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

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Special set hearings requiring two (2) hours or longer must be requested by e-mailing the 'Request for Special Set Hearing' form to the Judicial Assistant, indicating the estimated time needed and any dates the parties are unavailable.

To schedule a special set hearing that requires two (2) hours or longer, please e-mail “Request for Special Set Hearing” form to Judicial Assistant at yvarelawong@jud11.flcourts.org.

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Competing proposed orders must be e-mailed in Word to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied, and must not be submitted via courtMAP.

DO NOT SUBMIT VIA COURTMAP. To submit competing proposed orders, please e-mail the proposed order, in Word, to the Judicial Assistant and copy all parties.

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Special set hearing cancellations require chambers approval and must be requested by e-mailing the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied.

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 yvarelawong@jud11.flcourts.org and copying all parties.

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All non-jury trials must be scheduled through the judicial assistant.

All Non-Jury Trials shall be set through the Judicial Assistant.

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For special settings, after filing with the clerk, email the motion and hearing request to the judicial assistant; the judicial assistant sets all hearings.

For Special Settings -Please submit a request for hearing with the motion via email to the Judicial Assistant at yzarate@jud11.flcourts.org, after filing with the Clerk's office. All hearings should be set by the Judicial Assistant.

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305-349-6110/6111

Pro se litigants must file emergency motions with the Clerk (online or in person), then upload to CourtMAP under 'emergencies' and contact the Judge's staff.

Pro Se Litigants/Self Represented: are to file their emergency motion with the Clerk's Office via www.myflcourtaccess.com or in person at 175 N.W. 1st Avenue, 12th Floor, Miami, Florida 33128. Once the emergency motion has been filed with the Clerk, you MUST upload the motion in CourtMAP (cmap.jud11.flcourts.org) under "emergencies" for the Court's review and contact the Judge's Staff at 305-349-6110/6111 for further instructions.

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305-349-6110/6111

Attorneys must e-file emergency motions, submit them via CourtMAP under 'Emergencies,' and call the Judge's staff during working hours.

Attorneys: Emergency Motions are to be e-filed and MUST be submitted via CourtMAP (cmap.jud11.flcourts.org) under "Emergencies" for the Court's review. After filed and submitted in CourtMAP, you MUST contact the Judge's staff at 305-349-6110/6111 during working hours to advise of the emergency.

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Add-ons require the Judge's prior consent; email the Judicial Assistant with the request and attach the motion.

**ADD-ONS:      No Add-ons are permitted without prior consent of the Judge. Please email the Judicial Assistant with the request and ensure to attach the motion you are attempting to ADD-ON.

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After three scheduling attempts, email the Judicial Assistant for approval to set the hearing unilaterally, attaching documentation of the attempts and a copy of the motion.

After three scheduling attempts have been made, please email the Judicial Assistant to request approval to unilaterally set the hearing. The email should include documentation of the three scheduling attempts and a copy of the motion to be heard.

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Proof of filing and counsel’s notice of appearance are required before chambers may be contacted about motions or petitions.

** ALL MOTIONS/PETITIONS NEED PROOF OF FILING and NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FROM COUNSEL BEFORE CONTACTING CHAMBERS.

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Parties may not contact the General Magistrate or staff to discuss case facts; the assistant may only be contacted about scheduling.

Parties are prohibited from contacting the General Magistrate or the General Magistrate's staff to discuss facts of the case. The assistant to the General Magistrate should only be contacted to discuss scheduling matters.

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Do not email the judge or judicial assistant for any inquiries; such emails will not be answered.

PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL JUDICIAL ASSISTANT OR JUDGE FOR ANY INQUIRIES as the email will not be responded.

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The court does not accept supporting documents via email, and CourtMap technical issues must be directed to CourtMap, not the court.

If you have an issue of not seeing your event on the CourtMap, the Court CANNOT help you with the issue. Contact the CourtMap directly or try to find it via event by case. The Court does not accept supporting documents via email whatsoever.

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After uploading a proposed order for an emergency motion, parties must call chambers immediately, leaving a message with the case number and best telephone number if they reach voicemail.

Proposed Order must be uploaded (separate, under proposed orders task) and call the chambers immediately. Please note that certain orders will not be signed without hearing. If you reach our voice mail box please leave a message with the case number and best telephone number and we will call you back.

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Hearings cannot be scheduled by emailing the judicial assistant; such emails will not be answered.

Judicial Assistant does not schedule hearings via email. The emails will not be replied to.

