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

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Deadline

1 hours

Parties must be prepared to appear 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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In FWOP cases, the Affidavit of Good Cause must be filed 5 days before the hearing or the case will be dismissed.

If your case is set for FWOP you need to file your Affidavit of Good Cause 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING. If you fail to file the Affidavit, an Order will be entered Dismissing the Case.

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All motions in limine must be heard before trial begins, generally on the Thursday and Friday prior to trial.

ALL Motions in Limine MUST be heard prior to the Commencement of the trial on your case. Please note, that the Judge generally reserves the Thursday and Friday prior to trial for these motions.

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All motions must be filed with the Clerk's office before setting a hearing date.

All Motions must be filed with the Clerks' office prior to setting a hearing date.

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Deadline

5 calendar days

Motion calendar hearings require notice 5 calendar days before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 5 Calendar Days

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The motion attached to an agreed order must be filed with the Clerk before the proposed order is uploaded or the order will be rejected.

The Motion attached to the Agreed Order must be filed with the Clerk prior to uploading any proposed orders. Failure to do so will result in the proposed order being rejected and require you to resubmit the proposed order.

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Deadline

5 business days

Hard-copy materials must be mailed to the South Dade Justice Center at least 5 business days before the hearing or they may be stricken.

Please send the materials via USPS, FEDEX, or UPS to the South Dade Justice Center, 10710 S.W. 211 ST, Miami, FL 33189, Attention: Judge Gonzalez-Paulson. Any materials filed or otherwise submitted to the Court less than 5 business days prior to the hearing may be considered untimely and stricken. YOUR HEARING MAY BE CANCELED AND RESET BY THE JUDGE IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE PROCEDURES.

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Motion for Default or Default Final Judgments shall be filed 2 days prior to the hearing and Proposed Orders Need to be Submitted. Failure to timely file will result in the Dismissal of the case for Lack of Prosecution.

Motion for Default or Default Final Judgments shall be filed 2 days prior to the hearing and Proposed Orders Need to be Submitted. Failure to timely file will result in the Dismissal of the case for Lack of Prosecution.

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All motions must be filed with the Clerk before a hearing is set.

All Motions MUST be filed with the Clerk prior to setting a hearing.

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Deadline

5 business days

Responsive pleadings must be filed at least 5 business days before the hearing.

ANY RESPONSIVE PLEADING MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 5 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

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Special set hearings must be scheduled at least 7 days in advance unless prior approval is received.

Special Sets must be set at least seven (7) days prior to the requested hearing date unless you have received prior approval.

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Summary judgment motions must be heard no later than 30 days from the trial date.

Motions in Summary Judgment need to be heard no later than 30 days from trial date.

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Summary judgment motions must be filed and heard by CMO/Trial Order deadlines, before calendar call, and never during the trial period.

Motions for Summary Judgment MUST be filed and heard by the dates established in the Case Management Order of your case, or, if your case does not have a Case Management Order, the timeframe established in the Trial Order. In all cases, Motions for Summary Judgment MUST be set for hearing prior to Calendar Call. NO MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT WILL BE HEARD DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD.

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Any party may object to an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate within 10 days of the date the referral is made.

Therefore, any party may object to an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate within ten (10) days of the date that the referral is made.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions in limine must be filed in writing by the Friday before trial; failure to do so, absent good cause, is grounds for denial.

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

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Any responsive pleading must be filed at least three business days before the hearing.

ANY RESPONSIVE PLEADING MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

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Motions must be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket before the matter can be added to the Judge's Motion Calendar.

In order for your matter to be added to the Judge's Motion Calendar, the motion(s) MUST be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket.

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Attorney's fee hearings must be set at least 30 days from the date the hearing is requested, or the request will be rejected.

Attorney Fee hearing dates must be 30 days from the date the hearing is requested, if it is less, the matter will be rejected.

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Deadline

4 business days

A written response objecting to a motion must be filed at least 4 business days before the scheduled hearing.

If there is any objection to the motion, a written response MUST be filed 4 business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Motions must be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket when the Special Set request is made, or the request will be rejected.

In order for your matter to be added to the Judge's Special Set calendars, the motion(s) MUST be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket. If there is any objection to the motion, a written response is required to be filed prior to the scheduled hearing. *If the motion is not available on the docket when Special Set request is made, the request will be rejected.*

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Deadline

5 business days

All pleadings and responses must be filed 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing

All pleadings and responses must be filed 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing

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Deadline

7 business days

After a hearing makes calendar, at least seven business days' notice must be given by filing and serving a Notice of Hearing on all parties.

Once a green "success" message appears, the hearing has made calendar. You must give seven (7) business days notice by filing and serving a Notice of Hearing to all parties.

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Deadline

5 business days

Each side must mark its exhibits and submit the exhibit list and all exhibits through the e-Portal at least five business days before the hearing or trial.

At least five business days prior to the hearing or trial, each side must: 1. Mark the first page of each document it intends to introduce into evidence. (Plaintiff with numbers/Defendant with letters.) 2. Submit to the e-Portal, in the manner detailed below, an Exhibit List, containing the exhibit number/letter, with the corresponding brief description of the exhibit, and all exhibits separately.

