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

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Calendar Days

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Calendar Days

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 business days

For foreclosure calendar hearings, parties must give 7 business days' notice.

Must give 7 Business Days' Notice.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Motions must be noticed for hearing at least 7 calendar days before the hearing date.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Calendar Days

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A response to the motion may be served within 10 days of service of the motion.

A response to a motion may be served within 10 days of service of the motion.

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Filed information may be held confidential for no more than 10 days unless the filer has filed a motion under Rule 2.420(d)(3).

The information shall not be held as confidential for more than 10 days, unless the filer has filed a motion pursuant to Rule 2.420(d)(3) of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration.

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Notice of an order granting in whole or part a motion to determine confidentiality must be given by the clerk posting the order on the clerk's website and in a prominent courthouse location within 10 days after entry of the order.

Except as provided by law or court rule, notice must be given of any order granting in whole or in part a motion made under Rule 2.420(e)(1) of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration in the following manner: (1) Within 10 days following the entry of the order, the clerk of court must post a copy of the order on the clerk's website and in a prominent public location in the courthouse;

CRITICALCivil cases

Any pre-trial motions may be filed with the Domestic Violence Clerk of Courts, or via fax to (305) 971-5046, prior to the hearing date, include your case number in the subject line of this email.

Any pre-trial motions may be filed with the Domestic Violence Clerk of Courts, or via fax to (305) 971-5046, prior to the hearing date, include your case number in the subject line of this email.

CRITICALCivil cases

All evidence must be submitted to the court 10 days before a non-jury trial for the judge to review.

All evidence must be submitted to the court 10-day priors the trial for the Judge to review.

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Deadline

5 business days

Responses and replies to motions set for special set hearings must be filed at least 5 business days before the hearing or the Court may not consider them.

ANY RESPONSES OR REPLIES MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 5 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING. Failure to do so may cause the Court not to consider the response or reply or delay the Court's resolution of the motion.

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Proposed orders must be submitted within 20 days after special set hearings unless the Court instructs otherwise.

The Court requires proposed orders to be submitted within 20 days after special set hearings unless the Court instructs the parties not to submit proposed order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Written pretrial motions must be filed seven days before trial, and written responses must be filed three days before trial.

PRETRIAL MOTIONS: Pretrial Motions including but not limited to Motions to Suppress , Daubert Motion, Motion to Exclude, and Probable Cause Motions must be filed in writing seven (7) days before trial and responses to be filed in writing three (3) days before trial.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

A motion in limine must be filed seven days before trial to be addressed pretrial; noncompliance may lead to a continuance charged to the noncompliant party or the motion being stricken as untimely.

Motions in Limine: Motions in Limine will be addressed pre-trial so long as it is filed seven (7) days prior to same. Failure to comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party or striking the Motion as untimely.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

3 calendar days

Written responses to pretrial motions must be filed three days before trial.

Pretrial Motions including but not limited to Motions to Suppress , Daubert Motion, Motion to Exclude, and Probable Cause Motions must be filed in writing seven (7) days before trial and responses to be filed in writing three (3) days before trial.

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Children may not testify unless a motion under Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.407 is filed and an order allowing the testimony is granted before the hearing.

Children are NOT permitted to testify UNLESS a motion is filed pursuant to Fla.Fam.L.R.P.12.407, and an order allowing the testimony is granted, prior to the hearing.

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Any pre-trial motions may be filed with the Domestic Violence Clerk of Courts, or via fax to (305) 971-5046, prior to the hearing date, include your case number in the subject line of this email.

Any pre-trial motions may be filed with the Domestic Violence Clerk of Courts, or via fax to (305) 971-5046, prior to the hearing date, include your case number in the subject line of this email.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

Petitions/motions, case law and proposed orders must be submitted for review within 48 hours of setting the hearing, with the proposed order's title typed in the courtMAP title box.

Submit Petitions/Motions, case law and Proposed Orders for review within 48 hours of setting hearing. When submitting your proposed order, the title of the order must be typed in the title box provided by courtMAP,

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

72 hours

Post hearing orders requested by the Court should be circulated to opposing counsel and submitted to the Court for signature within 72 hours of the hearing.