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The judge's email address may be used only for motions to disqualify and not for any other inquiries.

this email address is for Motion to Disqualify ONLY, do not use Judge's email for any other inquiries

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305-349-7020

All inquiries must be made by calling chambers at 305-349-7020, leaving a voicemail if the JA is unavailable.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAMBERS AT 305-349-7020 FOR ALL INQUIRIES. LEAVE A VOICE MAIL IF THE JA IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CALL WILL BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. THANK YOU.

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Adding a motion to an already-set hearing requires the opposing party's agreement and contacting the JA, with no additional time added to the hearing.

Adding a motion to a hearing which has already been set must be Agreed to by the opposing party AND JA contacted with the understanding that the Court WILL NOT add any more time for the hearing which has already been provided.

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Emergency motions must not be emailed directly to the judge or judicial assistant.

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL EMERGENCY MOTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE OR JUDICIAL ASSISTANT.

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Moving parties must coordinate special set hearings with the opposing party and may contact chambers for instructions only if no response is received within 5 business days.

The moving party MUST COORDINATE a date and time with the opposing party. DO NOT SCHEDULE your special set hearing without confirmation from the opposing party and/or to simply attempt to hold a time slot. Should the opposing party not answer within 5 business days you may contact the chambers for further instructions.

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To set a case for trial after attending mediation, email 11thFC19@jud11.flcourts.org requesting a trial date.

If you are ready to set a case for trial and have attended meditation, please send an email to 11thFC19@jud11.flcourts.org requesting a trial date.

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If mediation has not been attended, email 11thFC19@jud11.flcourts.org to request a referral to the mediation division.

If you have not attended meditation, please send an email to 11thFC19@jud11.flcourts.org requesting a referral to the mediation division.

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After filing, email JA drosario@jud11.flcourts.org (copying opposing counsel) to coordinate a special set hearing, including witnesses/exhibits, interpreter needs, requested time, and time frame; requests with insufficient time will be rejected.

Once these documents are filed, you must EMAIL JA drosario@jud11.flcourts.org, with a copy to opposing counsel, advising that you are ready to coordinate a hearing date and time. Include in your email how many witnesses/exhibits each side plans to introduce at the hearing, whether any of the parties will need the services of an interpreter, the requested amount of time as well as the time frame in which you want to have your motion heard.

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After uploading the pre-trial catalogue to CourtMAP, the party must email the bailiff at GMagarin@jud11.flcourts.org to advise of the filing.

Once a party uploads the pre-trial catalogue under the supporting documents option on CourtMap, the party must EMAIL Bailiff/Guillermo Magarin @ GMagarin@jud11.flcourts.org to advise of filing.

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For an emergency motion filed at or after 5 p.m., on a weekend, or during a Court holiday, the filer must 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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Self-represented litigants must contact the office by phone or email to schedule their request on the Judge's Motion Calendar.

If you are not represented by an attorney, please contact our office (via phone or email) to schedule your request on the Judge's Motion Calendar.

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After e-filing a motion, counsel must contact the Judicial Assistant by phone or email (with a copy of the motion) to schedule it, and the JA will reply with a motion calendar date and time.

After e-filing the original Motion with the Clerk's Office, please contact the Judicial Assistant (via phone or email) to schedule the motion on calendar. Your request to schedule a motion on calendar may be made via email to the Judicial Assistant with a copy of the Motion. The Judicial Assistant will reply with a date and time on motion calendar.

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Proposed orders must not be sent to the judicial assistant without Court instruction.

DO NOT SEND PROPOSED ORDERS to JA UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN INSTRUCTION BY THE COURT.

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To request a hearing, email the JA with the case number, motion title, courtesy copy, evidentiary status, all parties copied, conferral certification, and time requested.

To request a hearing, please email and provide the following information to: dbonini@jud11.flcourts.org 1. Case Number, Style of Case, and the Full Title of the Motion(s) for which the hearing is requested. – (Courtesy Copy of the Motion MUST be attached to email). 2. State clearly whether this is an evidentiary hearing and if testimony will be required. 3. All parties must be copied on the email request. 4. You must certify that the parties have conferred and agree on the request. 5. Indicate how much time is being requested for the hearing.

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Emails to the Court must never use 'SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENTS' in the subject line because the email system will automatically reject them.

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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Motions for reconsideration must be emailed to chambers at BMcFadden@jud11.flcourts.org before being set for hearing.

MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION shall be submitted by email to chambers before setting for hearing. BMcFadden@jud11.flcourts.org

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Motions for continuance must be filed with the Court and emailed to the Magistrate's division email address.

All MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE must be filed with the Court and emailed to 11THFCGM02@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.

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Parties must register their email and physical mailing addresses with the Clerk of the Court to receive notices, recommended orders, and orders.

