Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The parenting-course completion certificate must be filed before final judgment is entered.

Each party to a paternity action shall file a certificate of completion of the course with the Court prior to the entry of the final judgment.

Deadline

3 business days

Proposed final orders and parenting plans must be submitted to the opposing party, including any pro se litigant, at least three business days before a court-set deadline.

All proposed final orders and parenting plans shall be submitted to the opposing party (to include pro se litigant) not later than three (3) business days prior to any deadline set by the Court.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Any objection to using communication technology must be filed no later than 10 days before the hearing.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than 10 days prior to the hearing date.

Deadline

3 business days

Unless a separate order states otherwise, all hearing or trial materials and exhibits must be exchanged at least three business days beforehand.

Unless otherwise stated by separate order of this Court, all parties must exchange all materials and/or exhibits for a hearing or trial no later than three (3) business days before the hearing or trial.

For a virtual hearing or trial, hard-copy exhibits must be delivered to the Clerk's Office three days beforehand under the Clerk's procedures.

If the hearing/trial is virtual, hard copies must be delivered to the Clerk of Court’s Office three (3) days prior to the hearing, by following the Clerk’s procedures for submission.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A written objection to referral to a General Magistrate must be filed within 10 days after service of the referral order.

Any written Objection to a referral must be filed within 10 days of the service of the order of referral.

All hearing materials must be received by noon on the preceding business day.

The Court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than 12:00 p.m. on the business day before the hearing.

If a proposed order was not submitted with the motion when possible, it must be submitted within three business days after the hearing unless the court orders otherwise.

Otherwise, submit them no later than three business days after any hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise.

The deadline for an emergency email request for hearing time is noon on the business day preceding the requested hearing date.

Emergency requests for hearing time must be submitted via email by 12:00 p.m. on the business day preceding the requested hearing date for consideration by the Court.

Notice requirements and defects in an amended information intended to facilitate a plea are waived unless specifically raised when the plea occurs.

Notice requirements or defects in an Amended Information to facilitate a plea will be deemed waived unless specifically raised at the time of the plea.

The stipulated advance-review exhibit submission deadline is noon on the preceding business day.

☐ Where litigants stipulate to provide exhibits to the Court for advance review, submit electronic exhibits by 12:00 p.m. on the business day before the evidentiary proceeding by uploading to the link provided by the judicial assistant.

All other exhibits must be received in chambers by 12:00 p.m. on the business day before the evidentiary proceeding for stipulated advance consideration.

☐ All other exhibits must be received in chambers by 12:00 p.m. on the business day before the evidentiary proceeding for stipulated advance consideration.

A pleading filed on the arraignment date will not be docketed as timely by the clerk.

the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court may not docket pleadings filed on the same day as the Arraignment on time, and the Defendant or their attorney must appear unless excused by the Court.

A request for a presentence investigation is waived unless made before sentencing following a plea or jury verdict.

Requests for a PSI will be deemed waived unless specifically requested prior to any sentencing following a plea or jury verdict.

Deadline

24 business days

When the State announces an intent to seek pretrial detention in a dangerous-felony case, the State Attorney must file the motion within 24 business hours after the First Appearance.

In a dangerous-felony case, and pursuant to Ninth Circuit Administrative Order 07-98-47-26, the State Attorney shall file its motion for pretrial detention within 24 business hours of the First Appearance.

A motion must be filed before a hearing can be scheduled.

A Motion must be filed before setting a hearing.

For summary-judgment motions filed before January 1, 2025, the movant must serve the motion at least 40 days before the hearing.

The movant must serve the motion for summary judgment at least 40 days before the time fixed for the hearing.

For summary-judgment motions filed before January 1, 2025, the nonmovant must serve a response with its supporting factual position at least 20 days before the hearing.

At least 20 days before the time fixed for the hearing, the nonmovant must serve a response that includes the nonmovant's supporting factual position.

Summary-judgment motions filed on or after January 1, 2025 must comply with the Uniform Trial and Case Management Order and be filed at least 50 days before the hearing.

Motions for Summary Judgment filed January 1, 2025 and after must be filed incompliance with the Uniform Trial and Case Management Order and at least 50 days before the time fixed for hearing.

For summary-judgment motions filed on or after January 1, 2025, the opposition must be served within 40 days after service of the motion.

Responses in opposition to summary judgment must be served within 40 days after service of the Motion.

A party seeking default final judgment must move and submit the proposed final judgment order within 30 days after entry of the default.

The person seeking a default file judgment must move and submit the order for final default judgment within 30 days of the default being entered.

After an unsuccessful meet-and-confer, the movant must file a memorandum of law within seven days describing the requested evidentiary ruling, argument, and supporting authority.

Within seven (7) days of any unsuccessful meet-and-confer, the movant must file a memorandum of law specifically describing the basis for the requested evidentiary ruling with argument and supporting authority.

Deadline

5 business days

The opposing party must file an opposition memorandum at least five business days before the scheduled motion-in-limine hearing.

At least five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing on any Motion in Limine, the opposing party must file a memorandum in opposition specifically describing the basis for the opposition with argument and supporting authority.

If the meet-and-confer resolves any points, the movant must prepare and file a signed stipulation identifying the agreed points within seven days, and an agreed order may be submitted for rendition.

The moving party shall prepare and file a stipulation signed by the movant and opposing party indicating in writing which of the points in the Motion in Limine are agreed to by the opposing party. The stipulation shall be filed within seven (7) days of the meet and confer, and an agreed order may be submitted for rendition.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Deadline

72 hours

All hearing materials must be provided 72 hours before the scheduled hearing.

All materials SHALL be provided 72 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.

A proposed order must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after any hearing.

Deadline

3 business days

The movant must serve any party not participating in electronic filing and file the certificate of service within three business days.

Movant is responsible for serving any party not participating in electronic filing and then filing a certificate of service within three (3) business days of this Order.

The emergency motion must be delivered to the Court before the Court will set an emergency hearing.

The motion must be delivered to the Court before a hearing will be set.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, all exhibits must be received in Chambers and served on the opposing party five days before the evidentiary proceeding.

All exhibits must be received in chambers and served on the opposing party five days before the evidentiary proceeding unless ordered differently by the Court.

The Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed no later than five days before the Pretrial Conference.

Parties must confer on and fill out the Pretrial Conference Checklist the email it to 24osceola@ninthcircuit.org in addition to filing a Joint Pretrial Statement addressing the matters described below, no later than 5 days prior to the Pretrial Conference, with a courtesy copy sent to the division email.

Deadline

3 business days

A completed Pretrial Check List and Order Controlling Trial must be provided no later than three business days before the scheduled pretrial conference.

Parties shall provide a completed copy of the Pretrial Check List and Order Controlling Trial (available on the Ninth Circuit Website ) no later than three (3) business days prior to the scheduled pretrial to the

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deposition designations must be disclosed in writing 30 days before the pretrial conference.

30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations)

Deposition counter-designations and objections must be disclosed in writing 20 days before the pretrial conference.

20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms – • Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

A party offering deposition testimony must disclose its written designations with page and line citations at least 30 days before the pretrial conference.

• By the party offering the testimony: 30 days prior to Pre-Trial Conference.

Cross-designations are due 20 days before the pretrial conference.

• Cross designations are due: 20 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Deadline

3 business days

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted or received no later than three business days before trial begins.

Submitted/received no later than 3 business days prior to the first day of trial

Deadline

10 calendar days

A summary judgment hearing must be set at least 10 days after the response-service deadline unless the parties stipulate or the court orders otherwise.

Any hearing on a motion for summary judgment must be set for a date at least 10 days after the deadline for serving a response, unless the parties stipulate or the court orders otherwise.

Deadline

3 working days

A trial brief must be submitted at least three working days before trial begins.

If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court, it must be submitted by to the Court by email no later than three (3) working days before the trial is to commence.

Deadline

5 business days

Responsive cross-designations to deposition designations must be filed within five business days, and related objections must be noticed and heard before pretrial.

Designations of the offering party must be filed, and responsive cross-designations filed within five (5) business days thereafter, and then any objections contained within those designations, which need to be addressed by the Court, must be noticed, and heard before pretrial.

Deadline

5 business days

Joint jury instructions and verdict forms must be prepared and submitted to the court at least five business days before trial begins.

Joint jury instructions and verdict forms are to be prepared and submitted to the Court at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deadline

5 business days

The agreed jury instructions must be provided to the court by hard copy and email at least five business days before trial begins.

The agreed set of jury instructions must be provided to the Court by hard copy as well as via e-mail no less than 5 business days prior to the beginning of the trial.

To obtain a summary-judgment hearing, the moving party must schedule the hearing immediately after filing the motion, although either party may schedule it.

In order to obtain a hearing, the moving party shall (but either party may) schedule a hearing on the motion immediately after filing the motion.

When the summary-judgment hearing right is waived, the moving party must file a BCP 5.14 Notice of Fully Briefed Motion advising the court that the motion is fully briefed and the hearing right is waived.

In order to obtain a ruling from the court, the moving party shall (but either party may) provide notice to the court that the motion for summary judgment or for partial summary judgment is fully briefed by filing a Notice of Fully Briefed Motion pursuant to BCP 5.14 which shall advise the court that the right to a hearing is waived.

Deadline

5 business days

Copies of materials for oral argument are due at least five business days before the hearing.

Parties shall deliver copies of materials to the court in preparation for oral argument at least five (5) business days prior to a hearing.

An opposition memorandum generally must be filed within 20 days after service of the motion.

The party opposing a motion shall file a memorandum in opposition within twenty (20) days after service of the motion or within thirty (30) days of service if the motion is for summary judgment.

An opposing party's response deadline is tolled during an extension for filing supporting documents and memoranda.

The time allowed to an opposing party for filing a response shall not run during any such extension.

A suggestion of newly decided controlling or persuasive authority may be filed before the court's ruling, but it must contain only the published authority's citation or a copy of an unpublished authority and no argument.