Post hearing orders requested by the Court should be circulated to opposing counsel and submitted to the Court for signature within 72 hours of the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Petitions and supporting documents must be filed and appear on the docket before any proposed order is submitted.

Your petitions and supporting documents must be filed and appear on the docket prior to submitting any proposed orders.

CRITICALCivil cases

There is no Motion Calendar; hearings are set via the Special Set folder and the motion must be filed before a hearing date and time is selected.

Division PMH06 does not have a Motion Calendar; all hearings are scheduled via the Special Set folder. The motion must be filed before selecting a hearing date and time.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to matters set on the Special Appointment Calendar are due 10 days prior to the hearing date.

Parties wishing to submit a response to a matter set on the Special Appointment Calendar must e-file the 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

Special set hearings require at least 30 days' notice unless all counsel agree and the Judicial Assistant approves a sooner date; requests in the Special Set Requests queue are presumed compliant.

At least 30 days’ notice is required unless all counsel agree to, and the Court’s Judicial Assistant approves, a sooner date. The Court will presume that any request in the Special Set Requests queue is in compliance with this section.

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Pretrial objections to the admissibility of audio or video evidence disclosed in discovery must be made at or before the pretrial conference at which the case is set for trial. Any objection to the admissibility of such evidence made during trial will be denied as untimely unless the party opposing its admission can show that the basis for the motion could not have been identified earlier with the exercise of reasonable professional diligence.

Pretrial objections to the admissibility of audio or video evidence disclosed in discovery must be made at or before the pretrial conference at which the case is set for trial. Any objection to the admissibility of such evidence made during trial will be denied as untimely unless the party opposing its admission can show that the basis for the motion could not have been identified earlier with the exercise of reasonable professional diligence.

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The moving party must email the Judicial Assistant (copying all parties) to set a motion for hearing within 10 days or the motion is deemed abandoned and summarily denied.

Once filed, the moving party must request that the motion be set for hearing within 10 days. The request should be made by e-mail to the Court's Judicial Assistant, with copies to all parties. If no request is made to set the motion for hearing within 10 days, it will be considered abandoned and summarily denied

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Motions in Limine must be filed at least 5 days before trial to be addressed pre-trial; late motions may be struck or cause a continuance.

standard Motions in Limine will be addressed pre-trial so long as it is filed five (5) days prior to same. Failure to timely comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party or striking the Motion as untimely.

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Pretrial motions in misdemeanor cases must be filed within 90 days of arraignment or risk denial as untimely.

Pretrial motions in misdemeanor cases must be filed with the clerk of court within 90 days of the arraignment at which an indictment or information is filed. Absent a showing that the basis for the motion could not have been identified within that time with the exercise of reasonable professional diligence, motions filed thereafter will be denied as untimely.

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Absent exceptional circumstances, motions may be special set for hearing no sooner than one (1) week before the case is set for trial. Id. Failure to comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party.

Absent exceptional circumstances, motions may be special set for hearing no sooner than one (1) week before the case is set for trial. Id. Failure to comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Each side must complete the specified evidence-preparation and submission steps at least five business days before the hearing or trial.

At least five (5) business days prior to the hearing or trial, each side must:

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Upload responses and all additional papers for the Court’s review at least five business days before the hearing in the manner used to schedule it.

Responses and all additional papers for the Court’s review must be uploaded no later than five (5) business days prior to the hearing in the same manner required when scheduling a hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 business days

Motion Calendar hearings require seven business days’ notice.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

CRITICALCivil cases

Submit materials for Wednesday’s calendar by close of business on the preceding Thursday, and materials for Thursday’s calendar by close of business on the preceding Friday.

For the Wednesday calendar, submit the materials no later than the end of the business day on the preceding Thursday. For the Thursday calendar, submit the response and any supporting materials no later than the end of the business day on the preceding Friday.

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A written objection to referral must be filed within 10 days of service of the Order of Referral, or before the hearing if the hearing is set less than 10 days after service.

