Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Monroe County) Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

3 rules from official source documents

Pre-motion conference and letter requirements before filing motions, including sequential steps.

Meet and confer before filing any non-dispositive motion.

Florida Rule of Civil Procedure. 1.202 requires a “Meet and Confer” on all non-dispositive motions PRIOR to the motion being filed.

At least one attempt to meet and confer must be made by telephone.

At least one of the attempts to confer, MUST be made by telephone call.

Attorneys must confer before forwarding a proposed order to the Judge.

Attorneys must confer prior to forwarding a proposed order to the Judge.

Common questions about Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Monroe County) pre-motion conference requirements

Does Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Monroe County) require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge James W. Morgan III: Attorneys must confer before forwarding a proposed order to the Judge.

View rule Official source Source: page 1, section SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED ORDERS

Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Meet and confer before filing any non-dispositive motion.

View rule Official source Source: page 1, section K. Other Division Procedures

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Page & Word Limits

Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.

Courtesy Copy Requirements

When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.

Electronic Filing Rules

Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.