Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Motions in limine must be filed by the Friday before trial unless good cause is shown.

Motions in Limine: Must be filed by the Friday before trial unless good cause is shown.

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Deadline

1 hours

Parties must be prepared to appear before the Court within one hour of submitting an emergency motion.

2. You must be prepared to appear before the Court within one (1) hour of submission of the Emergency Motion to the Court.

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An emergency motion to cancel a foreclosure sale is only proper if the sale is scheduled within five days of the motion.

3. If you are filing an emergency motion to cancel a foreclosure sale, the sale date must be scheduled within five (5) days from the date of your motion. If the sale is scheduled more than five (5) days from the date of your motion, then it is not an emergency.

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Deadline

7 business days

Motion calendar hearings require notice at least 7 business days before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

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A motion requesting a remote appearance at a pre-trial conference, setting forth good faith reason, must be filed at least three days before the scheduled appearance date.

If a virtual appearance is being requested, please file a motion requesting a remote appearance on the specific Pre-Trial Conference date, setting forth the good faith reason for the request at least three days prior to your scheduled appearance date.

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In insurance-defendant cases under AO 21-10, any objections to the automatic invocation of the Rules of Civil Procedure must be filed within 10 days of service of the summons.

Pursuant to AO 21-10, if the defendant is an insurance company, the Rules of Civil Procedure are invoked automatically. Pre-trials in these cases will be cancelled. Any objections should be filed within 10 days of service of the summons.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Written responses for special set hearings must be filed and uploaded to the special set hearing event at least 5 business days before the hearing, with the response, exhibits, and legal authority submitted separately and specifically identified.

Responses: If the opposing party wishes the Court to consider a written Response, it must be filed and uploaded to the special set hearing event at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing. The Response, exhibits if any, legal authority, etc. must be submitted separately and identified specifically.

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Deadline

2 business days

For a Zoom hearing, parties must upload exhibits to the e-portal and file them in the Clerk’s docket at least two business days before the hearing, with exhibits fully prepared and submitted in advance.

All parties must upload their exhibits to the e-portal and file them in the Clerk’s docket at least two business days before the hearing. Exhibits must be fully prepared and submitted in advance to ensure an orderly and efficient trial process.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

The motion and supporting documents must be uploaded to CourtMAP at least three days before the hearing.

Upload the motion and any supporting documents to CourtMAP at least three (3) days prior to the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Within 30 days, the client must either retain new counsel who files a written appearance or file a written notice of self-representation with the Clerk.

Within 30 days from the date of this order, Client shall either: a. Retain new counsel who shall file a written appearance with the Clerk of the Court; OR b. File a written notice with the Clerk of the Court advising that Client will represent himself/herself.

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All motions and supporting documents must be uploaded to courtMAP at least three days before a Special Set Hearing.

All motions and supporting documents must be uploaded to courtMAP at least three (3) days prior to the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to special appointment calendar matters are due 10 days before the hearing date.

Parties wishing to submit a response to a matter set on the Special Appointment Calendar must e-file said Response with the Clerk of Court's and submit the Response via CourtMAP under "Special Appointment" case number and hearing date, 10 days prior to the hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

Petitions/motions, case law, and proposed orders must be submitted for review within 48 hours of setting the hearing.

Submit Petitions/Motions, case law and Proposed Orders for review within 48 hours of setting hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Supporting documents must be uploaded to CourtMAP at least 5 days before the hearing or the hearing is subject to cancellation.

Please remember that supporting documents must be uploaded to CourtMAP at least 5 days prior to hearing. If supporting documents are not uploaded or hard copies not received within 5 days of the hearing, your hearing is subject to cancellation.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions for Telephonic Appearance must be submitted 5 days before the hearing date.

All Motions for Telephonic Appearance must indicate the reason why a telephonic hearing is needed and submitted 5 days prior to hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

For evidentiary hearings, all support documents must be added in courtMAP one week before the hearing date and exhibits/evidence must be arranged with the Clerk of Courts beforehand.

All support documents need to be added to the scheduled hearing in courtmap 1 week prior to the hearing date and exhibits and/or evidence submission need to be arranged with the Clerk of Courts prior to hearing.

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When instructed by the General Magistrate, the proposed recommended order must be submitted via CourtMap no later than 14 days after the hearing date.

If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate, or Recommended Order of Hearing Officer, on their ruling, the proposed recommended order must be submitted to the General Magistrate's office via CourtMap no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the hearing.