A suggestion of controlling or persuasive authority that was decided after the filing of the last memorandum may be filed at any time prior to the court’s ruling and shall contain only the citation to the authority relied upon, if published, or a copy of the authority if it is unpublished, and shall not contain argument.

The parties must file the Joint Case Management Report at least ten days before the Case Management Conference.

No less than ten (10) days in advance of the Case Management Conference, the parties shall file the Joint Case Management Report addressing the matters described above.

All counsel and parties must file a fully compliant Joint Final Pretrial Statement at least ten days before the pretrial conference.

All counsel and parties are responsible for filing a Joint Final Pretrial Statement in full compliance with the Business Court Procedures at least ten (10) days prior to the pretrial conference.

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins, and the Division 20 standing order must be followed.

Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period. You must comply with Division 20’s Standing Order on Motions in Limine, found at www.ninthcircuit.org

Deposition designations must be disclosed in writing with page and line citations 30 days before the pretrial conference, and counter-designations must be disclosed 20 days before it.

Pursuant to the Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial, must be disclosed in writing (citing page and line numbers) (i) 30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations), and (ii) 20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pretrial conference and submitted to the judge at that conference; originals go to the clerk.

Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms – • Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference • Submitted to the Judge at the Pre-Trial Conference. File originals with the Clerk and provide a Copy in MS Word (in Times New Roman font – 14 pt. double spaced) - to the Court via email to 20Bosceola@ninthcircuit.org

Requests for an attorney, party, or witness to appear by communication technology must be filed at least 14 days before the hearing.

Therefore, all requests for an attorney, party, or witness to appear for a hearing via communication technology must be filed at least 14 days before the hearing date.

Deadline

3 business days

Email the joint case-management report to the division email at least three business days before the hearing.

The report must be emailed to division20b@ocnjcc.org at least three (3) business days before the hearing.

Applies to

Summary judgment motion

Summary-judgment motions filed on or after January 1, 2025 must comply with the Uniform Trial and Case Management Order and be filed at least 50 days before the hearing.

Motions for Summary Judgment filed January 1,2025 and after must be filed incompliance with the Uniform Trial and Case Management Order and at least 50 days before the time fixed for hearing.

Applies to

Motion in limine memorandum

After an unsuccessful meet-and-confer on a motion in limine, the movant must file the required memorandum within seven days, describing the requested evidentiary ruling and including argument and authority.

Within seven (7) days of any unsuccessful meet-and-confer, the movant must file a memorandum of law specifically describing the basis for the requested evidentiary ruling with argument and supporting authority.

Deadline

5 business days

Applies to

Motion in limine opposition

At least five business days before a motion-in-limine hearing, the opposing party must file an opposition memorandum stating the basis for opposition and providing argument and supporting authority.

At least five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing on any Motion in Limine, the opposing party must file a memorandum in opposition specifically describing the basis for the opposition with argument and supporting authority.

Applies to

Motion in limine stipulation

When the meet-and-confer resolves any part of a motion in limine, the movant must prepare a signed stipulation identifying the agreed points and file it within seven days; an agreed order may then be submitted.

If the meet and confer results in an agreement on any portion of any Motion in Limine, the moving party shall prepare and file a stipulation signed by the movant and opposing party indicating in writing which of the points in the Motion in Limine are agreed to by Page 9 of 19 ===== PAGE 10 ===== the opposing party. The stipulation shall be filed within seven (7) days of the meet and confer, and an agreed order may be submitted for rendition.

Deadline

5 business days

All hearing materials intended for reliance must be filed at least five business days before the hearing.

All legal memoranda, briefs, affidavits, notices of filing, and other materials that a party intends to rely on at a hearing must be filed at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

Discovery and trial-related motions must be filed and heard by the trial-order deadline or, if none is stated, before the pretrial conference.

All motions related to discovery or to trial matters must be filed and heard by the time specified in the trial order or before the pretrial conference if the trial order does not specify a deadline.

A trial-related motion ordinarily will not be heard during the actual trial absent extraordinary circumstances specifically described in the late-filed motion or untimely hearing request.

No motion directed towards matters involving the trial will be heard during the actual trial period absent extraordinary circumstances, which must be described with specificity in any late-filed motion or untimely request for hearing.

Unless the court specifies another deadline, the proposed order must be submitted within ten days of the hearing with copies to all other counsel and self-represented parties.

must be submitted to the Court within ten (10) days of the hearing with a copy to all other counsel and self-represented parties, unless the Court specifies a different deadline.

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than ten days before the pretrial conference.

Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms – Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Deadline

2 working days

Counsel preparing a final judgment or order must circulate copies to all parties within two working days after the ruling.

Counsel preparing the Final Judgment or order shall draft and circulate copies to all parties within two (2) working days of the ruling.

An objecting party has three days to submit an alternative proposed order or judgment with copies and a cover letter explaining the objection; otherwise objections are waived, and submissions may not be held for an objection.

If objecting counsel does not furnish the Judge an alternative proposed judgment or order within 3 days with copies under cover letter stating the reasons for the objection, all objections are waived. Orders and judgments may not be submitted to the Judge to hold waiting for an objection.

Final Disposition Form 1.998 must be filed promptly following final disposition of the case.

When a case had been finally disposed of by Final Judgment, Final Order of Dismissal or Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, counsel for prevailing party or counsel preparing settlement papers must promptly file with the Clerk Final Disposition Form 1.998 (found in the forms appended to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure).

After filing a written objection, the objecting party must obtain hearing time within five to ten business days and file and serve the notice of hearing simultaneously with the objection.

If a written objection is filed, the objecting party must obtain hearing time in no less than five (5) days and no more than ten (10) business days and file and serve a notice of hearing simultaneously with the objection.

Deadline

5 working days

The notice of hearing must be electronically filed at least five working days before the hearing.

Notice must be e-filed no less than five (5) working days before the hearing.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Objecting counsel must provide an alternative proposed order or judgment and objection reasons within 3 days; objections are waived if not provided, and submissions may not be held pending an objection.

If objecting counsel does not furnish the Judge an alternative proposed judgment or order within 3 days with copies under cover letter stating the reasons for the objection, all objections are waived. Orders and judgments may not be submitted to the Judge to hold waiting for an objection.

The notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

All hearing materials must be received by the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing.

An objection to using communication technology must be filed no later than 5 days.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than 5 days

A proposed order must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after any hearing.

The next trial day's witnesses must be disclosed at the end of each trial day.

Witness Disclosure during Trial: The next day’s witnesses shall be disclosed at the end of each trial day

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deposition designations must be disclosed in writing with page and line citations at least 30 days before the pretrial conference.

must be disclosed in writing (citing page and line numbers) (i) 30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations), and (ii) 20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pretrial conference.

Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted to the judge at the pretrial conference.

Submitted to the Judge at the Pre-Trial Conference.

Deadline

7 calendar days

A motion requesting an individual remote appearance must be submitted at least seven days before the hearing and identify whether the opposing party agrees or objects.

If a party requests that an individual party, attorney, or witness be permitted to appear remotely at an in-person hearing, a motion for the individual to appear remotely must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the hearing. The motion must state whether the opposing party agrees or objects to the requested remote appearance.

Deadline

2 business days

The motion and proposed order must be submitted while scheduling the hearing or no later than two business days before the hearing.

The party or attorney requesting a virtual appearance should file a Motion and send a copy of the e-filed Motion and proposed Order in Word format to the division email while scheduling the hearing, or no later than two business days before the hearing.

The listed pretrial documents must be submitted to the court at least three days before the hearing.

Before the PTC, the following documents in WORD format must be submitted to the Court at least three (3) days prior to the hearing:

Deadline

10 calendar days

Plaintiffs must file the notice for trial within ten days of the date the case is at issue, as required by the form case management orders.

Plaintiffs are required under the terms of the form case management orders to notice a case for trial within ten (10) days of the date of the case being at issue.

Deadline

5 business days

A trial brief is due no later than five business days before the trial commences.

If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 37orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) business days before the trial is to commence.

Deadline

48 hours

The completed pretrial checklist must be submitted to chambers no later than 48 hours before the pretrial conference.

This Checklist must be completed by counsel, signed and (i) brought to the Pretrial Conference or (ii) submitted to the Judge in Chambers via email to 37orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than 48 hours prior to the Pretrial Conference.

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Motions in Limine: Filed prior to this pre-trial conference?  Yes  No -  None Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

The party offering deposition testimony must submit deposition designations, with page and line citations, at least 30 days before the trial period begins.

Deposition designations (citing page and line numbers) are due 30 days before the start of the Trial Period by the party offering the testimony.

Cross-designations of deposition testimony, with page and line citations, are due at least 20 days before the trial period begins.

Cross designations (citing page and line numbers) are due 20 days before the start of the Trial Period.

The court must rule on all deposition objections before the trial period begins.

All objections must be ruled on PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TRIAL PERIOD.

Deadline

3 business days

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted or received no later than three business days before the first day of trial.

They must be submitted/received no later than 3 business days prior to the first day of trial

A contested motion to continue the trial must be filed before the pretrial conference.

ANY CONTESTED MOTIONS TO CONTINUE THE TRIAL SHALL BE FILED PRIOR TO THE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE.

The equitable-distribution spreadsheet must be emailed to the judge’s office at least five days before the pretrial conference, with a printed copy attached to the Joint Pretrial Statement.

The joint equitable distribution spreadsheet shall be emailed to the Judge’s office no later than five (5) days before the pretrial conference and a printed copy shall be attached to the Joint Pretrial Statement.

Deadline

5 business days

The Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed and a copy delivered to the judge at least five business days before the pretrial conference.

The statement shall be signed by all attorneys and self- represented parties, filed with the Clerk, with a copy delivered to the judge no later than five (5) business days before the pre-trial conference.

