Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County Adjournment & Extension Requirements
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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances. This page is scoped to Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
The parties or counsel must give the Program at least 48 hours' notice of a mediation rescheduling, with weekends and court holidays excluded from the notice period.
The parties or their counsel must notify the Program of any rescheduling no later than 48 hours, excluding weekends and court holidays, before the scheduled mediation conference.
Petitioner or petitioner's counsel must notify the Program in writing of a settlement- or dismissal-based mediation cancellation occurring more than 48 hours before the conference.
Petitioner, or if petitioner is represented by counsel, petitioner's counsel, must notify the Program in writing if the mediation must be cancelled because a settlement has been reached or the case has been dismissed more than 48 hours prior to the scheduled conference.
After a case is set for trial, only the assigned judge or hearing officer may grant a continuance, and only upon a written motion showing good cause.
A continuance after a case is set for trial may be granted only by the judge or hearing officer to whom the case is assigned and only upon good cause being shown upon written motion.
A pretrial conference or trial may not be continued by party stipulation; only a court order can continue it.
Pretrial conferences and trials cannot be continued by stipulation of the parties. Only a court order can continue a pretrial conference or a trial.
A continuance requested after the pretrial conference is governed by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(f) and requires a written motion and court order.
Any continuance granted after the pretrial conference will be governed by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(f) and will be granted only upon written motion and order.
A motion for extension of time must be filed within the applicable report deadline when a report cannot be timely filed.
If the reports cannot be filed in the time required by law, a motion for extension of time must be filed within the respective time period.
An attorney seeking a continuance must make a good-faith application stating justification and arrange an immediate hearing unless all parties agree and the court approves the continuance.
Attorneys seeking a continuance of a scheduled trial or hearing will make a good faith application stating the justification for a continuance and will arrange to have the request heard immediately upon learning that a continuance is needed, unless all parties have agreed to the continuance and secured the approval of the court.
A self-represented party seeking a continuance must file a good-faith application stating the justification.
Self-represented parties seeking a continuance of a scheduled trial or hearing will file a good faith application stating the justification for a continuance.
Counsel seeking a continuance must file a uniform continuance motion and notice of hearing and appear for the motion hearing.
Counsel seeking a continuance must file a uniform motion for continuance and notice of hearing and must be present for hearing on the motion.
A trial, hearing, or other proceeding may not be continued based solely on counsel's stipulation.
No trial, hearing, or other proceeding will be continued upon stipulation of counsel alone.
Failure to complete discovery supports a continuance only if raised at least five working days before the scheduled trial or hearing and was not caused by lack of diligence.
Failure to complete discovery will not constitute cause for a continuance unless such failure is brought to the attention of the court at least five working days in advance of any scheduled trial or hearing date and is not the result of lack of diligence in pursuing such discovery.
A continuance based on an unserved witness will not be granted without good cause unless service was attempted at least five working days before the subpoena's return date.
Except for good cause shown, no continuance will be granted because a witness has not been served with a subpoena, unless the moving party has attempted service at least five working days before the return date.
A motion to extend the discovery period must be filed before the discovery period expires, must show good cause, and will be granted only upon a showing of good cause.
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A hearing may be canceled only with every party's consent, court approval, and notice to the clerk.
No hearing may be canceled without the consent of all parties, approval of the court, and notice to the clerk.
Counsel seeking a continuance must file the appropriate motion and notice of hearing and appear at the motion hearing.
Counsel seeking a continuance will file an appropriate motion and notice of hearing and will be present for hearing on the motion.
Every continuance motion must explain its effect on the progress of the case.
All motions for continuance will explain what effect the motion will have on the progress of the case.
A hearing or proceeding may not be continued solely by counsel's stipulation.
No hearing or other proceeding will be continued upon stipulation of counsel alone.
Every motion to continue a hearing must be filed and heard before the scheduled hearing date.
All motions for continuance of a hearing will be filed and heard prior to the scheduled hearing date.
Incomplete discovery supports a continuance only if brought to the court's attention at least five working days before the relevant deadline.
Failure to complete discovery will not constitute cause for a continuance unless such failure is brought to the attention of the comt at least five working days in advance of any
A continuance will not be granted for an unserved witness absent good cause unless the moving party attempted service at least five working days before the return date.
Except for good cause shown, no continuance will be granted because a witness has not been served with a subpoena, unless the moving party has attempted service at least five working days before the return date.
