Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County Document Filing Requirements

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed recommended order

Proposed Recommended Orders should be agreed to by both parties, but if agreement is impossible, each party may submit their own version.

All proposed Recommended Orders should be agreed to by both parties. If the parties simply cannot agree on the proposed Recommended Order, then each party may submit their own.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Response

A non-opposing non-moving party is not required to file a response.

A non-moving party who does not oppose the motion is not required to file a response.

INFO

Applies to

Jac motion

Must include

proposed order

If JAC does not request a hearing, the Court may rule on a proposed order without a hearing after reviewing the documents.

If JAC does not request a hearing, the Court may enter the proposed order without a hearing after reviewing the documents.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge’s signature block, and Done and Ordered language.

Please be advised courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge's signature block, and the Done and Ordered language to the order.

INFO

Applies to

Notice of hearing

A CourtMAP-generated Notice of Hearing confirms that the judge has accepted the hearing date and the hearing is set.

Once a date has been accepted by the Judge, you will receive a notice of hearing generated and sent by COURTMAP that will serve as confirmation that your hearing is set.

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Applies to

Certificate of conferral

The Court accepts a certificate of conferral substantially in the form of the First Option or Second Option templates inserted directly above the signature block of the Notice of Hearing, with an editable Word template available on the Court's website.

The Court will accept a certificate of conferral substantially in the form provided in, either First Option or Second Option, attached to these "Policies and Procedures" set forth directly above the signature block of the Notice of Hearing for the motion. For the convenience of counsel preparing the Notice of Hearing, the Court has provided Exhibit "B" attached to these "Policies and Procedures" together with the same template certificate of conferral in Word format published on the Court's website for counsel to edit and insert above this signature block of the Notice of Hearing.

INFO

Applies to

Special affidavit remote uncontested proceeding

Special affidavit forms are designated for remote uncontested family proceedings handled without a hearing (temporary custody, final judgment of paternity, dissolution of marriage, and name change).

Special Affidavit for Remote Uncontested Petition for Temporary Custody (Without a Hearing) Special Affidavit for Remote Uncontested Final Judgment of Paternity (Without a Hearing) Special Affidavit for Remote Uncontested Dissolution of Marriage (Without a Hearing) Special Affidavit for Remote Uncontested Name Change (Without a Hearing)

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Applies to

Order granting motion to withdraw

If at the hearing, the Court approves the Motion to Withdraw, please use the form Order Granting Motion to Withdraw, located under the Documents Tab of the Court's website and you may upload it under Agreed Orders on courtMAP.

If at the hearing, the Court approves the Motion to Withdraw, please use the form Order Granting Motion to Withdraw, located under the Documents Tab of the Court's website and you may upload it under Agreed Orders on courtMAP.

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Applies to

Emergency motion

Emergency motions should use the Verified Emergency Motion Form and Verified Emergency Motion Affidavit in Support Form located under the Documents Tab of the Court's website.

See VERIFIED EMERGENCY MOTION FORM located under the Documents Tab. See VERIFIED EMERGENCY MOTION AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT FORM located under the Documents Tab.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Hearing files

Attorneys must bring files to the foreclosure motion calendar hearing if needed.

*Attorneys MUST bring files to the hearing, if needed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Every motion must include a certification of meet and confer efforts describing all efforts (names of movant and respondent attorneys, dates, and method used), the participating attorneys, and the results achieved including any consensus on hearing time.

Every motion must contain a certification of the efforts to meet and confer, which shall include: A description of all efforts at a “meet and confer” including names of movant and respondent attorneys, dates and method (email, telephone, live meeting) requesting a meet and confer; and names of participating attorneys; and Results achieved, including consensus as to amount of time required for hearing, if granted.

WARNINGCivil cases

All parties must agree to cancel a motion calendar hearing.

Special Motion Calendar Hearings require ALL parties to agree to the cancellation.