MAY NOT BE CANCELED WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL UNLESS THERE IS A FULL RESOLUTION OF THE NOTICED MOTIONS.

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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.

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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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions to extend case management deadlines must be set for a hearing and cannot be handled without one.

All Motions to extend case management deadlines must be set for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

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

All Motions that continue a Trial must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.

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Extensions of an order issued hereunder may be granted for 60-day periods, but each such extension may be ordered only upon the filing of another motion in accordance with the procedures set forth under Rule 2.420(f).

Extensions of an order issued hereunder may be granted for 60-day periods, but each such extension may be ordered only upon the filing of another motion in accordance with the procedures set forth under Rule 2.420(f).

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Parties must contact chambers and provide a reason when canceling any scheduled hearing.

PARTIES MUST CONTACT CHAMBERS IF CANCELING ANY SCHEDULED HEARING AND PROVIDE REASON FOR CANCELATION.

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CANCELATIONS: Setting party must cancel the hearing on courtMAP and Notices of Cancellation must be filed, even if you have filed a proposed order canceling the hearing. Chambers does not need a courtesy copy of the NOC, but the party canceling the hearing should give a courtesy call or email to the judicial assistant.

CANCELATIONS: Setting party must cancel the hearing on courtMAP and Notices of Cancellation must be filed, even if you have filed a proposed order canceling the hearing. Chambers does not need a courtesy copy of the NOC, but the party canceling the hearing should give a courtesy call or email to the judicial assistant.

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To cancel a special set hearing, the setting party must cancel on courtMAP, file a Notice of Cancellation, and notify the judicial assistant, especially if canceling less than 24 hours before the hearing.

The setting party must cancel the hearing on courtMAP and Notices of Cancellation must be filed, even if you have filed a proposed order that includes the cancelation of the hearing. The setting party must notify the judicial assistant, particularly if the Special Set hearing is canceled less than 24 hours before the hearing date.

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Extension motions must include a timeframe for the requested extension and be set for hearing on the motion calendar within 30 days, or they may be denied.

Motions for Extensions of Time must include a timeframe for the requested extension. Motions may be denied if they do not include a timeframe for the requested extension and/or are not set for hearing on the Court's motion calendar within 30 days.

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Motions to continue trial or hearings must be set on the 5-minute Motion Calendar before the scheduled event, must be written (no ore tenus motions), and party agreements to continue require the Judge's approval.

All Motions to Continue Trial or Strike Trial dates or to Continue a Hearing set by the Judge must be set on the Court’s 5-minute Motion Calendar prior to the special set hearing, calendar call, or trial date. Any agreement between the parties for a continuance must be approved by the Judge. All continuances must be made by written motion. NO ORE TENUS MOTIONS for continuances will be entertained.

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Motions to extend case management deadlines, amend the case management order, or continue trial must comply with Rules 1.200 and 1.460 and cannot be accomplished by agreed order.

Motions to extend case management deadlines, amend the case management order, or continue trial MUST comply with Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.200 and 1.460. The Court follows the rules, so do not attempt to amend the case management deadlines or continue trial via an agreed order.

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The Court has a firm trial continuance policy and will deny oral continuance motions (unless made at trial) and written motions that do not comply with Rule 1.460.

The Court, as required by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and Florida Rules of General Practice & Judicial Administration, has a firm trial continuance policy. The Court will deny any oral motions for continuance (unless made at trial) and any written motions that do not comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions to extend the period granted in an Order to Progress must be submitted on courtMAP with a proposed order and will be granted only upon a showing of reasonable, supported good cause.

Prior to the expiration of the period granted in the OTP, counsel may respond to explain the reasons for the inactivity and request an extension or for the case to be placed on inactive status. The motion for extension must be submitted in courtMap with a proposed order. The Court is not advised that a motion for extension is filed unless it is submitted on courtMap with a proposed order. An extension will be granted if good cause is established. The length of the extension requested must be reasonable and supported by the good cause.

CRITICALCivil cases

To cancel a special set hearing the movant must confer with opposing counsel; if unopposed, e-file a Notice of Cancellation and email a copy to chambers, and if objected, the Court decides on written submissions only.

If you need to cancel a special set hearing, the movant cancelling a hearing must confer with, opposing counsel, if any. If there is no objection, the movant shall e-file a Notice of Cancellation and email a copy to chambers at jrosario@jud11.flcourts.org and egarcia@jud11.flcourts.org to inform the Court of the cancellation. If there is an objection to cancellation, the Court will decide whether to cancel based on written submissions only. The Court reserves the right to schedule the objection for hearing.

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No hearing will be continued or re-set without an appropriate Motion for Continuance filed first.

No hearing will be continued or re-set without the appropriate Motion for Continuance filed first.

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No hearing will be canceled without Magistrate approval, and filing a Notice of Cancellation alone is insufficient.

No hearing will be canceled without Magistrate approval. Your filing of a Notice of Cancellation is insufficient.

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Continuance requests must be heard by the General Magistrate, and a notice of cancellation alone will not cancel a hearing.

Any request for a continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard by the General Magistrate. A notice of cancelation of hearing is insufficient and will not cancel a hearing.

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A motion for continuance must be in writing and made at least three days before the hearing.

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE: all motions shall be in writing and must be made at least three (3) days prior to the hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After sounding, outstanding discovery and trial-readiness issues are handled on the day of trial and parties may not request an earlier hearing date; the only exception is special set trials, for which the Court will set a continuance motion after sounding and before the trial date.

If after a sounding, a party believes there is still outstanding discovery, they are no longer ready for trial or they believe the other side is not ready for trial because they filed last minute witnesses and/or motions, all those issues will be handled the day of trial. Please do not request an earlier hearing date.

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Issues arising after the sounding (outstanding discovery, trial readiness, late witnesses or motions) will be handled the day of trial, and parties must not request an earlier hearing date.

The purpose of a Sounding is to address motions to compel, trial readiness and continuances. If after a sounding, a party believes there is still outstanding discovery, they are no longer ready for trial or they believe the other side is not ready for trial because they filed last minute witnesses and/or motions, all those issues will be handled the day of trial. Please do not request an earlier hearing date.

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Counsel must bring discovery non-compliance to the Court's attention, and the Court may deny continuances if counsel has not filed Motions to Compel.

If witnesses are not appearing for deposition, or the opposing party is not meeting its discovery obligations, it is Counsel's responsibility to bring the matter to the attention of the Court. The Court may deny continuances in these circumstances if counsel has not filed Motions to Compel.