A continuance may be granted before or during a hearing for good cause, but counsel must file an appropriate motion and notice of hearing before the scheduled hearing and appear for the motion hearing.
A continuance may be granted by order of the court either before or during a hearing for good cause shown. Counsel seeking a continuance will file an appropriate motion and notice of hearing prior to the scheduled hearing date and be present for the hearing on the motion.
A continuance cannot be granted solely on counsel's stipulation, and failure to complete discovery qualifies only if raised at least five working days before the hearing and was not caused by lack of diligence.
No hearing or other proceeding will be continued upon stipulation of counsel alone. Failure to complete discovery will not constitute cause for a continuance unless such failure is brought to the attention of the court at least five working days in advance of any scheduled hearing date and the failure is not the result of lack of diligence in pursuing discovery.
A party moving to defer must use best efforts to obtain a hearing before mediation and, if that is impossible, take steps to reschedule more than 48 hours before the original conference, with noncompliance potentially resulting in court-imposed monetary sanctions.
The moving party will use best efforts to set the motion to defer for hearing prior to the scheduled date for the mediation conference. If a hearing on the motion to defer cannot be set prior to the mediation conference date the moving party will, more ===== PAGE 2 ===== than 48 hours before the originally scheduled mediation conference, take necessary steps to reschedule the mediation conference. Failure to comply with this time standard may result in the imposition of monetary sanctions as determined by the court.
The parties or counsel must notify the Program of a mediation rescheduling no later than 48 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and legal holidays from that period.
The parties or their counsel must notify the Program of any rescheduling no later than 48 hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays, before the scheduled mediation conference.
More than 48 hours before a mediation conference, the petitioner or petitioner's counsel must give written notice to the Program if the conference will be canceled because settlement was reached or the case was dismissed.
The petitioner, or if petitioner is represented by counsel, petitioner's counsel must notify the Program in writing if the mediation conference must be cancelled because a settlement has been reached or the case has been dismissed more than 48 hours prior to the scheduled mediation conference.
A party may request postponement of the initial case management conference by sending a jointly signed stipulation and proposed order stating the five specified conditions and proposing a new date within sixty days of the original date; only the court may authorize rescheduling.
A case management conference may only be rescheduled by order of the court. Either party may move the court for entry of an order continuing the initial case management conference to a later date by sending to the judge's chambers a jointly signed stipulation and proposed order ratifying the stipulation. The stipulation must state: (1) respondent has been properly served and an answer has been filed; (2) both parties have exchanged financial affidavits and complied with mandatory disclosure requirements; (3) if there are any minor children, that both parties have completed the parenting course and filed their respective certificates of completion; (4) that mediation has been completed or is scheduled and will not be cancelled except by order of court; and (5) the date and time of the new case management conference that has been provided by the judicial assistant and cleared by both parties, which is within sixty days of the originally-scheduled date.
A motion for continuance must be signed by the requesting litigant and the litigant's attorney unless made at trial or supported by good cause.
all motions for continuance must be signed by the litigant requesting the continuance as well as the litigant's attorney, unless made at trial, or good cause is shown.
A pretrial conference or trial may be canceled only if the matter is completely settled, and the settlement or dismissal notice must be emailed to the judicial assistant.
A Pretrial Conference or a Trial may not be cancelled unless the matter has been completely settled. If so, please email the Notice of Settlement or the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal to the JA to confirm the cancellation.
A motion to continue must be filed before counsel requests a hearing date.
The Motion to Continue must be filed before requesting a hearing date.
A motion not heard before the pretrial conference is deemed waived and cannot support a continuance of the trial date.
All motions not heard prior to the Pretrial Conference shall be deemed waived and such motions shall not be grounds for a continuance of the Trial date.
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause and submission at least five days before the scheduled court date; absent good cause, the requesting party must sign the motion.
Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Parties stipulating to new deadlines must file an agreed motion alleging good cause and upload a proposed amended DCM order to the judge’s queue.
File agreed motion alleging good cause and upload an agreed proposed Amended Differentiated Case Management (DCM) Order to judge’s queue.
A hearing is required when the proposed amended DCM order extends an individual deadline beyond 90 days.
Hearing required if the proposed Amended DCM Order extends a particular deadline beyond ninety (90) days.
Cases older than three years require a Case Management Conference to extend or establish deadlines.
Cases over three (3) years old require a Case Management Conference to extend/establish deadlines.
