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

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Zoom trial exhibits must be uploaded to the e-portal and filed in the Clerk's docket at least five business days before the trial.

All parties must upload their exhibits to the e-portal and file them in the Clerk's docket at least five business days before the trial as per the Evidence Procedure found under the "documents" tab.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 business days

At least 7 business days' notice must be given before a motion calendar hearing.

You must give 7 business days notice

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits for evidentiary hearings must be uploaded at least five days prior to the hearing.

All exhibits MUST be uploaded at least five (5) days prior to the hearing as per the evidence procedure found under the "documents" section on the judge's website.

CRITICALCivil cases

Cases exempt from submitting a case management report must still follow the timeline requirements of Administrative Order 21-09.

If your case meets any of the exceptions listed above, you must still follow the timeline requirements set forth in the 11th Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 21-09.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 calendar days

Motion calendar hearings require five calendar days’ notice before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 5 Calendar Days

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Deadline

7 working days

Exhibit lists must be 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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A proposed Recommended Order must be submitted to the General Magistrate's office 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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Hearings must be scheduled by the parties or attorneys 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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions in limine must be filed in writing the Friday before trial, and failure to do so absent good cause is sufficient basis for the Court to deny the motion.

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Pretrial motions (including motions to suppress, Daubert motions, motions to exclude, and probable cause motions) must be filed in writing seven days before trial, and failure absent good cause may result in a continuance being charged to the requesting party.

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. Failure to do so, absent good cause, is sufficient basis for the Court to charge a continuance to the requesting party.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Responses to pretrial motions must be filed in writing three days before trial.

responses to be filed in writing three (3) days before trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Motion Calendar hearings require three business days' notice before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 3 Business Days

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Submit any filed Response through courtMAP to the Motion Calendar case number and hearing date at least three business days before the hearing.

Responses: Submit the filed Response, if any, via courtMap to the "Motion Calendar" case number and hearing date at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing date.

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No hearings involving trial matters, summary judgment (MSJ), or motions in limine (MIL) will be heard during the actual trial period absent unanticipated events.

NO HEARINGS DIRECTED TOWARDS MATTERS INVOLVING THE TRIAL, MSJ, OR MIL WILL BE HEARD DURING THE ACTUAL TRIAL PERIOD absent unanticipated events occurring.

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A hearing must be immediately requested on any filed examination objection, and failure to set the objection for immediate hearing is deemed abandonment of the request.

A hearing must be immediately requested on any objection filed. Failure to set the objection for immediate hearing will be deemed an "Abandonment of the Request" under the rules.

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Deadline

5 business days

Opposing counsel shall have five (5) business days to file a written response if they wish.

Opposing counsel shall have five (5) business days to file a written response if they wish.

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Hearings on dispositive motions and trial matters must be filed and heard before the pre-trial conference, following the deadlines in the Case Management Order Setting Case for Trial.

All hearings related to dispositive motions and trial matters must be filed and heard prior to the pre-trial conference pursuant to the deadlines set forth in the Court’s Case Management Order Setting Case for Trial.

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The Court may summarily rule on MILs lacking particularity, and any MIL not timely filed, discussed at the meet-and-confer, and (if unresolved) set for hearing is deemed abandoned.

The Court may summarily rule on any MIL not written with particularity as described above. Any MIL not timely filed and/or not discussed by counsel at the meet and confer and (if unresolved) not set for hearing will be considered abandoned.

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Objections to an examination under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.360(a)(1)(A) must be filed no later than 30 days from the written request, assuming service of process occurred at least 15 days before the request was served.

Objections to "Examination of Persons" under Fla. R. Civ. P 1.360(a)(l)(A) must be filed no later than thirty (30) days from the written request assuming service of process has occurred at least fifteen (15) days prior to the request being served.

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If counsel cannot agree on an examination date within 45 days of the request, the court will set the date upon written motion without consulting counsel's calendars.

If the attorneys cannot agree on a mutually convenient date for the examination to occur within forty-five (45) days of the request, the Court, upon written motion, will pick the date without consultation with counsels' calendars.

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Written requests for a compulsory medical examination should be made no later than 150 days before the pretrial date.

If examinations under these rules are requested such written request should be made no later than 150 days before the pretrial date to allow time for objections, hearings on same and an opportunity to reset the examination.

CRITICALCivil cases

Upload all supporting and relevant documents, including discovery responses, at least two days before the hearing.

PLEASE UPLOAD ALL SUPPORTING AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS INCLUDING DISCOVERY RESPONSES (which are often not filed) AT LEAST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING.

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Proposed orders must be uploaded via courtMAP within seven (7) days from the date of hearing.

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

24 hours

Upon resolution after scheduling, the requesting party must immediately file a cancellation notice with the clerk or through the E-Portal and email chambers; the Court requires at least 24 hours' advance cancellation notice.

