Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County Chambers Communication Rules

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Filers of claims of exemption (treated as emergency proceedings) must call chambers to confirm receipt.

IF YOU HAVE FILED A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION CALL CHAMBERS TO CONFIRM RECEIPT.

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Filers must contact chambers by phone or email the JA and Court Specialist to advise of the filing of an emergency motion.

Please contact chambers (305-636-2266) or send an e-mail to JA and Court Specialist advising of the filing of your emergency motion.

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After filing an emergency motion, the filer must call chambers to confirm receipt of the emergency request/motion.

Call Chambers to confirm receipt of the Emergency Request/Motion

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To place a case on Judge Jean's calendar, parties must email their request with a copy of the motion to the Judicial Assistant at lrusconi@jud11.flcourts.org, who will respond by email confirming a hearing date.

PLACING CASES ON CALENDAR: To place a case on Judge Jean's calendar, please email your request and copy of the motion to lrusconi@jud11.flcourts.org. All parties to the case must be included in the email. Upon review of the motion, the Judicial Assistant will respond via email confirming a hearing date.

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A party may unilaterally set a hearing only by contacting chambers after reasonable, unsuccessful attempts to reach the opposing party who was given a reasonable opportunity to respond.

A party may request to set a matter unilaterally only by contacting the Judges Chambers then if reasonable attempts to reach the opposing party have been unsuccessful and the opposing party has been given reasonable opportunity to respond.

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Parties may call chambers on the hearing day or provide a contact number, and must remain available at that number from notice of the hearing until it is called.

Counsel (or a party, where unrepresented) may call the chambers on the day of hearing or may provide a number where they may be reached. YOU MUST REMAIN AVAILABLE AT THAT NUMBER FROM THE TIME THE HEARING IS NOTICED UNTIL THE TIME THE HEARING IS CALLED.

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Counsel must call chambers about all motions to continue trial or strike trial dates, even if the parties agree.

Counsel must call the chambers regarding all motions to continue trial or strike trial dates even if agreed.

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Hearing cancellations must be faxed to chambers at (305) 349-7293 at least 1 day before the scheduled hearing.

Cancellations shall be faxed to chambers at (305) 349-7293 at least 1 day prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Counsel must notify court staff of settlement by faxing the filed Notice of Settlement or Mediator's Report to (305) 349-7148.

Counsel shall notify the Court's staff in the event of settlement by faxing a copy of the filed Notice of Settlement or Mediator's Report at (305) 349-7148

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305-349-7148

Special set hearings cannot be cancelled via CourtMAP; cancellations must be made by calling chambers at (305) 349-7148.

SPECIAL SET HEARING CANCELLATIONS: Parties will NOT be able to cancel a special set hearing on CourtMAP. CANCELLATIONS: PLEASE CALL CHAMBERS. 305-349-7148

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305-349-7148

After filing a claim of exemption motion with the Clerk, the defendant must contact the Judge's chambers at (305) 349-7148.

DEFENDANT'S MUST CONTACT JUDGES CHAMBERS#305-349-7148

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The division email address may only be used for portal purposes and not for general email communication.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THE DIVISION EMAIL IS FOR PORTAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT FOR EMAIL COMMUNICATION.

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After-hours emergency motions (on or after 5pm, weekends, or court holidays) require the filing party to contact the emergency judge on duty.

If an emergency motion is being filed on or after 5pm, on a weekend, or during Court Holiday, the party filing the emergency motion MUST contact the emergency judge on duty.

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In mental health cases, the e-filed emergency petition, any response, and the proposed order must be emailed directly to the Judicial Assistant and the Bailiff, copying all parties.

For Mental Health cases, please e-mail the e-filed Emergency Petition and Response, if applicable, directly to the Judicial Assistant at jpaz@jud11.flcourts.org AND the Bailiff, copying all parties. If applicable, also email the proposed order directly to the Judicial Assistant AND Bailiff.

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In mental health cases, proposed orders must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant, copying all parties.

For Mental Health cases, please e-mail the proposed Order, in Word, to Judicial Assistant, copying all parties.

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Special set hearings cannot be cancelled directly through CourtMAP; cancellation must be requested by emailing the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied and is subject to chambers approval.

All special set cancellations must be approved by chambers as the parties will not be able to cancel a special set hearing directly through CourtMAP. To cancel a special set hearing, please request cancellation by e-mailing Judicial Assistant at jpaz@jud11.flcourts.org and copying all parties.