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Deadline

2 business days

A copy of the motion and notice of hearing, with the e-filed motion and all supporting documents attached, must be submitted through CourtMAP at least two business days before the hearing date.

A copy of the motion and notice of hearing must be submitted through CourtMAP at least two (2) business days before the hearing date. The e-filed motion and all documents in support must be attached as supporting documents in CourtMAP.

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The Jury Trial Readiness Certification with jury instructions must be uploaded to CourtMAP at least one week before the calendar call hearing date.

JURY TRIALS: BEFORE SCHEDULING A CALENDAR CALL DATE, a Jury Trial Readiness Certification (located under "Hearing Documents") must be completed and uploaded to CourtMAP as a "Proposed Order" with Jury Instructions as a supporting document at least one (1) week prior to the Calendar Call hearing date.

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Motions in Limine must be filed in writing by the Wednesday before trial or risk denial absent good cause.

LIMINE MOTIONS: Motions in Limine must be filed in writing no later than the Wednesday 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 calendar days

All hearing documentation must be mailed or hand-delivered to Chambers 229 at least five days before the hearing.

ANY documentation for the hearing MUST be delivered to Chambers 229 by mail or hand-delivered AT LEAST 5 DAYS PRIOR TO HEARING.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Submit any filed Response through courtMAP to the Motion Calendar event at least three business days before the hearing.

Responses: Submit the filed Response, if any, via courtMAP to the "Motion Calendar" court event at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 business days

Upload Responses and other Supporting Documents through courtMAP to the scheduled hearing no later than seven business days before the hearing.

Responses and any other Supporting Documents must be timely uploaded via courtMAP to the appropriately scheduled hearing no later than seven (7) business days prior to the hearing date.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

Hearings are set on a closed motion calendar and require notice 10 calendar days before the hearing, with no files at hearing.

Type: Closed Notice Before Hearing: 10 Calendar Days Files at Hearing: None

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Responses to matters on the Special Appointment Calendar must be e-filed with the Clerk and submitted via courtMAP no later than 10 days before the hearing.

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, no later than 10 days prior to the hearing date.

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Deadline

48 hours

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

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

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Hearings must be scheduled within 15 days of entry of the Order of Referral, or the division will unilaterally schedule the hearing for the earliest available date.

If you do not schedule your hearing within 15 days of the entry of the Order of Referral, the hearing will be scheduled unilaterally, without coordination with you, by the division, for the earliest available date.

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An exhibit list must be prepared and filed at least 7 days before the hearing date, and failure to comply with the exhibit requirements may result in exclusion of exhibits from evidence.

An exhibit list must be prepared and filed in advance (7 days) of the hearing date. Failure to do any of these things may result in your exhibit getting excluded from evidence.

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The proposed Report of General Magistrate is due no later than 10 days after the date of the hearing.

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

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Deadline

7 calendar days

The hearing notice must be given 7 Calendar Days before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Calendar Days

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions must be scheduled within the Case Management Order deadlines or the Court may cancel the hearing.

All motions must be set within the Case Management Order deadlines. Any motion scheduled not in compliance with the order is subject to cancellation by the Court.

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After the 10-day objection period expires without a timely objection, parties have 14 days to have the matter set for hearing.

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.

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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 unless an order specifically states otherwise.

An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date, unless there is an order that specifically states otherwise.

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Parties have 10 days to object to the Order of Referral to the General Magistrate.

Parties have ten (10) days to object to the Order of Referral to the General Magistrate.

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Proposed Recommended Orders must be submitted via CourtMAP no later than 14 days after the hearing, and failure to timely submit may result in an Order to Show Cause.

If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate 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. Failure to comply with timely submitting the recommended order may result in an Order to Show Cause.

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Failure to provide 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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Deadline

7 working days

An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted at least 7 working days before the hearing unless an order specifically states otherwise.

An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date, unless there is an order that specifically states otherwise.

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When instructed, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted to the General Magistrate's office via CourtMAP within 14 days after the hearing or an Order to Show Cause may issue.

If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate 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. Failure to comply with timely submitting the recommended order may result in an Order to Show Cause.

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Deadline

5 business days

Each side must complete the evidence submission process at least five business days before the evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial, following the Court's Evidentiary Process instructions.

Submission of Evidence: At least five business days prior to the evidentiary hearing/non-jury trial, each side must: Click below on Evidentiary Process for Step by Step instructions.

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Deadline

7 business days

Motion Calendar is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m., and 7 business days' notice before the hearing is required.

Motion Calendar is on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. You must give 7 business days' Notice.

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Deadline

7 business days

All motions and notices of hearings must be uploaded to E-courtesy and E-File at least 7 business days before the scheduled hearing.

All motions and notices of hearings must be uploaded to E-courtesy and E-File at least 7 business days before the scheduled hearing.

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Deadline

7 business days

Foreclosure Motion Calendar is held Wednesdays only at 9:00 a.m., and 7 business days' notice before the hearing is required.

Foreclosure Motion Calendar is on Wednesday (ONLY) at 9:00 a.m. You must give 7 business days' Notice.

CRITICALCivil cases

File every motion with the Clerk before scheduling a special-set hearing.

*  All motions MUST be filed with the Clerk prior to scheduling a special set hearing.