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

30 calendar days

The moving party must request a hearing within 30 days after filing a motion; failure may result in denial without prejudice.

Upon the filing of a motion with the Court, the party requesting the motion shall file a request for hearing within 30 days of the filing of the motion. Failure to request a hearing within 30 days after a filed motion may result in the motion being denied without prejudice.

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Deadline

15 calendar days

Each party must file the pre-trial catalogue with the clerk at least 15 days before trial.

PRE-TRIAL CATALOGUE: NO LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIAL, EACH PARTY SHALL FILE A PRE-TRIAL CATALOGUE WITH THE CLERK AND FORWARD A COURTESY COPY TO THE COURT.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

Discovery must be completed 10 days before trial; later discovery is allowed only by agreement or for 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.

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Deadline

7 business days

The motion calendar requires seven business days' notice before a hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days

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Deadline

1 hours

Parties must be prepared to appear before the Court within one hour of submitting the filed Emergency Motion.

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

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Pre-trial catalogues must be uploaded to courtMAP no less than 15 days before trial.

Copies of pre-trial catalogues must be uploaded to CourtMap no less than 15 days prior to the trial.

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Deadline

3 business days

After a special set hearing is approved, all responses and replies must be submitted via 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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Deadline

7 calendar days

Motions set on the Motion Calendar require 7 calendar days' notice before the hearing.

Notice Before Hearing: 7 Calendar Days

CRITICAL

Deadline

72 hours

Zoom conversion requests must be made at least 72 hours before the scheduled hearing unless there is an emergency; requests within 72 hours may be denied.

This request must be made at least 72 hours, unless in the case of an emergency, prior to the scheduled hearing. Requests within 72 hours of the scheduled hearing may be denied.

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Exhibits and pretrial catalogues must be filed (e-filed or in person) at least 7 days before trial; the Court does not need copies.

Exhibits and Pretrial catalogues are to be e-filed or filed in person with the Clerk and in the Court docket at least 7 days prior to the trial, the Court does not need copies.

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E-file cancellation notices stating the reason and email them to the Judicial Assistant one week before the scheduled hearing.

Notices of cancellation including a reason(s) for cancellation shall be efiled and emailed to Judicial Assistant a week prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Deadline

7 business days

Submit all trial evidence through the Clerk's e-filing portal using the Evidence submission button at least seven business days before trial.

**NOTE:   The parties must submit all evidence no less than 7 Business days prior to the trial, by going to the clerk's e-filing portal and using the Evidence submission button.

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Submit all evidence and exhibits through the Clerk’s Portal before the scheduled hearing.

All evidence and/or exhibits must be submitted through the Clerk’s Portal prior to the scheduled hearing.

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A written objection to referral to the General Magistrate 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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For Zoom hearings, all proposed exhibits must be e-filed at least 7 days before the hearing, parties must have the Docket Entry Number available, and failure may result in exclusion of the exhibits.

For a Zoom hearing, all proposed exhibits must be e-filed, to be easily found on the docket, at least 7 days prior to the hearing. All parties shall have the Docket Entry Number available. Failure to do any of these things may result in your exhibit getting excluded from evidence.

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Proposed Recommended Orders must be submitted no later than 10 days after the hearing date.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Do not request or schedule a hearing for a motion that has not been filed.

Do not request or set a motion that has not been filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Motions to cancel foreclosure sales and their notices of hearing must be e-filed at least 3 business days before the scheduled hearing, with no emergency exception.

All motions and notice of hearings (ONLY FOR MOTIONS TO CANCEL FORECLOSURE SALES) must be e-filed at least 3 business days before the scheduled hearing. There are no emergencies.

CRITICALCivil cases

Orders must not be submitted before the hearing is conducted.

DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ORDERS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEING CONDUCTED.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits for zoom non-jury trials must be uploaded at least 5 days before the trial.

All Non-Jury Trials will go forward by zoom unless requested in person. If is to occur by zoom exhibits are to be uploaded 5 days prior to the trial (please see the clerk's memo).

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Must give 5 Business Days’ Notice, please do not schedule any hearings less than five days before, except the Foreclosure cases and emergency motions.

Must give 5 Business Days’ Notice, please do not schedule any hearings less than five days before, except the Foreclosure cases and emergency motions.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses and replies must be uploaded to the CourtMap event at least 7 days before the hearing, and late documents might not be accepted.

All responses and replies must be uploaded to court event (CourtMap) 7 days prior to the hearing. Documents that’s are received past the deadline might not be accepted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Foreclosure calendar hearings require at least 5 business days' notice unless it is an emergency.

Must give 5 Business Days’ Notice unless it is emergency.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion must be filed with the Clerk's office before a special set hearing can be scheduled for it.

Prior to Setting a Special Set, the requesting party must ensure the motion has been filed with the Clerk's office. Do not set a special set hearing for a motion that has not been filed.