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Parties must respond to opposing parties' emails in an attempt to resolve issues before addressing the Court.

The parties must respond to emails from opposing parties in an attempt to resolve issues prior to addressing the Court.

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Motions emailed to Chambers must be copied to the State Attorney's Office.

Motions emailed to Chambers must be copied to the Office of the State Attorney (hereinafter "State") in order to allow the State to review the Motion.

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3053496044

To schedule a DV bonds or emergency motion hearing, parties must contact the clerks directly via email or phone.

Please contact the clerks directly to get onto this calendar at COCDomesticViolence@miamidade.gov or (305)349-6044. The clerks must bring the files in order for the Judge to be able to hear your case and scheduling must go through their office.

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To place a case on Judge Hersch's calendar, email the request with a proposed agreed date and a copy of the motion to f062@jud11.flcourts.org.

To place a case on Judge Hersch's calendar: Email your request along with a proposed agreed date and copy of the motion to f062@jud11.flcourts.org

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Special set hearing cancellations must be emailed to the JA with all parties CC'd; if no response within 24 hours, follow up by phone; CourtMAP cancellation is not allowed.

To cancel a special set hearing, you must email the J.A. at giellamo@jud11.flcourts.org and CC all parties involved. 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. If you have not received a response from the J.A. within 24 hours, you must follow up with a telephone call to chambers to confirm the cancellation. **Parties will NOT be able to cancel a special set hearing on courtMAP.**

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Parties must immediately notify the court of settlement.

The attorneys/pro se litigants shall immediately notify the court in the event of settlement.

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Requests for special set hearings longer than 45 minutes must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied, attaching the motion, supporting documents, the time sought, and the reason for that amount of time.

If you would like to request a Special Set hearing that is more than 45- MINTUES, please send an email to the Judicial Assistant at LPERNAS@JUD11. FLCOURTS.ORG with all parties copied. Please ensure the motion is attached, any supporting documents, the amount of time you are seeking, and the reason for seeking that amount of time.

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After submitting an emergency motion, the party must call chambers to confirm receipt; chambers will contact the party with instructions after the judge's review.

Call Chambers to confirm that we received your emergency request. Upon the Judge's review of the Emergency Motion, we will contact your office with instructions.

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Upon settlement, a copy of the filed Notice of Settlement or Mediator's Report must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at LPERNAS@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.

In the event of a settlement, a copy of the filed Notice of Settlement or Mediator's Report shall be emailed to: LPERNAS@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG

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PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL THE JUDGE DIRECTLY ON ANY CASE(S). Please direct all communication to chambers: Judicial Assistant Email: Lpernas@jud11.flcourts.org

PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL THE JUDGE DIRECTLY ON ANY CASE(S). Please direct all communication to chambers: Judicial Assistant Email: Lpernas@jud11.flcourts.org

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If the parties reach an agreement prior to the hearing, you may upload an agreed order for the motion on CourtMAP. You must notify chambers through e-mail with all parties copied.

If the parties reach an agreement prior to the hearing, you may upload an agreed order for the motion on CourtMAP. You must notify chambers through e-mail with all parties copied.

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Landlord/tenant hearing requests must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant.

For these Landlord/Tenant matters, please email the Judicial Assistant with your request for a hearing.

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Cross-notices of hearings already set must be sent to the Judicial Assistant so the calendar is updated, or the matter may not be heard.

If you seek to cross-notice a hearing already set and/or approved by the Judge, send a copy of the cross-notice to the Court's Judicial Assistant to ensure the calendar is properly updated. Otherwise, the matter may not be heard.

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To set a jury trial, file a timely Notice for Trial and email a copy to the JA/Bailiff; do not send hard copies.

1) File a Notice for Trial that is timely and is in accordance with the applicable statutes/rules of procedure; and 2) E-mail a copy of the filed Notice for Trial to the Court's Judicial Assistant and/or Bailiff. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HARD COPIES TO THE COURT.

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Emails to the judicial assistant must copy all parties, and the Judge must never be emailed directly about a case.

If you need to email the Judge's judicial assistant (e.g., to request or cancel a hearing, confirm the filing of a motion, etc.), you must copy all parties in the case. Otherwise, these may be considered impermissible ex-parte communications, which will not be read and will be deleted. DO NOT email Judge Gonzalez-Paulson directly about your case; the email will be deleted without reading it.

