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

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Hearings are scheduled by emailing the Judicial Assistant, copying all necessary parties, and providing a copy of the referred matter and the requested time length for both sides.

Please email bgottlieb@jud11.flcourts.org to schedule a hearing date and be sure to include any necessary parties in the email communication. In the email, please provide a copy of the matter referred to the General Magistrate for which you are requesting a hearing, and provide the length of time requested for both sides to complete their presentation at the hearing.

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All communications to the Court must include the opposing party or their attorney and any other necessary parties such as a Guardian Ad Litem or Assistant State Attorney.

The opposing party or their attorney (as well as any other necessary parties such as a Guardian Ad Litem or Assistant State Attorney for the Department of Revenue) must be included in all communications to the Court.

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If necessary, a status conference may be held to determine the admissibility of your proposed exhibits in advance. You must contact the General Magistrate's Assistant to schedule a Status Conference.

If necessary, a status conference may be held to determine the admissibility of your proposed exhibits in advance. You must contact the General Magistrate's Assistant to schedule a Status Conference.

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Parties must notify the Magistrate immediately by email if the matter is resolved, settled, or dismissed.

If your matter gets resolved, settled or dismissed, please notify the Magistrate immediately at 11THFCGM17@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.

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Parties must contact the General Magistrate's office if a case or referral is settled or withdrawn.

If a case or referral is settled or withdrawn, please contact the General Magistrate's office.

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305-349-5714

Exhibit admissibility disputes must be raised by calling the General Magistrate's office at 305-349-5714 to arrange a Zoom or telephonic hearing before the scheduled hearing.

If there is a dispute as to the admissibility of the proposed exhibits, contact General Magistrate KARK S.H. BROWN'S office at 305-349-5714 to arrange a Zoom or telephonic hearing prior to the scheduled hearing to resolve the exhibit dispute.

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Please make sure that you register your email address and mailing address with the Clerk of the Court to receive notices of hearing and orders.

Please make sure that you register your email address and mailing address with the Clerk of the Court to receive notices of hearing and orders.

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(786) 469-3960

To schedule a hearing on a filed motion or petition, contact the office by phone or email.

If a hearing is needed on your case on a filed motion or petition, you should schedule it by contacting our office either by phone at (786) 469-3960 or by email at 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org.

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Continuance motions may be sent to Chambers by email or fax, delivered there, or mailed to its stated address.

Motions may be sent to chambers via email to 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org, fax (786) 469-3963, delivered to chambers at 601 NW 1st Court, 2nd floor, Room 2-108A, Miami, FL 33136 or mailed to the same address.

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To schedule a plea, email the judicial assistant, who will provide a calendar date (pleas are taken every day).

Judge Stuzin takes pleas every day. To put a case on calendar for plea, email the JA and she will give you a calendar date.

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If the parties cannot reach agreement on pretrial release, defense counsel may email the judicial assistant to request an Arthur Hearing date.

If the parties cannot reach agreement, Defense Counsel may email the JA to request hearing date for an Arthur Hearing.

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Please copy the Judicial Assistant on any e-mails regarding Court business.

Please copy the Judicial Assistant on any e-mails regarding Court business.

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Hearings requesting more than one hour must be scheduled by emailing the Judge's Judicial Assistant.

(TO SCHEDULE A HEARING FOR MORE THAN ONE (1) HOUR, EMAIL THE J.A.)

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For a matter typically held in person, parties who both agree to Zoom must request it in writing to the judicial assistant, and the Court decides whether to grant the request.

If parties are seeking a Zoom hearing for matters that are typically held in-person, and both parties agree to a Zoom hearing, the parties shall request a Zoom hearing in writing to the Court’s judicial assistant. The Court will then determine whether to grant the request.

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A matter deemed non-emergency is set in the normal course; urgent matters may receive earlier dates, and emergency hearings are by Zoom unless otherwise requested and approved.

If the Judge deems the matter no to be an emergency, it will be set in the normal course. Some matters may be considered urgent, or time-sensitive, and receive hearing dates sooner than later. Emergency hearings will be held via ZOOM, unless otherwise requested and approved

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Do not email motions directly to the judicial assistant or judge.