Applies to

Financial affidavit

Each party must file a new executed and updated financial affidavit at least seven days before the Pretrial Conference.

A new executed updated Financial Affidavit for each party shall be filed no later than seven (7) days before the Pretrial Conference.

Applies to

Pretrial statement

A party refusing to cooperate must file its own Pretrial Statement or spreadsheet at least five days before the Pretrial Conference and bring the statement with the relevant communications to the conference.

each party MUST file its own Pretrial Statement and/or spreadsheet at least five (5) days prior to the Pretrial Conference and bring a copy of the Pretrial Statement to the Pretrial Conference accompanied by the communications between the parties and/or their attorneys

Applies to

Discovery

All discovery must close the day before the Pretrial Conference unless the court extends the deadline by order for good cause shown.

ALL DISCOVERY SHALL CLOSE ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE UNLESS EXTENDED BY COURT ORDER FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN.

Applies to

Motion

Trial-directed motions, including motions in limine and motions to exclude witnesses or evidence, must be filed and served at least five days before the Pretrial Conference.

All motions in limine or to exclude witnesses, evidence, or other motions directed to the conduct of the trial for which grounds then exist must be filed and copies delivered to opposing counsel or self-represented litigant at least five (5) days before the Pretrial Conference.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court no later than three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing.

Objections to a virtual-appearance motion must be filed within 10 days after service.

Any objections must be filed within 10 days after service as provided for by Rule 2.530.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after any hearing.

Submissions must be made no later than three days before an evidentiary hearing.

Deadline for Submissions: Not later than three (3) days before any evidentiary hearing.

A written objection to referral to a General Magistrate must be filed within 10 days after service of the referral order.

Any written Objection to a referral must be filed within 10 days of the service of the order of referral.

Deadline

3 business days

Updated final judgment, parenting plan, and child support guidelines must be provided to the court and opposing party or pro se litigant at least three business days before trial, or as specified in the Order Setting Trial.

Both sides will be required to provide an updated Final Judgment, Parenting Plan, and Child Support Guidelines to the Court and opposing counsel or pro se litigant at least three business days prior to trial or as detailed in the Order Setting Trial.

The proposed final judgment must be sent to the court before the hearing.

The proposed Final Judgment must be sent to the Court prior to the hearing.

Motions to continue are due by noon on the day before the status hearing.

As with pretrial conference, the Court greatly appreciates and will promptly rule on motions to continue submitted by noon the day before the status hearing.

The moving party must immediately file and serve the notice of hearing after reserving time and receiving the Judicial Assistant's confirmation.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately by the moving party after reserving hearing time and receiving confirmation from the Judicial Assistant. If your notice of hearing is not filed promptly it may result in your hearing not making the docket.

Deadline

5 business days

All hearing materials, including statutes, case law, and memoranda, must be received by the Court no later than five business days before the hearing.

The Court must receive all materials (statutes, case law, memoranda) for the hearing no later than five (5) business days before the hearing.

A proposed order must be submitted no later than ten days after the hearing unless the judge establishes a different deadline.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than ten (10) days after any hearing, unless the Judge gives a different time frame at the conclusion of the hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

Exhibits must be submitted to the Court at least five business days before the hearing.

Exhibits must be submitted to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

1 business days

Communications, evidence-review requests, supporting case law, requests, and motions submitted after noon one business day before a hearing or trial will not be reviewed and may be summarily denied.

Any communications, requests to review evidence, or supporting case law submitted after 12:00 p.m. one business day before a hearing or trial, will not be reviewed. Any requests/motions to the Court may be summarily denied if submitted after this deadline.

A request to have an inmate brought to court for pre-trial must be made no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day before the pre-trial conference.

Inmates will not be brought to court for Pre-Trial unless requested no later than 2pm the day before pre-trial conference.

Motions and hearing requests submitted outside the periods established by the trial orders may not be set and may be summarily denied.

Motions filed or hearings requested outside of the time periods outlined in the trial orders may not be set for hearing and may be summarily denied.

Deadline

1 business days

To have a waiver honored, the signed waiver must be filed no later than 3:00 p.m. one business day before the hearing.

Written waivers of appearance for represented clients at Arraignment, Pre-Trial hearings, or Status hearings will be honored by the Court if a written waiver, signed by the client, is filed in the court file no later than 3:00 p.m. one business day before the hearing.

A waiver of appearance filed after the stated deadline may be summarily denied and may result in a warrant for non-appearance.

Waivers of a client's appearance filed after this deadline may be summarily denied and may result in a warrant for non-appearance.

The moving party must promptly file the notice of hearing after receiving scheduling confirmation, and failure to do so may prevent docketing of the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately by the moving party after reserving hearing time and receiving a confirmation from the Judicial Assistant. If your notice of hearing is not filed promptly it may result in your hearing not making the docket.

Deadline

5 business days

Statutes, caselaw, and memoranda must reach the Court no later than five business days before the hearing, while items intended for evidentiary introduction should not be submitted for pre-hearing review.

The Court must receive all materials (statutes, caselaw, memoranda) for the hearing no later than five business days before the hearing. Do not submit items you intend to introduce into evidence as it is not appropriate for the Court to review unless those items are ultimately accepted into evidence.

Proposed orders must be submitted within ten days after the hearing unless the judge sets a different deadline at the hearing's conclusion.

Proposed orders must be submitted no later than ten (10) days after any hearing unless the Judge gives a different time frame at the conclusion of the hearing.

Deadline

3 working days

When opposing counsel or other parties are involved, the proposed order should be drafted and circulated within three working days and submitted to the court with a copy to opposing counsel.

When there are opposing counsel or other parties, the order should be drafted and circulated within three (3) working days and must be submitted to the Court with a copy to opposing counsel.

Deadline

5 business days

Evidentiary exhibits must be submitted to the court at least five business days before the hearing.

Deadline for Submissions: Exhibits must be submitted to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

3 business days

An email copy of any motion related to the final judgment must be provided to the court at least three business days before the hearing.

If there are any Motions related to the Final Judgement (i.e., motions to deviate), please provide an email copy to the Court at least three business days before the hearing.

Deadline

3 business days

The Attorney Uncontested Dissolution Checklist, proposed final judgment, and all agreements must be emailed to the court at least three business days before the hearing.

The Attorney Uncontested Dissolution Checklist must be completed and emailed to the Court, along with the proposed Final Judgement and all agreements, at least three business days before the hearing.

Deadline

7 calendar days

A motion requesting remote appearance by an individual party, attorney, or witness at an in-person hearing must be filed at least seven days before the hearing.

If a party requests that an individual party, attorney, or witness be permitted to appear remotely at an in-person hearing, a motion for the individual to appear remotely must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the hearing.

A Notice of Hearing must be filed and served immediately after the hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

A party offering deposition testimony must disclose its designations in writing, with page and line citations, at least 30 days before the pretrial conference.

• By the party offering the testimony: 30 days prior to Pre-Trial Conference.

Cross-designations are due 20 days before the pretrial conference.

• Cross designations are due: 20 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Deposition objections must be ruled on before trial, and the submitted deposition must include a chart identifying the page and line, stating the objection, and leaving space for the court's ruling.

• Objections to portions of depositions must be ruled on PRIOR TO TRIAL – Submit the deposition together with a chart identifying the page and line number, the objection, and leaving a place for the court to rule in chambers

The rule asks whether motions in limine were filed before the pre-trial conference.

15. Motions in Limine: Filed prior to this pre-trial conference?

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before trial begins.

Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deadline

5 business days

Any submitted trial brief must be delivered at least five business days before trial.

at least five (5) business days prior to trial to allow adequate time for review.

Deadline

3 business days

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted or received no later than three business days before the first day of trial.

• Submitted/received no later than 3 business days prior to the first day of trial

Deadline

5 business days

A competing order must be submitted within five business days after the proposed order is submitted.

The competing order must be submitted within five (5) business days after the proposed order is submitted.

Trial cannot commence until mediation is completed when mediation is absent or occurred more than one year before the pretrial conference.

If the case has not been mediated or if the mediation occurred more than a year before the Pre-Trial Conference, the parties will not be permitted to commence trial until after mediation is completed.

A Motion in Limine must be filed by the deadline set in the OCMC or Uniform Order unless the court extends that deadline.

Any Motion in Limine must be filed no later than the timeframe set forth in the OCMC and/or UNIFORM ORDER unless extended by this Court.

A Motion in Limine may be treated as abandoned if it is untimely, omitted from the required conference, or left unresolved and not set for hearing.

Any Motions in Limine not timely filed or not discussed at the meet and confer or (if unresolved) not set for hearing will be considered abandoned.

All objections to exhibits must be resolved by the first day of the trial docket.

All Objections must be heard no later than first day of the trial docket.

All motions for trial must be presented to the court at 8:30 a.m.

All motions for trial must be brought before the Court at 8:30 am.

Deadline

40 calendar days

Within 40 days of the order, the moving party must file its exhibit and witness schedule, provide supporting cost and attorney-time records and billing summaries, and file a notice of compliance with the clerk.

Within forty (40) days of this ORDER, the Moving Party shall file a Schedule of All Exhibits and Witness List which it intends to offer at the hearing and make available and provide to the opposing party, a copy of all invoices, time records, cancelled checks and other supporting documentation for any cost requested and all attorney/paralegal time records, evidencing services for which the party seeks payment, along with a summary of Attorney/paralegal billing time; suggested hourly rate(s), suggested expert witness fee rates and taxable costs for which the Moving Party seeks recovery for. Notice of Compliance shall be filed with the Clerk.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Within 30 days after receiving the moving party's schedule and supporting materials, the responding party must provide a written response addressing each cost and fee item, stating agreement or objection and providing grounds and authority for objections.

Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Schedule of All Exhibits and supporting documents and summary referenced in paragraph 2, counsel for the Responding Party shall respond in writing to each item of costs and attorney fee's. This response shall state whether counsel agrees or objects to said item. For each objection, counsel shall state the basis and cite the supporting authority.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Within 10 days after receiving the response, the moving party must respond in writing to each objection, state whether it concurs, cite contrary authority when it does not concur, and file a notice of compliance.

Within ten (10) days of receipt of said response, the Moving Party shall in writing to each objection, stating whether said party concurs with the objection and if not, cite the contrary authority. Notice of Compliance shall be filed with the Clerk.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The trial counsel and any pro se parties must meet no later than 10 days before the scheduling conference, and the moving party must arrange the mutually agreeable meeting.

No later than ten (l0) days prior to Scheduling Conference, Counsel that will try the case, and pro se parties, if any, shall meet together. Attendance is mandatory! Moving Party shall arrange a mutually agreeable date, time and place for this meeting.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Each party must disclose all other expert opinions in affidavit form at least 30 days before the scheduling conference and make its experts available for depositions without a subpoena.

Each party shall disclose all other expert opinions in affidavit form at least thirty (30) days prior to the Scheduling Conference and make experts, if any, available for depositions without necessity of subpoena.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Expert depositions must take place no later than 15 days before the scheduling conference.

Said depositions to take place no later than fifteen (15) days preceding the Scheduling Conference.

The parties must exchange proposed jury instructions and verdict forms no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

The parties shall exchange proposed jury instructions and verdict forms no later than 14 days prior the Pre-Trial Conference.

Each party must serve its deposition designations at least 14 days before the pretrial conference.

(a) Deposition designations. No less than 14 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, each party shall serve designations of the depositions it intends to offer at trial.

The parties must serve counter or fairness deposition designations at least seven days before the pretrial conference.

No less than 7 days prior to Pre-Trial Conference, the parties shall serve counter (or “fairness”) designations.

The designated attorney must serve a proposed joint pretrial statement at least 14 days before the pretrial conference.

No less than fourteen (14) days before the Pre- Trial Conference, Plaintiff’s attorney (or Defendant’s attorney, if Plaintiff is pro se) shall serve a “Proposed Joint Pre-Trial Statement” reflecting any and all agreements and disputes as to the matters listed below.

The final joint pretrial statement must be prepared, filed, and served at least seven days before the pretrial conference.

A Joint Pre-Trial Statement addressing the matters described below shall then be prepared, filed and served no less than seven (7) days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

Deadline

5 business days

The original joint pretrial statement must be filed with the clerk, and one electronic copy must reach the judge no later than five business days before the pretrial conference with a current pretrial checklist.

The original shall be filed with the Clerk and one ELECTRONIC copy shall be delivered to the judge no later than 5 business days prior to the Pre-trial Conference with a current Pre-Trial Checklist.

Discovery closes the day before the pretrial conference unless the court extends the cutoff for good cause.

Discovery closes on the day prior to the Pre-Trial Conference unless extended by Court order for good cause shown.

All motions other than motions in limine must be filed and heard at least seven days before the pretrial conference, and late motions may be summarily denied.

All motions (including Daubert motions), other than motions in limine, must be FILED AND HEARD at least 7 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference. Late-filed motions are subject to summary denial.

Deadline

5 business days

A Notice of Settlement signed by all parties must be filed within five business days after the settlement email notice.

followed within five (5) business days by a filed Notice of Settlement signed by all parties.

A motion must be filed before the parties coordinate a hearing time, and available hearing time is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Answer: No, the Court does not “reserve” hearing time. Motion must be filed before coordinating a hearing time. Hearing Time is first come, first served.

Lead counsel and any pro se parties must meet no later than 15 days before the pretrial conference, with live attendance by lead trial counsel mandatory.

No later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference, lead counsel pro se parties, if any, shall meet. Live attendance at this meeting by Lead Trial Counsel is mandatory.

The final joint pretrial statement must be prepared, filed, and served at least 5 days before the conference, with the original filed with the clerk and an electronic copy and checklist/order emailed to the judge no later than 5 business days before the conference.

A Joint Pre-Trial Statement addressing the matters described below shall then be prepared, filed and served no less than five (5) days before the Pre- Trial Conference. The original shall be filed with the Clerk and one ELECTRONIC copy shall be emailed to the judge no later than 5 business days prior to the Pre-trial Conference with a copy of the competed Pre-Trial Conference Checklist and Order Controlling Trial.

All motions other than motions in limine must be filed and heard at least seven days before the Pre-Trial Conference, and late-filed motions are subject to summary denial.

All motions (including Daubert motions), other than motions in limine, must be FILED AND HEARD at least 7 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference. Late-filed motions are subject to summary denial.

Parties must immediately notify the judicial assistant of a settlement by email and file a Notice of Settlement signed by all parties within five business days.

The parties shall immediately notify the judicial assistant of a settlement by email at 40orange@ninthcircuit.org followed within five (5) business days by a filed Notice of Settlement signed by all parties.

Deadline

5 business days

Hearing documents must be delivered to the court no later than five business days before the hearing.

Hearing documents for the Court shall be presented hard copy - USB preferred (no Notebooks) and to be delivered at least five (5) business days prior to hearing.

Deadline

50 calendar days

A Summary Judgment hearing may not be scheduled earlier than 50 days after the Summary Judgment motion is filed.

Notice of Hearings on Summary Judgment motions must schedule the hearing no earlier than 50 days from filing Summary Judgment Motion, to allow responding party to comply with Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.510.

Every motion must be filed with the clerk before a hearing can be scheduled.

All Motions must be filed with the Clerk prior to scheduling for hearing.

The joint pre-trial statement must be submitted no later than seven business days before the pre-trial conference.

Joint Pre-Trial Statement (see above) no later than seven (7) business days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference.

All motions must be properly filed and submitted to the court no later than seven days before the pre-trial conference.

All motions must be properly filed and brought before the Court no later than seven (7) days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference.

A motion arising during trial must be brought before the court between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. during an ex parte or short matter.

Motions that arise during trial, must be brought before the Court between 8:30 am – 9:00 am during ex parte / short matters.

Deadline

7 calendar days

A requested proposed order must be submitted to the court within seven days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

Submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

A copy of the filed notice of hearing and motion must be emailed to the judicial assistant at least two days before the hearing or the motion will not be addressed.

No coordination with the JA is needed, but you MUST submit copy of filed Notice of Hearing (NOH) & Motion at Least 2 days before hearing date via email at 36orange@ninthcircuit.org; otherwise, the Court WILL NOT address your motion.

A party objecting to the virtual case management hearing must file an objection within 10 days.

IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS HEARING BEING HELD VIRTUALLY, YOU MUST FILE AN OBJECTION WITHIN 10 DAYS.

Before emailing the Court, the Motion for Written Ex Parte Final Hearing, Waiver of Appearance, and attached sworn-testimony exhibit must be completed and filed with the Court.

4. Prior to emailing the Court, The Motion for Written Ex Parte Final Hearing, Waiver of Appearance and attached exhibit of sworn testimony shall be completed and filed with the Court.

Deadline

72 hours

The certificate of service must be filed within 72 hours after the original is e-portaled by the Court.

6. The submitting party shall be responsible for dissemination to the other party after the original has been e-portaled by the Court and shall file a certificate of service within 72 hours.

A party must file a motion at least seven days before a scheduled in-person hearing to request a virtual appearance.

Should an in-person hearing have already been scheduled, parties shall file a motion no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled hearing to request to appear virtually.

A hearing cannot be set until the motion has been filed and is viewable on the clerk’s website.

No hearings shall be set until the Motion is filed and viewable on the Clerk’s website.

A notice of hearing must be filed immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.

Exhibits for a virtual hearing must be received three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

If the hearing is virtual, exhibits must be received three (3) days before the evidentiary proceeding.

The Notice of Cancellation must be filed immediately after cancellation.

You must also immediately file your Notice of Cancellation and serve a copy on opposing counsel and any self- represented litigant.

An objection to remote appearance must be filed no later than ten days before the hearing.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than 10 days prior to the hearing date.

Deadline

3 calendar days

For a virtual hearing, hard copies of exhibits must be placed in the Judge's chambers bin at least three days before the hearing.

If a hearing is virtual, hard copies must be delivered to the Judge’s chambers three (3) days prior to the hearing, by placing the exhibits in the Judge’s bin located on the wall on the 11th floor of the Orange County Courthouse.

Deadline

3 calendar days

Exhibits for a virtual evidentiary hearing must be received three days before the proceeding.

If the hearing is virtual, exhibits must be received three (3) days before the evidentiary proceeding.

A proposed order submitted for the court's consideration must be provided at least three days before the hearing.

Any proposed Orders that you wish for the Court to consider must be in Word format and provided three days prior to the hearing to ===== PAGE 14 ===== 31orange@ninthcircuit.org.

Deadline

3 business days

A proposed order must be filed at least three business days before the hearing.

PROPOSED ORDERS ARE DUE 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court no later than three business days before the hearing.

• Submission Deadlines: The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing.

Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

• Deadline for Submissions: Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than three days before any evidentiary proceeding.

Deadline

48 hours

Requests for audio or visual equipment must be made at least 48 business hours before trial.

Requests for audio and/or visual equipment must be made at least 48 business hours in advance of trial.

Deposition designations must be disclosed in writing with page-and-line citations at least 30 days before the pre-trial conference.

Pursuant to the Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial, must be disclosed in writing (citing page and line numbers) (i) 30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations), and (ii) 20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted to the judge before the first day of trial.

Submitted to the Judge prior to the first day of trial.

The Joint Pretrial Statement is due no less than five days before the Pretrial Conference.

A Joint Pretrial Statement addressing the matters described below shall then be prepared, filed and served no less than five (5) days before the Pretrial Conference.

The proposed mediation order is due within ten days after the order’s date.

Plaintiff’s counsel shall submit a proposed Mediation Order to the Court within ten (10) days of the date of this order.