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Exhibits and the exhibit list must be provided to the opposing party/counsel and the exhibit list filed seven (7) days before the hearing or the exhibits may not be admitted, and proposed exhibits must be filed with the Clerk of the Court.

In addition, you must provide a copy of the exhibit list and exhibits to the opposing party or their attorney (if they are represented by counsel). If you fail to provide a copy of the exhibit and exhibit list and /or to file a copy of the exhibit list seven (7) days prior to the hearing, you may not be able to get the exhibits admitted on the day of the hearing. Please file your proposed exhibits with the Clerk of the Court.

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Hearings must be scheduled by the parties within 15 days of the order of referral, or the General Magistrate's office will set the hearing at its earliest available date.

Hearings must be set by the parties or attorneys for a future date within fifteen (15) days from the date of the order of referral, otherwise the hearing will be set by the General Magistrate's office at the earliest available date.

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Deadline

7 working days

An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted at least 7 working days before the hearing date.

An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date.

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Criminal emergency motions must be filed and all parties copied by 2:00 p.m. on the day before the requested hearing.

All motions must be filed and all parties copied by 2:00 pm the day before the hearing is requested.

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All Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190 motions must be filed 10 days before trial.

All 3.190 Motions must be filed 10 days prior to trial.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

All criminal Rule 3.190 motions must be filed 10 days before trial.

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDERS - All 3.190 motions Must be filed 10 days prior to trial.

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Criminal emergency motions must be filed and all parties copied by 2:00 p.m. the day before the requested hearing.

EMERGENCY MOTIONS – All motions must be filed and all parties copied by 2:00 pm the day before the hearing is requested.

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A motion must be filed with the Clerk of Court before a Special Set hearing may be requested.

All motions must be filed with the Clerk of Court before a Special Set hearing may be requested.

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Deadline

5 business days

All motions must be uploaded to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal no later than 5 business days before the scheduled hearing.

All motions must be uploaded to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing.

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Deadline

5 business days

All supporting documents must be filed with the Clerk of Court and emailed to Chambers no later than 5 business days before the hearing.

No later than five (5) business days before the hearing, all supporting documents must be filed with the Clerk of Court and submitted to Chambers via email.

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Parties may attend pre-trial conferences in person or by communication technology, but must notify the Court no later than 7 days before the conference if appearing remotely.

Pre-trial conferences may be attended in person or through communication technology in accordance with Florida Small Claims Rule 7.090(a) and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530. Any party wishing to appear through communication technology must provide notice to the Court no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled pre-trial conference.

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Deadline

5 business days

All supporting documentation must be filed with the Clerk and submitted via email at least 5 business days before the hearing.

At least five (5) business days prior to the hearing, all supporting documentation must be filed with the Clerk and submitted via email.

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Deadline

2 business days

To waive appearance at a pre-trial conference, parties must file a Stipulated Waiver of Appearance and submit a proposed Order Invoking the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure via CourtMAP no later than 2 business days before the conference.

Parties seeking to waive their appearance at a pre-trial conference must file a Stipulated Waiver of Appearance and submit a proposed Order Invoking the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure through CourtMAP no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

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Deadline

7 business days

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

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Deadline

7 business days

The notice of hearing for motion calendar settings must be filed at least 7 business days before the hearing (excluding the hearing day), and untimely notices will be rejected.

The notice of hearing must be filed with the Clerk at least 7 business days prior to the hearing, not including the day of the hearing. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL NOTICES NOT FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL BE REJECTED.

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Should the case resolve prior to the scheduled trial date, the party who filed the Notice must immediately file a notice of cancellation via the e-portal and contact chambers to remove the case from calendar and schedule a UCD date. If a Notice of Cancellation is not filed and a phone call is not placed to chambers, the Judge will expect the Parties to appear in court on the scheduled date.

Should the case resolve prior to the scheduled trial date, the party who filed the Notice must immediately file a notice of cancellation via the e-portal and contact chambers to remove the case from calendar and schedule a UCD date. If a Notice of Cancellation is not filed and a phone call is not placed to chambers, the Judge will expect the Parties to appear in court on the scheduled date.

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If a resolution is reached after a special set hearing is scheduled, the requesting party must immediately file a notice of cancellation and call chambers, or the parties will be expected to appear.

If you reach a resolution after a hearing has been scheduled, the party that requested the hearing must, IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING A RESOLUTION, file a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk or thru E-Portal AND CALL CHAMBERS to remove the matter from calendar. If a Notice of Cancellation is not filed AND a phone call is not placed to chambers, the Judge will expect the Parties to appear.