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All in-person special set hearings must be scheduled with the Judicial Assistant.

ALL IN PERSON SPECIAL SETS NEED TO BE SCHEDULED WITH THE JA.

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Landlord/tenant hearings must be coordinated with the Judicial Assistant.

Landlord/Tenant hearings must be coordinated with the Court's judicial assistant.

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Fee hearings may only be scheduled through the Judicial Assistant via email.

Once the parties have complied with said Order, they must contact the Judicial Assistant via e-mail to schedule a Fee Hearing. IMPORTANT: ONLY THE JA CAN SCHEDULE A HEARING ON ATTORNEY'S FEES.

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Special sets longer than 30 minutes must be scheduled by email to the judicial assistant or bailiff.

Special Sets longer than 30 minutes, such as Attorney's Fees Hearings, Non-Jury Trials, Summary Judgment motions, and Evidentiary Hearings (including Claim of Exemption hearings) need to be set with the judicial assistant or bailiff. Please send an email with your hearing request to jsolorzanoruiz@jud11.flcourts.org.

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Emails to the Court with the subject line "SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENTS" are automatically rejected by the email system.

Do NOT put "SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENTS" in the subject line of any email to the Court – if you do, our email system automatically rejects the email.

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Parties may not unilaterally set cases; if coordination is impossible, immediately contact the judicial assistant so the court can set the hearing.

PARTIES MAY NOT UNILATERALY SET CASES. If coordination is not possible, please immediately contact the Judicial Assistant and the Court will set your case for hearing.

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Only the moving party may cancel a Special Set hearing, and cancellations must be filed and emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day prior with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached.

Only the moving party can cancel the Special Set hearing - Cancellations shall be filed and emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day prior to the scheduled hearing with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached.

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Uniset hearing requests may not be made over the phone.

*Uniset hearing request CANNOT occur over the phone*

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Cancellations must be emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day before the hearing with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached.

Cancellations shall be emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day prior to the scheduled hearing with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached.

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Phone to chambers

Phone

(305) 349-7127

Please contact Chambers at (305) 349 7127 after submitting your Emergency Motion via E-filing to inform the court staff that said motion has been filed and provide the case number.

Please contact Chambers at (305) 349 7127 after submitting your Emergency Motion via E-filing to inform the court staff that said motion has been filed and provide the case number.

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All communications with the court must copy opposing counsel and court staff, unless the opposing party is pro se with no available contact information.

All communications must copy opposing counsel and the court staff - The only exception is when the opposing party is pro se and has no available contact information

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Uniset requests must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with proof of coordination attempts attached and the opposing party copied.

Requests to uniset a hearing must be submitted by email to the Judicial Assistant, with proof of coordination attempts attached, and the opposing party copied (assuming the moving party has the opposing party's contact information).

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Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm hearing cancellations, specifically for same-day or next-day cancellations.

Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm a hearing cancellation, specifically for same day or next day cancellations.

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Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm cancellations, specifically for same-day or next-day cancellations.

Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm the cancellation specifically for same day or next day cancelations.

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Phone to chambers

Phone

305-349-7122

Should you need hearing dates or cancel a hearing, please email and call Chambers at 305-349-7122.

Should you need hearing dates or cancel a hearing, please email and call Chambers at 305-349-7122.

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For all hearings needing an earlier date, the parties shall contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE at 305-349-7122.

For all hearings needing an earlier date, the parties shall contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE at 305-349-7122.

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Immediately upon filing a Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Daubert Motion, please contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE to secure a special set hearing date. For all hearings needing an earlier date, the parties shall contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE at 305-349-7122.

Immediately upon filing a Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Daubert Motion, please contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE to secure a special set hearing date. For all hearings needing an earlier date, the parties shall contact chambers VIA EMAIL and PHONE at 305-349-7122.

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Hearings longer than 60 minutes must be arranged by emailing chambers (copying all parties) with the filed Special Set Request Form, the motion, and any other relevant materials.

If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than 60 minutes (1 hour), you must email chambers at egerard@jud11.flcourts.org and anakan@jud11.flcourts.org (copying all parties). Include in your e-mail a copy of the filed Special Set Request Form, the motion, and any other relevant materials.

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Once service is made, parties must call chambers to request scheduling of an emergency hearing, if appropriate.

Once service has been made, call and send chambers an e-mail with all parties copied to schedule an Emergency Hearing, if appropriate.