Deadline

24 hours

The pretrial checklist must be brought to the conference or emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least twenty-four hours before its start.

The parties shall either bring a completed Pretrial Checklist (form available on the Court’s website) to the Pretrial Conference or email it to the Judicial Assistant at 37orange@ninthcircuit.org not later than twenty-four hours prior to the start of the Pretrial Conference.

All motions other than motions in limine, including Daubert motions, must be filed and heard at least 30 days before the Pretrial Conference.

All motions (including Daubert motions), other than motions in limine, must be filed and heard at least thirty (30) days prior to the Pretrial Conference.

Motions in limine and related trial-management motions must be filed and served before the Pretrial Conference and heard no later than one week before trial begins.

Motions in limine or motions to exclude witnesses or evidence or motions directed to the conduct of the trial must be filed and served prior to the Pretrial Conference. Motions in Limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

The four pretrial submissions are due at least five days before the pretrial conference.

Before PTC, submit in WORD format at least 5 days prior:

Deadline

10 business days

All exhibits must be exchanged at least ten business days before the evidentiary hearing or trial.

Exchange all exhibits at least 10 business days before.

Deadline

5 business days

The proposed final judgment is due at least five business days before the evidentiary hearing or trial.

A proposed final judgment must be prepared and submitted via e-mail at least 5 business days before.

A motion must be filed and visible on the docket before its hearing can be scheduled, including a true Ex Parte motion.

d. Prior to scheduling a hearing, the motion(s) must be filed and visible on the docket. True Ex Parte motions (e.g., motions for injunctive relief without notice, or for execution on a judgment) still must be filed and visible on the docket to be acted on by the Court.

A separately filed case management report must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five days before the hearing.

In the latter event, the report must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing.

Motions, notices of hearing, and hearing materials must be emailed no later than two days before the hearing.

Motions to be heard, along with the notice of hearing and any hearing materials, must be emailed to no later than two (2) days prior to the date of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

If no response or objection is served or filed and the omission continues for ten days after a motion to compel is filed, the movant may submit a proposed order compelling a response within ten days without other relief.

If no response or objection to discovery requests has been served or filed and the lack of any response continues for ten (10) days after the filing of a motion to compel, the moving party may send the motion to compel with a proposed order compelling a response within ten (10) days and granting no other relief

Discovery and trial-related hearings must be filed and heard before the pretrial conference.

All hearings related to discovery or trial matters must be filed and heard prior to the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

5 business days

Hearing materials intended for reliance must be filed at least five business days before the hearing.

All Materials that a party intends to rely on at a hearing must be filed at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

Discovery- and trial-related hearings must be filed and heard by the Trial Order deadline, or before the pretrial conference when the Trial Order states no deadline.

All hearings related to discovery or trial matters must be filed and heard by the time specified in the Trial Order or prior to the pre-trial conference if the Trial Order does not specify a deadline.

A requested post-hearing proposed order must be sent for review and approval within three business days and submitted to the Court with copies to all other counsel and pro se parties within seven days of the hearing, unless the Court sets a different deadline.

If counsel are asked to prepare a proposed order during or after a hearing, the order shall be drafted and sent to opposing counsel or pro se parties for review and approval within three (3) business days and must be submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing with a copy to all other counsel and pro se parties, unless the Court specifies a different deadline.

If the parties cannot agree on an order's form, both sides must submit their proposed orders to the Court with a cover letter stating the disagreement within seven days of the hearing.

If the parties are unable to agree on the form of the order, both sides shall present their proposed orders to the Court for consideration within seven (7) days of the hearing with a cover letter so stating.

For cases filed on or after January 1, 2025, the Uniform Trial and Case Management Orders must be issued within three business days after the complaint is filed.

For all cases filed on or after January 1, 2025, a Uniform Trial and Case Management Orders shall be issued within three (3) business days of the complaint being filed.

Deadline

5 business days

The trial-brief filing deadline is five business days before the trial commences.

If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) business days before the trial is to commence.

Joint proposed jury instructions and the verdict form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 business hours before trial.

Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 business hours before the trial.

A motion requesting a remote appearance at an in-person hearing must be filed at least seven days before the hearing.

If a party requests that an individual party, attorney, or witness be permitted to appear remotely at an in-person hearing, a motion for the individual to appear remotely must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the hearing.

When the other party is pro se, the Notice of Hearing must be provided immediately; when both sides are represented, it must be provided no later than two weeks before the hearing, or the matter will not be heard.

Parties Must Provide Notice of Hearing to The J.A. Immediately If Other Party Is Pro se, If Both Sides Are Represented Than No Later Than 2 Weeks Prior To The Hearing Date To Allow It To Appear On The Docket; Otherwise The Matter Will Not Be Heard

Deadline

24 hours

The court must be notified of a hearing cancellation at least 24 hours in advance.

Please notify the Court at least 24 hours in advance of any cancellations so that the hearing time can be offered to other parties.

The Notice of Cancellation must be emailed to the judicial assistant when it is filed with the clerk.

A Notice of Cancellation should be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the time the Notice of Cancellation is filed with the Clerk.

Deadline

3 business days

For a short-matter hearing, the Notice of Hearing, motion, and proposed order must be emailed to chambers at least three business days before the hearing.

Any party who notices a case for short matters MUST provide an email copy of the Notice of Hearing, the Motion and a proposed order to chambers at least three business days before the hearing date.

Counsel and pro se litigants must scrupulously follow all deadlines and requirements in the Case Management Order.

Following the CMC/PTC, the Court will issue a Case Management Order and/or Order Setting Trial. This process should be done early in each case so that all parties and counsel have dates and deadlines that they are working towards. The deadlines and requirements contained in the Case Management Order are to be scrupulously followed by counsel and pro se litigants.

Failure to make the required timely submission will result in the short-matter hearing not being held.

Failure to do so will result in the hearing not being held.

Deadline

5 business days

Applies to

Remote appearance motion

A request for remote appearance at an evidentiary hearing must be made by motion at least five business days before the hearing and include a filed cover letter and proposed order.

All evidentiary hearings are in person. Any request for remote appearance at an evidentiary hearing must be made by motion and received by the court at least 5 business days prior to the hearing date with a filed cover letter and proposed order.

Deadline

2 business days

Applies to

Objection

An objection to a remote-appearance motion must be received within two business days after the motion is filed.

Any objection to the motion must be received by the Court within 2 business days of the filing of the motion.

Do not file a Notice of Hearing until the Judicial Assistant confirms the hearing time by email.

Your hearing time is not confirmed until you receive a reply from the Judicial Assistant. Do not file a Notice of Hearing until you have received a conformation email. At the time of the emailed hearing confirmation, the Judicial Assistant will confirm your appearance type for the hearing.

The cover letter, motion, and other necessary documents must be viewable in the clerk's system before email submission because the court will delete or reject emails whose supporting documents cannot yet be viewed.

Be sure that documents necessary to review the submission, including the cover letter and motion, can be viewed on the Clerk’s system before submitting. The Court will not hold emails waiting for documents to be viewable and they will be deleted/rejected.

Courtesy-copy submissions must be sent no more than ten but at least five business days before the hearing.

Deadline for Submissions: At least five (5) business days prior but no more than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing to ensure an opportunity for the Court to review.

Deadline

5 business days

The motion, cover letter, and proposed order for a virtual witness appearance must be submitted at least five business days before the court date.

The motion, cover letter and proposed order must be emailed to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the court date.

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before trial begins.

Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deposition designations must be disclosed in writing with page-and-line citations 30 days before the pretrial conference, and counter-designations must be disclosed 20 days before it.

Pursuant to the Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial, must be disclosed in writing (citing page and line numbers) (i) 30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations), and (ii) 20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pretrial conference.

Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

A party unfamiliar with virtual-hearing technology must move for an in-person hearing no more than five days before the hearing.

If you do not know how to use the technology prior to the hearing, then file a motion to have hearing in person no more than 5 days before the hearing.

Parties relying on exhibits at a virtual evidentiary hearing must deliver those exhibits to the clerk three days before the hearing.

If the evidentiary hearing is virtual, all exhibits that a party intends to rely on at the evidentiary hearing must be delivered to the Clerk three (3) days prior to the hearing.

A party challenging an inappropriately piggybacked cross-notice must file a motion to strike it before the scheduled hearing.

Such adverse party must file a motion to strike the cross-notice in advance of the scheduled hearing.

The motion and notice of hearing must be emailed to the court no later than two days before the hearing.

Motions to be heard, along with the notice of hearing must be emailed to 39orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than two (2) days prior to the date of the hearing.

The Attorney Worksheet for Foreclosure Trial is due no later than three days before commencement of a non-jury foreclosure trial.

Not later than three (3) days prior to the commencement of a non-jury foreclosure trial, the parties shall complete and file an Attorney Worksheet for Foreclosure Trial, the form for which is available on the Division 39 webpage.

Deadline

3 business days

Applies to

Trial brief

A trial brief must be submitted at least three business days before the trial commences.

If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 39orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than three (3) business days before the trial is to commence.

Deadline

24 hours

The parties must email the Judicial Assistant the joint proposed jury instructions and verdict form in Word format at least 24 hours before trial and identify which instructions are agreed or disputed.

Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 39orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 hours before the trial. The parties shall designate which instructions are agreed and which instructions, if any, are in dispute.

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Motions in Limine: Filed prior to this pre-trial conference?  Yes  No -  None Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Written deposition designations must be disclosed 30 days before the pretrial conference, and written counter-designations must be disclosed 20 days before it.

Have the parties filed their Depo Designations, Counter-Designations and Objections? Yes No • If yes, provide a blank Order for the Court with columns for the designation (page and line), objection, and a place for the Court to rule. The Court will rule in chambers. Pursuant to the Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial, must be disclosed in writing (citing page and line numbers) (i) 30 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (designations), and (ii) 20 days before the Pre-Trial Conference (counter-designations)

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be exchanged no later than 10 days before the pretrial conference.

Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms – • Exchanged no later than 10 days prior to the Pre-Trial Conference

Deadline

3 business days

All hearing materials must be received by the court no later than three business days before the hearing.

The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing.

All exhibits must be received in chambers at least three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

Deadline for Submissions: All exhibits must be received in chambers three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

Deadline

10 calendar days

All discovery must be completed ten calendar days before the pretrial conference.

i. All discovery must be completed ten calendar days before pre-trial

A party seeking to have particular motions heard at the conference must file a cross notice and send a copy to the court.

Either side that wants to hear any particular motions at this hearing shall file a cross notice and send a copy to the Court.

Once a pretrial conference sets a trial date, motions will no longer be heard.

Motions shall not be heard once a Trial Date is set at pre-trial.

A petition, motion, or other item is deemed filed only when it is filed with the Clerk.

Unless you file the Petition or Motion or another item with the Clerk, it is not deemed filed.

A copy of the Joint Pre-trial Statement must be emailed to the listed address no later than five days before the pre-trial conference.

Joint Pre-trial Statement: A copy of the Joint Pre-trial Statement must be emailed to 41orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five days prior to the pre- trial conference. Pre-Trial Conference: The Pre-trial conference

Uncontested notice of hearing must be received by the preceding Wednesday or the case will not be heard.

UNCONS NOTICE OF HEARINGS MUST BE RECEIVED THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MONDAY OR YOUR CASE WILL NOT BE HEARD.

Deadline

3 business days

The court must receive notice of a cancellation at least three business days before the hearing.

Please notify the Court at least three (3) business days in advance of any cancellations so that the hearing time can be offered to other parties.

Deadline

3 business days

If cancellation notice is not received at least three business days before the hearing, the hearing remains on the docket and the parties must appear.

If the Notice of Cancellation is not received at least three (3) business days to the scheduled hearing, that hearing will remain on the Docket and parties are expected to appear.

Deadline

10 business days

A motion requesting remote appearance at an in-person hearing must be filed at least 10 business days before the hearing and a copy sent to the opposing attorney or pro se litigant.

If a party requests that an individual party, attorney or witness be permitted to appear remotely at an in-person hearing, a motion for the individual to appear remotely must be submitted at least 10 business days prior to the hearing, with a copy sent to the opposing attorney or pro se litigant.

Deadline

5 business days

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must file a Pre-Trial Memorandum at least five business days before the pre-trial, as directed by the Pretrial Order.

Attorney/pro se litigants are required to file a Pre-Trial Memorandum at least five business days prior to the pre-trial as directed by the Pretrial Order.

When the court requests an order at a hearing or trial, counsel must prepare and email it to the court within three days unless the court sets a different deadline.

If the Court requests counsel to prepare an order at the hearing/trial, counsel shall prepare and submit the order to the Court via email within 3 days unless a different deadline is set by the Court at the hearing.

A party that fails to provide an order within ten days when the parties do not agree waives its opportunity to object.

Any party failing to provide an Order within ten days when the parties do not agree waives their opportunity to object.

A motion to continue filed less than 48 hours before pretrial may not be ruled on before the hearing, and the parties must attend or arrange coverage.

However, Motions to Continue filed less than 48 hours before pre-trial may not be ruled on prior to the hearing, and parties must attend or arrange coverage.

All motions in limine must be filed by the deadline in the OCMC and/or Uniform Order unless the Court grants an extension.

Any and all Motions in Limine from any party must be filed no later than the timeframe set forth in the OCMC and/or UNIFORM ORDER unless extended by this Court.

Deadline

5 business days

Opposing counsel has five business days to file an optional written response.

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

Deadline

5 business days

Joint jury instructions and verdict forms must be prepared and submitted to the court at least five business days before trial begins.

Joint jury instructions and verdict forms are to be prepared and submitted to the Court at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Deadline

5 business days

The agreed jury instructions must be delivered to the court in hard copy and by email at least five business days before trial begins.

The agreed set of jury instructions must be provided to the Court by hard copy as well as via e-mail no less than 5 business days prior to the beginning of the trial.

Deadline

5 business days

The offering party must file deposition designations, and responsive cross-designations must be filed within five business days afterward.

Designations of the offering party must be filed, and responsive cross-designations filed within five (5) business days thereafter

Motions in limine must be heard before trial week.

HEARD BEFORE trial week.

Counsel must not send a proposed order to the Court until opposing counsel has approved its form, because the Court does not hold orders awaiting approval or objection.

The Court does not hold orders waiting for approval or objection. Please do not send proposed Orders to the Court until you have approval as to the form by opposing counsel.

Deadline

3 business days

The signed Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed, with a hard copy delivered to chambers, no later than three business days before the Pretrial Conference.

Joint Pretrial Statement: Signed by attorneys/pro se parties and filed and a hard copy delivered to chambers no later than 3 business days prior to Pretrial Conference. (§6b)

Deadline

3 business days

Trial briefs are mandatory and must be submitted three business days before trial.

Trial Briefs (mandatory): 3 business days prior to Trial. (§10)(e.g. by Wednesday for the trial period commencing the following Monday) A hard copy must be delivered to chambers 3 business days prior to Trial.

Motions in limine must be filed before pretrial.

8. MOTIONS IN LIMINE: Must be filed before Pre-trial

Deadline

4 hours

When a hearing is canceled less than four hours beforehand and the judge’s notification cannot be confirmed, counsel must appear or send someone to inform the judge.

If the hearing is cancelled less than 4 hours beforehand, and counsel cancelling the hearing has not been able to confirm the Judge has been informed, counsel shall appear or have someone appear on counsel’s behalf to so inform the Judge.

When counsel is asked to prepare an order, it must be drafted and circulated within three working days.

Drafted and circulated within three (3) working days

A proposed order must be submitted to the court within seven days after the hearing, with a copy provided to opposing counsel.

Submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

A certificate of service must be filed no later than three days after the order's date when parties are served outside the Florida Courts eFiling Portal.

If there are parties not receiving service through the Florida Courts efiling Portal, counsel will serve a copy of the Order via U.S. Mail to the non-efiling parties and file a certificate of service in the Court file no later than three days from the date of this order.

Deadline

5 business days

The exhibit-production steps must occur after the good-faith telephone conference and no later than five business days before the hearing.

After the substantive, good faith telephone conference and no later than 5 business days before the hearing, the parties must:

The transfer filing fee must be delivered within 30 days after entry of the order transferring the case.

When an order has been entered transferring a case from an Orange or Osceola Circuit Court to another Circuit Court on grounds of improper venue or forum non conveniens, the party designated in the order to pay the transfer costs within thirty (30) days of the date of the order, shall deliver to the Clerk the filing fee for the other Court to accompany the file upon its transfer.

Deadline

5 working days

The hearing notice must be filed no less than five working days before the hearing.

Notice must be e-filed no less than five (5) working days before the hearing.

For a discovery-dispute hearing, the movant must provide the specified case and discovery materials to the court at least five days before the hearing.

Movants shall provide the Court with copies of the correct complaint/petition, answer(s) if served, and overdue requests for discovery and any applicable response at least five (5) days prior to the hearing.

If counsel or pro se parties fail or refuse to cooperate in scheduling depositions, the party or attorney trying to schedule must file a Motion to Set Deposition and give at least five (5) days’ notice of an ex parte or short matters hearing.

If counsel, or pro se Parties, fail or refuse to cooperate in scheduling depositions, the party or attorney attempting to schedule the deposition shall file a Motion to Set Deposition and notice such motion for an ex parte or short matters hearing with at least five (5) days’ notice.

Motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Motions in Limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

Plaintiffs must disclose intended expert witnesses no later than 90 days before the pretrial conference and provide three days when retained experts will be ready for deposition.

By Plaintiff(s): Not later than 90 days before the date of the pretrial conference, Plaintiff(s) shall disclose all expert witnesses (including treating physicians) that in good faith Plaintiff(s) actually intend to call at trial. Disclosure includes providing three (3) days when the retained experts will be ready, with opinion, for deposition.

Defendants must disclose intended expert witnesses no later than 60 days before the pretrial conference and provide three days when retained experts will be ready for deposition.

By Defendant(s): Not later than 60 days before the date of the pretrial conference, Defendant(s) shall disclose all expert witnesses (including treating physicians) that in good faith Defendant(s) actually intend to call at trial. Disclosure includes providing three (3) days when the retained experts will be ready, with opinion, for deposition.

Motions to exclude expert witnesses must be heard at least 30 days before the pretrial conference unless good cause supports later scheduling.

Motions to exclude expert witnesses must be heard at least thirty (30) days prior to pre‐trial conference unless good cause is shown for scheduling the matter later.

Deposition designations must be made at the attorneys’ or parties’ meeting, and cross-designations must be made within three days afterward.

At the meeting of the attorneys/pro se parties, deposition designations shall be made. Cross designations shall be made within three (3) days after the meeting.

A copy of the jointly proposed jury instructions and verdict form must be sent to the court both in hard copy and by email in Word format no later than seven days before trial begins.

A copy of the single set of jointly‐proposed jury instructions and verdict form shall be forwarded to the court (i) in hard copy AND (ii) via email to the Judicial Assistant at 34orange@ninthcircuit.org in WORD FORMAT no later than seven (7) days before trial period is to commence.

A party must object in writing within 10 days after service, or another period directed by the court official, and waives the objection unless good cause is established before the proceeding.

A party may file an objection in writing to the use of communication technology within 10 days after service of the motion or notice or within such other period as may be directed by the court official. A party waives objections to the use of communication technology by failing to timely object to the motion or notice unless, before the date of the proceeding, the party establishes good cause for the failure to timely object.

All parties must file a written pretrial statement at least one day before the pretrial conference.