An extension or enlargement of time to effectuate service must be requested by a motion filed before the deadline and alleging good cause.
File motion prior to deadline alleging good cause. Failure to make an extension request prior to the deadline may result in the denial of the request.
A new trial order must not be prepared or submitted until the court grants the continuance and authorizes issuance of a replacement order.
Do not prepare or submit a new Trial Order unless and until the Court grants the continuance and authorizes issuance of a new Trial Order.
A motion to continue must be written, state the grounds and any prior continuance motions, be set and heard before the affected date, and be granted only upon a finding of good cause.
Motions to Continue: Any motion to continue will be governed by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(f), and must state the grounds for the continuance, must state whether any prior motions to continue have been filed, must be in writing, and must be set and heard prior to the date that is the subject of the request to continue (E.g., the trial date). A motion to continue will be granted only upon a finding of good cause by the Court.
A continuance motion involving an in-custody defendant must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport; otherwise defense counsel must appear.
Motions to continue cases involving in-custody Defendants must be filed at least Forty-Eight (48) hours prior to the Court date in order to cancel their jail transport. Otherwise, Defense Counsel must appear in Court.
Continuances are disfavored and granted only for good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and, absent good cause, signed by the requesting party.
• Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A continuance request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date.
A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date.
A motion to continue the first Case Management Conference must be emailed to the Judge through the Judicial Assistant no later than two business days before the conference and include the reasons, joint agreement, and a proposed order.
Either party may move the Court for entry of an Order continuing the first Case Management Conference. The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance to the Judge through his Judicial Assistant by email no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference. The motion shall include the reason(s) for the continuance and a statement jointly signed by the parties agreeing to the continuance as well as a proposed Order ratifying same.
Continuances are disfavored and may be granted only when good cause is shown.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown.
A continuance request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date.
A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date.
Unless good cause is shown, the continuance motion must be signed by the requesting party.
Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
For Protective Injunction matters, a continuance motion may be filed before the hearing, but the continuance will be granted only for good cause.
For Protective Injunction matters, if a party seeks a continuance, a motion may be filed in advance of the hearing. A continuance will only be granted upon good cause shown.
A continuance request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and demonstrate good cause.
Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and, absent good cause, signed by the requesting party.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and, absent good cause, signed by the requesting party.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A motion to continue the first Case Management Conference must be emailed through the judicial assistant no later than two business days before the conference.
The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance to the Judge through his Judicial Assistant by email no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
A Case Management Conference continuance motion must state the reasons, include a joint statement signed by the parties, and include a proposed ratifying order.
The motion shall include the reason(s) for the continuance and a statement jointly signed by the parties agreeing to the continuance as well as a proposed Order ratifying same.
The rescheduled Case Management Conference must occur within 60 days of the original conference date.
The new Case Management Conference shall occur within sixty (60) days of the originally-scheduled Case Management Conference.
A pretrial conference cannot be rescheduled without good cause and prior court approval.
The date and time of the pretrial conference CANNOT be rescheduled without good cause and prior Court approval.
An attorney with an unavoidable conflict may request continuation by a written motion that specifically states the reasons.
In the event an attorney has an unavoidable calendar conflict, such attorney may file a written Motion to Continue Pre-Trial Conference and state with specificity the reason(s) why a continuance is necessary.
A calendar-conflict continuance motion and notice email must each be submitted at least five business days before the pretrial conference, absent an emergency, accident, hospitalization, or other good cause.
Except in the case of an unforeseeable emergency, accident, hospitalization, or other good cause, a Motion to Continue Pre-Trial Conference based on an attorney calendar conflict must be filed at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled Pre-Trial Conference AND the movant must email the Judicial Assistant at civdivh@fljud13.org at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled Pre-Trial Conference to inform the Court that a Motion to Continue Pre-Trial Conference has been filed and is pending.
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause, must be requested at least five days before the scheduled court date, and generally must be signed by the requesting party unless good cause is shown.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
The first Case Management Conference may not be canceled or rescheduled absent good cause shown by written motion and an order.
The First Case Management Conference will not be canceled or rescheduled absent good cause shown by written motion and an order canceling or rescheduling.
The parties must agree before a reset case management conference can be continued.
The parties must agree to a continuance of a reset CMC.
A pretrial conference or trial may not be continued by party stipulation; continuation requires a court order.
Pretrial conferences and trials cannot be continued by stipulation of the parties. Only a court order can continue a pretrial conference or a trial.