Please do not email your Motion directly to the Judicial Assistant or Judge.

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Parties may not argue through the Court’s or judicial assistant’s inbox; hearing-setting conflicts may be placed on the five-minute calendar, and violations may be sanctioned.

The parties shall not argue with one another through the Court’s or judicial assistant’s inbox. In the event the parties have a conflict regarding the setting of a hearing or scheduling a matter, they may place the issue on the Court’s five-minute motion calendar. The Court will not tolerate parties arguing to the judicial assistant over substantive matters or scheduling matters through email communication. The Court reserves the right to sanction any party who violates this provision.

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Parties must notify the Magistrate immediately by email when a matter is resolved, settled, or dismissed.

If your matter gets resolved, settled or dismissed, please notify the Magistrate immediately at 11THFCGM05@JUD11.FLCOURTS.ORG.

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Converting an in-person hearing to Zoom (with all parties' agreement) requires an email to the division at 11thfcgm05@jud11.flcourts.org.

If a hearing has been scheduled for in-person but all parties agree to convert it to Zoom, an email must be sent to 11thfcgm05@jud11.flcourts.org.

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Attorneys' fees motions must not be self-set on the judge's calendar; the Judicial Assistant must be called to set them.

For Attorneys Fees Motions please call the Judicial Assistant to set.

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After dropping off hard-copy motion materials, parties must contact the Judge's Chambers to confirm the judge received them.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THE JUDGE'S CHAMBERS WHEN THE ABOVE HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS RECEIVED BY THE JUDGE.

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Parties who do not wish to proceed with an in-person pre-trial calendar or who have resolved the issue must contact the Judge's Chambers to advise of the cancellation.

If you do not wish to proceed or have resolved the issue, please contact the Judge's Chambers to advise as to the cancellation.

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A party who has filed a claim of exemption must call chambers to confirm receipt.

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

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(305) 354-8773

Counsel must also call the Judicial Assistant at (305) 354-8773 to confirm a hearing or trial cancellation.

Counsel shall also call the JA at (305) 354-8773 to confirm the cancellation.

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(305) 354-8773

After submitting an emergency motion via courtMAP, counsel must call the Judicial Assistant at (305) 354-8773, and the JA will follow up with hearing dates if appropriate.

Please contact Chambers at (305) 354-8773 after submitting your Emergency Motion via courtMAP to inform the Judicial Assistant that said motion has been filed. The Judge will review the Emergency Motion and the Judicial Assistant will contact you with available hearing dates and times if appropriate.

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After dropping off the hard-copy motion materials, counsel must contact the judge's chambers to confirm the judge received them.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THE JUDGE'S CHAMBERS WHEN THE ABOVE HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS RECEIVED BY THE JUDGE.

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After submitting an emergency motion via the eFiling portal or CourtMAP, counsel must call chambers to confirm receipt.

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL EMERGENCY MOTIONS VIA EFILING PORTAL OR COURTMAP AND CALL CHAMBERS TO CONFIRM RECEIPT.

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Parties who file a claim of exemption must call chambers to confirm receipt.

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

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Parties must contact chambers before the hearing if the original note is with the Clerk and will be needed at the hearing.

PLEASE CONTACT CHAMBERS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IF THE ORIGINAL NOTE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK AND WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE HEARING

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If parties disagree on the form of the order, the prevailing party must email it in Word form to the listed chambers addresses, noting the disagreement as to form.

If the parties do not agree on the form of the order, the prevailing party shall submit it in Word form by email, to afine@jud11.flcourts.org and dediaz@flcourts.org, noting that there is a disagreement as to form and that the opposing party will be submitting its version of the order.

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Emergencies must be reported by email to Administrative Judge Lisa Walsh at lwalsh@jud11.flcourts.org.

Any emergencies please email the Administrative Judge, Lisa Walsh, at lwalsh@jud11.flcourts.org .