All parties must file a written pretrial statement at least one day in advance of the pretrial conference, and the pretrial statement must identify:

Deadline

14 calendar days

At least 14 days' notice is required before every adoption hearing.

At least 14 days’ notice must be provided for all adoption hearings.

The final home investigation must be conducted before the adoption becomes final.

Final Home Investigation. The final home investigation must be conducted before the adoption becomes final.

Deadline

1 calendar days

The preliminary home study must be conducted within one year of the child being placed in custody.

The home study must be conducted within one (1) year of child custody pursuant to sections 63.092(3) and 63.112(2)(b), Florida Statutes.

Deadline

3 business days

Counsel must request transportation by email at least three business days before the competency status hearing.

Counsel must email 10orange@ninthcircuit.org to request transport at least three (3) business days before the status hearing.

Transport orders must be submitted sufficiently early to permit transportation, address jurisdictional conflicts, and allow the court to reschedule if necessary.

Transport orders shall be submitted sufficiently far in advance to allow for transport, to permit the Court to address conflicts in other jurisdictions, and if necessary, to reschedule the proceeding for a time based on a transport issue or conflict.

If counsel cannot complete the Joint Pre-Trial Form by 4:30 p.m. the day before the conference, counsel must attend in person and submit the form by 11:00 a.m. on the conference day.

If counsel is unable to complete the form by 4:30 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled pretrial conference, counsel must attend the pretrial conference in person and submit the Form on the day of the pretrial conference in the designated inbox in Courtroom 12D no later than 11:00 a.m.

The movant must file a notice of hearing only after receiving the Judicial Assistant's hearing confirmation.

The movant must file a notice of hearing after the hearing confirmation is received from the Judicial Assistant.

Counsel unable to submit the form by 4:30 p.m. the prior day must attend in person and submit it by 11:00 a.m. on the conference day.

If counsel is unable to complete the form by 4:30 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled pretrial conference, counsel must attend the pretrial conference in person and submit the Form on the day of the pretrial conference in the designated inbox in Courtroom 12D no later than 11:00 a.m.

The joint pretrial statement must be submitted no later than noon on the scheduled pretrial conference day.

THIS STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES AND SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE DAY OF THE SCHEDULED PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Deadline

1 business days

Materials for advance review require stipulation by all parties, and communications, evidentiary-review requests, supporting case law, requests, or motions submitted after noon one business day before the hearing or trial will not be reviewed and may be summarily denied.

The Court may consider materials submitted to the Judge for advance review by stipulation of all parties before a trial or hearing. Any communications, requests to review evidence, or supporting case law submitted after 12:00 p.m. one business day before a hearing or trial, will not be reviewed. Any requests/motions to the Court may be summarily denied if submitted after this deadline.

An attorney seeking a virtual pretrial appearance must file a motion and email courtesy copies of the motion and proposed order to the Judicial Assistant by 3:00 p.m. the day before pretrial.

Attorneys must file a motion to appear virtually for pretrial and email a courtesy copy of the motion and proposed order to appear virtually to the Judicial Assistant by 3:00 p.m. the day prior to Pre-trial.

Evidentiary hearings must comply with the trial orders, and motions or hearing requests outside those time periods may be denied summarily.

Any evidentiary hearings will be held in conformity with the trial orders. Motions filed or hearings requested outside of the time periods outlined in the trial orders may not be set for hearing and may be summarily denied.

Deadline

1 business days

A client-signed written waiver of appearance must be filed by 3:00 p.m. one business day before an arraignment, pretrial, or status hearing for the Court to honor it.

Written waivers of appearance for represented clients at Arraignment, Pre-Trial hearings, or Status hearings will be honored by the Court if a written waiver, signed by the client is filed in the court file no later than 3:00 p.m. one business day before the hearing.

A waiver of appearance filed after the deadline may be summarily denied and may result in a warrant for non-appearance.

Waivers of a client's appearance filed after this deadline may be summarily denied, and may result in a warrant for non-appearance.

Transport orders should be sought sufficiently in advance to permit transport, generally requiring at least 10 days.

Transport Orders must be sought sufficiently far in advance to allow time for transport. Generally, at least 10 days are needed.

An electronic copy submitted for Pretrial Conference excusal must be emailed by noon on the day before the conference.

Instructions: The parties may submit an e-filed copy of this Joint Pretrial Statement to 11osceola@ninthcircuit.org by 12:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled Pretrial Conference to be excused from attendance at the Pretrial Conference.

A Notice of Hearing not on the docket by noon on the preceding day may be cancelled unless emergency circumstances apply.

However, if your Notice of Hearing does not appear on the docket by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing, it may be subject to cancellation, absent emergency circumstances.

Courtesy copies should be delivered by noon on the preceding business day, failing which they will not be reviewed before the hearing or trial.

Courtesy copies should be delivered to the Court by 12:00 p.m. on the business day before any hearing or trial, or it will not be reviewed before the hearing.

The Clerk’s stated policy is to display newly filed matters in Benchmark within 72 business hours, although actual processing may take longer.

If you file something today Clerk’s policy to have it displayed in Benchmark in 72 business hours. The reality is that it may be much longer.

Attorneys asked to prepare an order should draft and circulate it within three working days.

If attorneys are asked to prepare an order, the order should be drafted and circulated within three (3) working days and must be submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

Deadline

5 business days

When the court grants oral argument, it must either order coordinated hearing scheduling or provide at least five business days' notice, although good cause permits shortening that period.

If the court grants oral argument on any motion, it shall either order the parties to coordinate a hearing or give the parties at least five (5) business days’ notice of the date and place of oral argument. The court, for good cause shown, may shorten the five (5) days' notice period.

For good cause, the court may require a party to file its response and supporting documents within a shorter period.

For good cause appearing therefore, a party may be required by the court to file any response and supporting documents, including a memorandum, within such shorter period of time as the court may specify.

The moving party may file a reply memorandum within 10 days after service of the opposition memorandum.

The moving party may file a reply memorandum within ten (10) days of service of the memorandum in opposition to the motion.

Filing a Notice of Noncompliance does not toll response times or suspend other obligations unless the court orders otherwise.

The filing of a Notice of Noncompliance shall not toll any response time or suspend any other obligation unless the court orders otherwise.

If no opposing party objects in writing within five days after the motion and affidavit are e-filed, the movant must promptly present a proposed order to the presiding judge by ex parte submission or mail.

If no written objection is filed by an opposing party within five (5) days of e-filing the motion and affidavit, the movant must then promptly present a proposed order to the presiding Judge either during ex parte or by mail.

Deadline

5 working days

Applies to

Notice of hearing

A hearing notice must be electronically filed at least five working days before the hearing.

Notice must be e-filed no less than five (5) working days before the hearing.

If an opposing party does not object within five days after electronic filing of the motion and affidavit, the movant must promptly present a proposed order to the presiding judge in ex parte proceedings or by mail.

If no written objection is filed by an opposing party within five (5) days of e-filing the motion and affidavit, the movant must then promptly present a proposed order to the presiding Judge either during ex parte or by mail.

Documents submitted electronically enter Judge Collins’ signing queues, where review may not be immediate because the queues receive hundreds of submissions weekly.

By submitting a document electronically, counsel acknowledges that the document will enter one of Judge Collins’ signing queues, which collectively receive hundreds of submissions weekly. Review of submissions is therefore not immediate.

Electronic submitters acknowledge that documents enter a busy signing queue and will not receive immediate or expedited review merely because filed electronically.

By submitting a document electronically, counsel acknowledges that the document will enter one of Judge Collins signing queues, which collectively receive hundreds of submissions weekly, and that review of the submission will not be immediate or fast.

Deadline

3 working days

A requested proposed order must be drafted and circulated within three working days.

Drafted and circulated within three (3) working days

A requested proposed order must be submitted to the court within seven days after the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

Submitted to the Court within seven (7) days of the hearing, with a copy to opposing counsel.

After three business days without a response or a refusal to cooperate, the requesting party may unilaterally set a hearing if it gives opposing parties at least two weeks' notice.

Should counsel, their staff, or pro se litigants fail to respond to a request to coordinate hearing time within three (3) business days, or refuse to cooperate in setting a hearing, the requesting party may unilaterally set a hearing giving at least two weeks’ notice of the hearing to opposing parties.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Hearing materials must be emailed to chambers at least five days before the hearing, indexed, and linked in the index; hard copies and external drives are discouraged absent necessity.

Hearing materials shall be emailed to chambers not less than five (5) days prior to the hearing. Hard copies and external drives are discouraged absent necessity. Any hearing materials must be indexed. Please ensure the index contains a hyperlink to the document/exhibit/case indexed.

Deadline

5 business days

If trial briefs are submitted, electronic copies must be provided to Judge Netcher’s Chambers at least five business days before trial.

Trial Briefs: Not required, but if you choose to submit them, please provide electronic copies to Judge Netcher’s Chambers (1745) at least five (5) business days prior to trial to allow adequate time for review.

Applies to

Financial affidavit

New financial affidavits will not be accepted at or after the Pretrial Conference unless good cause is shown.

No new financial affidavits will be accepted at or after the Pretrial Conference absent good cause.

Applies to

Trial brief

If a trial brief is mailed, an additional five working days must be allowed for mailing and delivery before the five-business-day trial-brief deadline.

If mailed, allow at least an additional five (5) working days for mailing and delivery prior to the deadline.

If a filing is rejected, the portal notifies the filer by email with the reason, and the filer may correct and resubmit it through the portal.

If a filing is not accepted, you will be notified via your email address with the reason the document is being returned to you. You may log back in to the portal to correct your document and resubmit it.

The motion for final judgment may proceed because the 20-day statutory waiting period from filing has expired.

The waiting period of 20 days (Sect. 61.19, F.S.) from the date of filing has expired.

Deadline

5 business days

A remote-appearance request not addressed before hearing scheduling must be submitted at least five business days before the hearing.