If you do not want to have this matter heard by the General Magistrate, you must file a written objection to the referral within 10 days of the time of service of the Order of Referral to General Magistrate. If the time set for the hearing is less than 10 days after service of the Order of Referral to General Magistrate, the objection must be made before the hearing.

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A written objection to the Order of Referral must be filed within 10 days of service of the Order of Referral.

If you do not want to have the referred matter heard before the general magistrate, you must file a written objection to the referral within 10 days of the time of service of the Order of Referral.

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

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

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The proposed Recommended Order must be submitted no later than 10 days after the date of the hearing.

If you have been instructed to prepare and submit the proposed Recommended Order, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted via CourtMAP, no later than ten (10) days after the date of the hearing.

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After the 10-day objection period expires without a timely objection, parties have 14 days to set the matter for hearing or the Court may unilaterally schedule it.

Once the ten (10) day objection period expires (and if there was not a timely objection filed) the parties shall have fourteen (14) days to have the matter set for hearing. Failure to schedule the hearing within fourteen (14) days from the date that the Order of Referral to General Magistrate objection period expires may result in the Court unilaterally scheduling the matter for hearing.

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Parties must wait 10 days after entry of the Order of Referral before requesting a hearing on the referred matter.

The parties shall wait until (10) days after the date that the Order of Referral to General Magistrate is entered before requesting a hearing on the matter referred.

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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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Failure to provide and/or file the exhibit list seven days before the hearing may result in the exhibits being excluded on the day of the hearing.

If you fail to provide a copy of the 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.

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Hearings shall be set within thirty (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.

Hearings shall be set within thirty (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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The proposed report must be submitted no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the hearing.

If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the Recommended Order of General Magistrate, or Recommended Order of Hearing Officer, on their ruling, the proposed report 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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Suppression motions must be filed no later than 10 days before trial and will be heard the week of trial unless the Court sets a special set date.

All motions must be filed well in advance of trial and no later than 10 days prior to trial. They will be heard the week of trial unless the Court indicates other wise and sets a special set date.

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Filing a motion on the date of trial results in a continuance attributed to the filing party.

Filing of motions the date of trial will result in a continuance attributed to the filing party.

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Motions in limine must be filed in writing by the Thursday before trial or, absent good cause, the Court may deny them.

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

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Deadline

5 business days

All motions and memoranda must be submitted at least 5 business days before the scheduled special set hearing date.

** All Motions and Memoranda MUST be submitted 5 BUSINESS DAYS in ADVANCE of Scheduled Special Set Hearing date. **

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Attorneys and self-represented litigants must meet and discuss settlement and trial matters at least 20 days before trial.

No less than twenty (20) days prior to the trial, the attorneys/pro se litigants shall meet and communicate concerning settlement and all aspects of the trial.

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Deadline

24 hours

Upon resolution after scheduling, the requesting party must immediately file a cancellation notice and email chambers; cancellation requires at least 24 hours’ advance notice.

IMPORTANT: 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 EMAIL CHAMBERS to remove the matter from calendar. Please note that the Court requires at least 24 hours advance notice of cancellation.

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Deadline

3 business days

After special-set approval, responses and replies must be submitted through CourtMAP at least three business days before the hearing.

ONCE A SPECIAL SET HEARING IS APPROVED: All responses, replies, etc. must be submitted via courtMAP at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing date.

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Exhibits must be separately filed and listed one week before the hearing or the Court will not accept or view them.

All exhibits must be filed separately and listed ONE week prior to hearing. If not filed properly or as instructed the court will not accept or view the exhibits.

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Deadline

1 hours

The moving party must be prepared to appear within one hour after submitting an emergency motion.

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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Deadline

10 calendar days

Discovery must be completed ten days before trial; later discovery requires the parties’ agreement or good cause.

DISCOVERY: All discovery shall be completed ten (10) days prior to the date set for TRIAL and shall be allowed thereafter only upon agreement of the attorneys/pro se litigants or on a showing of good cause.