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Any emergencies please email the Administrative Judge, Lisa Walsh, at lwalsh@jud11.flcourts.org .

Any emergencies please email the Administrative Judge, Lisa Walsh, at lwalsh@jud11.flcourts.org .

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Parties must email judicial staff to request a non-evidentiary special-set hearing longer than 30 minutes.

To set a longer non-evidentiary hearing (more that 30 minutes long), parties must email staff with the request.

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All email correspondence to the judicial assistant must copy opposing parties.

Opposing parties must be copied in all email correspondence to the judicial assistant.

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305-252-5847

Do not contact the Mediation Division to set mediation; setting requires a request from the bailiff.

Do not contact the Mediation Division as they can't set without a request from the Bailiff: Jermaine Jones via e-mail: jjones@jud11.flcourts.org contact phone number 305-252-5847.

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Do not call or email chambers to ask about the status of submitted orders.

DO NOT contact chambers (e-mail or call) requesting status on Orders Submitted.

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Do not request two 30-minute CourtMAP slots for the same case; such a request will be rejected.

Please DO NOT use two (2) 30 minute slots for the same case, otherwise your hearing request on courtMAP will be rejected

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The judicial assistant's email is primarily for scheduling and must not be used to send case facts or documents for filing with the Clerk.

This email is available for scheduling purposes mostly, please do not email with facts about the case or documents that should be filed with the clerk of courts.

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Special set hearings over one hour must be requested by email to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied, attaching the motion and Special Set Request Form and stating the time sought and the reason.

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 earagon@jud11.flcourts.org with all parties copied. Please ensure the Motion and Special Set Request Form are attached, advise the amount of time you are seeking, and the reason for seeking that amount of time.

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Emails to the Judicial Assistant must copy all parties.

JA's email: earagon@jud11.flcourts.org - (Copy to all parties required)

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After uploading the proposed Notice of Cancellation to the courtMAP hearing event, the moving party must immediately contact Chambers to advise it was uploaded.

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; and immediately contact Chambers to advise that the proposed NOC has been uploaded.

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A copy of the Notice of Settlement must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant to ensure the matter is removed from the trial docket.

In addition, a copy must be emailed to earagon@jud11.flcourts.org to ensure the matter is removed from the trial docket.

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If the Court has not communicated about an emergency motion within 24 hours, the party must follow up by calling chambers.

The Court will review the Emergency Motion and communicate within 24 hours. If you have not received a communication from the Court within 24 hours, please follow up by calling chambers.

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When parties cannot agree on a hearing date and time, both parties must be on the phone when calling chambers.

If the parties cannot coordinate on the date and time of a hearing, then then both parties must be on the phone when calling the Judge’s Chambers.

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(305) 349-7148

Counsel must also call the judicial assistant at (305) 349-7148 to confirm a hearing cancellation.

Counsel shall also call the JA at (305) 349-7148 to confirm the cancellation.

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(305) 349-7148

Filers must call chambers at (305) 349-7148 to confirm receipt of emergency motions submitted via CourtMAP.

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL EMERGENCY MOTIONS VIA COURTMAP AND CALL CHAMBERS TO CONFIRM RECEIPT.

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Parties who file a claim of exemption must call chambers to confirm receipt.

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

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Case management conference dates are requested by emailing the division at 11thfc29@jud11.flcourts.org.

Please email the division at 11thfc29@jud11.flcourts.org to request a CMC date and time.

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Mediation referrals are obtained by emailing the judicial assistant at darce@jud11.flcourts.com.

Please contact the JA for a referral to Mediation via email darce@jud11.flcourts.com.

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After filing, parties must email the division with a copy of the filed motion (copying opposing counsel and parties) to receive available hearing dates, then coordinate and confirm the agreed date with the division.

Once these documents are filed, please email the Division at 11thfc29@jud11.flcourts.org copy opposing Counsel and any parties involved on the case with a copy of the filed motion and we will send you available dates, once the JA sends available dates then coordinate one of the dates with the parties and then advise the Division which date the parties have agreed on.