Requests for remote appearance, if not addressed prior to the scheduling of the hearing, must be submitted five (5) business days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

5 business days

An objection to using communication technology for an appearance must be filed no later than five business days after the hearing notice is filed.

Any objection to the use of communication technology must be filed no later than five (5) business days after the filing of the notice of hearing stating the use of said technology.

Deadline

3 working days

When other parties are involved, the order should be drafted and circulated within three working days, then submitted to the court with a copy to opposing counsel.

When there are opposing counsel or other parties, the order should be drafted and circulated within three (3) working days and must be submitted to the Court with a copy to opposing counsel.

Deadline

14 business days

Routine probate filings by self-represented litigants are audited by the Clerk of Court, and filers should allow at least 14 business days before following up on probate submissions.

Additionally, the Clerk of Court is charged with auditing all routine probate filings by self-represented litigants. This may cause a delay and should be taken into account when submitting orders. Once audited, the Court will read and consider your matter and enter the proposed order or will issue further instructions on how to proceed, if there is an issue. Please allow at least fourteen (14) business days before following up on probate submissions.

A filer should allow at least fourteen days after submitting routine probate materials by a self-represented litigant before following up because the clerk must audit the filing first.

Additionally the Clerk of Court is charged with auditing all routine probate filings by self-represented litigants. This may cause a delay and should be taken into account when submitting orders. Once audited, the Court will read and consider your matter and enter the proposed order or will issue further instructions on how to proceed if there is an issue. Please allow at least fourteen days before following up on probate submissions.

After the notice for trial becomes viewable in the Clerk’s system, counsel must email a copy to the Judicial Assistant.

After it is viewable in the Clerk’s system, counsel shall email a copy to the Judicial Assistant.

Parties are expected to disclose the following day's witnesses at the end of each trial day.

18. Witness Disclosure: Parties will be expected to disclose the next day’s witnesses at the end of each day

A joint stipulation cannot extend the discovery cutoff without a court order.

Joint Stipulations to extend discovery without Court order do not alter the discovery cut-off.

Deadline

5 working days

Trial briefs are optional, but any filed trial brief must be delivered electronically to Chambers at least five working days before trial.

Trial briefs are optional but if one is filed, an electronic copy for the Court shall be delivered to Chambers no less than five (5) working days before trial.

Deadline

3 working days

Counsel asked to prepare an order should draft and circulate it within three working days.

If counsel are asked to prepare an order, the order should be: A. Drafted and circulated within three (3) working days, and

For an in-person hearing, exhibits may be brought to court on the hearing day.

For in-person hearings, exhibits may be brought with you to court on the day of the hearing.

The submitting party or attorney is responsible for ensuring mailed exhibits reach the Court on time.

It is the responsibility of the party/attorney to ensure exhibits make it to the Court on time, especially when being provided via U.S. Mail.

For an in-person hearing, exhibits may be brought to court on the hearing day.

For in person hearings, exhibits may be brought with you to court the day of the hearing.

Any motions in limine must be scheduled and heard no later than one week before the trial period begins.

Motions in Limine: Filed prior to this pre-trial conference?  Yes  No -  None Must be scheduled and heard no later than one week prior to the beginning of the trial period.

A motion that is not set for hearing within a reasonable time will be treated as abandoned.

Any motions filed but not set for hearing within a reasonable time will be considered abandoned.

Deadline

5 business days

Opposing counsel has five business days to file an optional written response to a motion in limine.

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

A motion in limine that is not timely filed and timely set for hearing will be treated as denied, subject to a timely trial objection.

Any MIL not timely filed and timely set for hearing will be considered denied without prejudice to a timely trial objection.

Competing proposed orders requested during or after a hearing must be submitted within the Court's established timeframe with copies to all other counsel and pro se parties.

If the parties are asked to submit competing proposed orders during or after a hearing, the orders shall be submitted within the timeframe established by the Court, with a copy to all other counsel and pro se parties.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Courtesy copies should be sent no earlier than 10 days before the hearing.

Courtesy copies should not be sent any sooner than 10 days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

10 business days

The filer must email the Notice of Hearing, motions, and proposed orders in Word format to 1orange@ninthcircuit.org 3–10 business days before the hearing.

In addition to filing the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of Court, a copy of the Notice of Hearing, Motion(s), and proposed order(s) (in word format) must be emailed to 1orange@ninthcircuit.org at least three (3) but no more than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing to ensure an opportunity for the Court to review.

After a hearing, the judge will advise counsel at the hearing of the proposed-order submission deadline.

If a hearing is held the Judge will advise counsel at the hearing of the deadline to submit the proposed order.

Deadline

5 working days

Trial briefs are optional, but any submitted trial brief must be provided to Judge Alvaro’s Chambers as hard copies at least five working days before trial.

Trial Briefs: Not required, but if you choose to submit them, please provide hard copies to Judge Alvaro’s Chambers at least five (5) working days prior to trial to allow adequate time for review

Deadline

2 calendar days

For non-emergency matters needing expedited hearing time, the matter must be calendared as a short matter, with the hearing notice and proposed order emailed to the Court two days before the hearing.

The Court recognizes that some matters, while not legally emergencies, require expedited hearing time. If for some reason you are not able to obtain what you consider expedited hearing time, schedule the matter for short matters for the purpose of the Court calendaring the event. Notice of hearings for short matters as well as a proposed order for the Court to enter at short matters must be emailed to 41orange@ninthcircuit.org two days prior to the short matter hearing.

The Clerk does not same-day docket portal or counter filings, but an item is backdated to its filing day once docketed.

Please be advised that the Clerk does not “same day docket” items filed in the portal or dropped off to their office. However, once it is docketed, it is backdated on the clerk’s docket to match the filing day.

Notify the Court in advance when a hearing will be cancelled so that the hearing time may be offered to other parties.

Please notify the Court in advance of any cancellations so that the hearing time can be offered to other parties.

Email the Judicial Assistant when filing a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk.

A Notice of Cancellation should be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the time the Notice of Cancellation is filed with the Clerk.

Uncontested Paternity Final Judgments and Supplemental Final Judgments may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for judge review without a hearing if all required documents were filed.

Uncontested Paternity Final Judgments and Supplemental Final Judgments: may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for review by the Judge without a hearing if all required documents have been filed.

Waivers of arraignment filed less than 48 hours before the arraignment time should be provided to the Court by email.

Any waivers of arraignment filed less than 48 hours from that time should be provided to the Court via email to ensure a capias is not issued.

All exhibits must be marked before the first day of trial.

(*All exhibits must be marked before the first day of trial.

A party offering deposition testimony must provide written page-and-line designations within four days after pretrial.

By the party offering the testimony: 4 days after pretrial.

Cross-designations responding to deposition designations must be made within eight days after pretrial.

Cross Designations in response to the designations: 8 days after pretrial.

Objections to deposition portions must be called up, set for hearing, and ruled upon no later than ten days after pretrial.

Objections: Objections to portions of depositions must be called up, set for hearing, and ruled upon no later ten (10) days after the pretrial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

If no written objection is filed within five days of e-filing the motion and affidavit, the movant must promptly present a proposed order to the presiding judge during an ex parte proceeding or by mail.

If no written objection is filed by an opposing party within five (5) days of e-filing the motion and affidavit, the movant must then promptly present a proposed order to the presiding Judge either during ex parte or by mail.

The court will not hear motions in limine during the trial period unless the movant shows good cause.

No Motions in Limine will be heard during the trial period absent a showing of good cause.

Proposed orders should generally be circulated among hearing participants and submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders should generally be submitted within 10 days after the hearing to which the order pertains, after circulation of the order among counsel for all parties, participants, or other individuals who participated in the hearing.

Counsel are strongly encouraged to submit the joint pretrial form by close of business on the day before the pretrial conference.

COUNSEL ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FORM BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE DAY BEFORE THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

A motion for pretrial detention may be filed any time before trial.

A motion may be filed at any time before trial.

In a jury trial, parties may file and serve Trial Memoranda no later than ten days before the scheduled trial period, accompanied by a USB drive.

In the case of a jury trial, no later than ten (10) days before the first day of the trial period for which the trial is scheduled, the parties may file and serve Trial Memoranda, together with a USB drive.

Counsel and self-represented parties are encouraged to submit written argument within 20 days after filing a motion because the court may rule without a hearing.

Counsel and self represented parties are therefore encouraged to file written arguments in support of their positions within 20 days of the filing of a motion.

Counsel may request a status hearing on an available Short Matters docket 30 days after submitting the proposed order.

Counsel may set a status hearing on an available Short Matters docket 30 days after the date of submission.

Electronic submissions are addressed in receipt order only when Judge Collins is not in court, preparing for hearings, or writing substantive orders.

Electronic submissions are addressed in the order in which they are received when Judge Collins is not in court, preparing for hearings, or writing substantive orders.

The portal sends one email when a filing is submitted and another when the filing is accepted.

You will receive two emails from the portal regarding your filing 1. One email when the filing is submitted 2. One email when the filing is accepted

The clerk must audit Homestead, Summary Administration, and Discharge orders before the court reviews them.

Please note that the Clerk of Court is charged with auditing Homestead, Summary Administration and Discharge orders before the Court reviews them.

Deadline

14 business days

A party should wait at least fourteen business days after submitting an audited order before asking the court about its status.

Please allow fourteen (14) business days before inquiring of the Court of the status of this type of submitted order.

The court may enter the proposed order without a hearing or direct a hearing on objections.

The Court may enter the order without the need for a hearing or may direct a hearing on the objections.

Submitted orders are processed when the judge has time; if the judge or judicial assistant is unavailable, processing may be delayed, and orders received while the judge is away are processed upon the judge's return in the order received.

Orders are processed as the Judge has time out of Court. If the Judge is out of the office, the Order(s) will be processed upon return in the order they were received. Additionally, there may be a delay if the JA is out of the office.