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The party who requested a hearing must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation and call chambers upon resolution, or all parties must appear on the scheduled date.

If you reach a resolution after a hearing has been scheduled, the party that requested the hearing must, IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING A RESOLUTION, file a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk or thru E-Portal AND CALL CHAMBERS to remove the matter from calendar. If a Notice of Cancellation is not filed AND a phone call is not placed to chambers, the Judge will expect the Parties to appear in Court via ZOOM or phone conference on the scheduled date.

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Deadline

48 hours

Once your case has been properly calendared on a UCD slot, please be sure to submit a Final Judgment as a "proposed order" through courtMAP, NO SOONER THAN 48 HOURS of the hearing date you selected.

Once your case has been properly calendared on a UCD slot, please be sure to submit a Final Judgment as a "proposed order" through courtMAP, NO SOONER THAN 48 HOURS of the hearing date you selected.

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Deadline

7 business days

Notices of hearing for the Motion Calendar must be filed at least 7 business days before the hearing or they will be rejected.

The notice of hearing must be filed with the Clerk at least 7 business days prior to the hearing, not including the day of the hearing. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL NOTICES NOT FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL BE REJECTED.

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Upon reaching an agreement, parties must immediately file a signed and notarized MSA and/or Parenting Plan (if applicable).

Parties that have reached an agreement must immediately file an MSA and/or PP (If applicable) signed by both parties and notarized

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Electronic evidence for evidentiary special set hearings must be submitted at least seven days before the hearing.

if you are scheduling an EVIDENTIARY special set hearing, you must follow the procedures for submission of electronic evidence at least seven days in advance of the hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions in limine must be filed in writing at least five days before trial or, absent good cause, the Court may deny the motion.

Motions in Limine must be filed in writing five days before trial. Failure to do so, absent good cause, is sufficient basis for the Court to deny the Motion.

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Deadline

5 business days

Motion calendar hearings require five business days’ notice.

Notice Before Hearing: 5 Business Days

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Deadline

5 calendar days

Only the party who scheduled a motion calendar hearing may cancel it, by e-filing a notice of cancellation and canceling on CourtMAP five days before the hearing.

Only the party who scheduled a motion calendar hearing may cancel it. Please e-file a notice of cancellation and cancel the hearing on courtMAP five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Submit orders within 15 days after a hearing, except orders for default, default final judgment, and summary judgment, which are due within 30 days.

Orders shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days after hearings. Orders for default, default final judgment and summary judgment shall be submitted within thirty (30) days after the hearing.

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Upload proposed orders through courtMAP within seven days after the hearing; include the underlying petition or motion’s docket index number and use 14-point Times New Roman.

Proposed orders must be uploaded via courtMAP within seven (7) days from the date of hearing; it must include the Docket Index Number for the underlying petition/motion; AND must be typed in Times New Roman, size 14 font.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

A response must be submitted to chambers at least ten days before the hearing.

Parties wishing to submit a response to a matter must e-file said response with the Clerk of Courts and submit the response via courtMAP to chambers under “Supporting Documents,” at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date.

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Suppression motions must be filed no later than 10 days before trial and will be heard the week of trial; filing on the trial date results in a continuance attributed to the filing party or the motion being stricken.

All motions must de filed well in advanced of trial and no later than 10 days prior to trial. They will be heard the week of trial unless the Court indicates otherwise and sets a special set date. Filing of motions the date of trial will result in a continuance attributed to the filing party, or the motion will be striken.

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Motions in limine must be filed the Friday before trial, with a copy sent to chambers by facsimile or e-mail.

For in motions in limine, file the Friday before the trial, send copy to chambers by facsimile or e-mail.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Upload the motion and supporting documents through the CourtMAP Motion Calendar queue at least seven days before the hearing or the matter will not be heard.

Upload motion, including supporting documents, if any, via CourtMAP under "Motion Calendar" at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing or the matter will NOT be heard.

CRITICALCivil cases

Special set responses must be submitted 10 days before the hearing, and replies are not allowed.

Responses are limited to 20 pages and are due 10 days prior to the hearing; no reply's will be allowed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

Special set hearing documentation must be e-filed and uploaded to CourtMAP at least 10 days before the hearing or the matter will not be heard.

Any documentation for the hearing shall be uploaded and e-filed AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING (in addition to uploading your documents to courtMAP)*** any matters that are not provided as instructed, will not be heard at the special set hearing.