You must register your email address and physical mailing address with the Clerk of the Court in order to receive notices, recommended orders, and orders.

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Converting an in-person hearing to Zoom requires an email to the Magistrate's office, and the hearing remains in-person until the Magistrate's office directly confirms otherwise.

If a hearing has been scheduled for in-person but all parties agree to convert it to Zoom, an email must be sent to 11thfcgm02@jud11.flcourts.org. All parties are to presume the hearing is still an in-person hearing until you hear otherwise directly from the office of the Magistrate.

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Hearings longer than 60 minutes require emailing the Special Set form to chambers at nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org with all interested parties cc'd.

If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than 60 minutes, you must e-mail the Special Set form (located in the "Documents" section) to chambers at nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org and insuring all interested parties are cc'd on the email.

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A copy of the Notice of Cancellation must be emailed to chambers to inform the court of the cancellation.

Movant cancelling a hearing must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and email a copy to chambers at nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org to inform the court of cancellation.

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Parties must advise chambers 24 hours in advance if courtroom technology will be needed for an in-person evidentiary hearing.

Advise chambers 24 hours in advance if courtroom technology will be required, so we can ensure that the technology is working and available for the hearing time.

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Do not call Chambers about Zoom hearing invitations; call only if no Zoom invite has been received within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing.

Once your hearing is set, you will receive an Outlook invitation for your scheduled hearing. UNLESS YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM INVITE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR SCHEDULED HEARING, please do not call Chambers as this information will be sent to you automatically.

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Persons with disabilities must contact the ADA Coordinator at least 7 days before a scheduled court appearance (or immediately if less than 7 days remain) to request no-cost accommodations.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court's ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Ave., Suite 2400, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349 7355, Email: ADA@jud11.flcourts.org at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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For special set hearings over one hour, parties must email the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied, attaching the motion, supporting documents, the time sought, and the reason for that amount of time.

Special Sets for more than one (1) hour: If you would like to request a Special Set hearing that is more than one (1) hour, please send an email to the Judicial Assistant at gmartin@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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Attorneys may appear remotely by telephone or Zoom, but must notify the judicial assistant the day before the hearing or on the morning of the hearing.

Attorneys are free to appear by telephone or Zoom, but they must notify the JA the day before the hearing or on the morning of the hearing.

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For hearings set for Zoom appearance, parties must contact the Judicial Assistant by phone to obtain the Zoom Meeting ID.

Division Zoom Instructions: If a hearing is set for Zoom appearance, please contact the Judicial Assistant at the phone number listed on this page for the Zoom Meeting ID.

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For hearings set for Zoom appearance, parties must contact the Judicial Assistant by phone to obtain the Zoom Meeting ID.

Division Zoom Instructions: If a hearing is set for Zoom appearance, please contact the Judicial Assistant at the phone number listed on this page for the Zoom Meeting ID.

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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.

The Court does not allow contested/disputed "add-ons" or "walk-ins" during a motion calendar when the Court is in trial. If you are planning on "walking in" to a motion calendar with opposing counsel for a contested/disputed motion, please call the day prior to the date of the motion calendar to make sure that the Judge is not in trial.

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Special sets needing longer than 60 minutes must be scheduled by Chambers via email with both parties.

*Please Note: Special Sets needing longer than 60 minutes (PIP cases, fee hearings, etc.) must be set by Chambers. To do so, please contact Chambers with both parties (through email) to schedule a date and time.

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*Non-Jury Trials: Please contact Chambers (by email) with both parties to schedule. Non-Jury Trials can be conducted in person or via Zoom. Once approved, the parties will receive a non-jury trial order and notice for the hearing.

*Non-Jury Trials: Please contact Chambers (by email) with both parties to schedule. Non-Jury Trials can be conducted in person or via Zoom. Once approved, the parties will receive a non-jury trial order and notice for the hearing.

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*If you have an urgent matter and see no available time slots, please contact Chambers.

*If you have an urgent matter and see no available time slots, please contact Chambers.

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If a hearing is needed sooner than available dates or all dates are taken, the party must call chambers and speak with Millie.

Hearing Requests if Dates Not Available: If you require a hearing sooner than what is available, or if all hearing dates/times are taken, you must call chambers and speak with Millie.

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If a submitted proposed order has not been processed within 24 hours with no communication from the Court, the party must follow up by calling chambers.

If the submitted proposed order has not been processed, and you have not received a communication from the Court within 24 hours, follow up by calling chambers.

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Trial Hearing requests must be emailed to the judicial assistant, allowing 48 hours for a response.

Please email the Judicial Assistant at mpaul@jud11.flcourts.org to request a Trial Hearing. Please allow 48 hours for response time.