Unless the court excuses a hearing, every motion to continue a trial requires a hearing, and the parties must be prepared to select new trial and pretrial conference dates if the motion is granted.
Unless otherwise excused by the Court, a hearing is required on all motions to continue a trial. If the motion is granted, the parties must be prepared to select new dates for trial and pretrial conference at the hearing.
A motion for continuance must state whether prior continuance motions were filed, be in writing, and be set and heard before the trial date.
Any Motion for Continuance SHALL state whether any prior motion for continuance has been filed and SHALL, as with any other motion, be in WRITING and be set and heard PRIOR to the trial date.
A civil attorney cannot reschedule the date and time of a pretrial conference without good cause and prior court approval.
The date and time of the pretrial conference CANNOT be rescheduled without good cause and prior Court approval.
A calendar-conflict motion to continue a pretrial conference must be filed and the judicial assistant emailed at least five business days before the conference; an untimely motion will be denied.
a Motion to Continue Pre-Trial Conference based on an attorney calendar conflict must be filed at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled Pre-Trial Conference AND the movant must email the Judicial Assistant at ady.colon@fljud13.org or eastcivdivy@fljud13.org. at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled Pre-Trial Conference to inform the Court that a Motion to Continue Pre-Trial Conference has been filed and is pending.
A motion for continuance must be emailed to the judge through the judicial assistant at least two business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance to the Judge through his Judicial Assistant by email no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
A continuance motion must state the reasons, include a joint statement signed by the parties, and include a proposed order ratifying the continuance.
The motion shall include the reason(s) for the continuance and a statement jointly signed by the parties agreeing to the continuance as well as a proposed Order ratifying same.
Continuances are disfavored and granted only upon good cause shown; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and, absent good cause, signed by the requesting party.
• Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
When the court finds an emergency, it unilaterally schedules the hearing and all parties must be available unless exigent circumstances exist.
If the court determines that an emergency exists, a hearing will be scheduled unilaterally by the court. All parties shall make themselves available for the emergency hearing, barring exigent circumstances.
No continuances are granted after a case transfers to TD2, and any continuance motion must be heard by the letter division judge under that judge's pretrial orders and preferences.
There will be no continuances granted once the case transfers into TD2. Therefore, any motions for continuances shall be heard by the letter division judge and must comply with their pretrial orders and preferences.
Continuances are disfavored and require a signed motion and a showing of good cause.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. The motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
To stipulate to a new deadline, the parties must file an agreed motion alleging good cause and upload an agreed proposed amended DCM order to the judge’s queue.
Parties stipulate to new deadline: File agree motion alleging good cause and upload an agreed proposed Amended Differentiated Case Management (DCM) Order to judge’s queue.
A motion to continue trial after issuance of an Order Setting Pretrial Conference and Trial must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.
Motions to Continue Trail: If the court has entered an Order Setting Pretrial Conference and Trial. Motions to continue must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.
A motion alleging good cause must be filed before the service deadline to obtain an extension, and a late request may be denied.
File motion prior to deadline alleging good cause. Failure to make an extension request prior to the deadline may result in the denial.
A continuance motion should be written and filed at least 5 days before trial.
Motions for continuance should be in writing and be filed at least 5 days prior to the trial date.
A continuance motion for an in-custody defendant must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport.
MOTIONS TO CONTINUE FOR IN CUSTODY DEFENDANTS MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO COURT DATE IN ORDER TO CANCEL THEIR JAIL TRANSPORT.
A continuance request must be submitted at least three days before the scheduled court date, establish good cause, and ordinarily be signed by the requesting party.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least three days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A continuance request must be written, filed, and timestamped by the clerk, or made orally in open court with the clerk present.
If a continuance of an arraignment or a hearing is desired, a request must either be written, filed with, and timestamped by the clerk or be made orally in open Court while the Clerk is present.
Requests for a new court date or continuance must be submitted to the judicial assistant by Monday at noon and approved before filing or submission in court.
Request For New Court Date Forms/Continuance Forms are due Mondays by 12pm and must be returned by to the JA. They will not be accepted in court or if they were efiled before being approved.
Continuances are disfavored, require good cause, and must be requested at least five business days before the scheduled court date.
Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five (5) businss days prior to the scheduled court date.
Unless good cause is shown, the continuance motion must be signed by the requesting party under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A continuance motion must state whether a prior continuance motion was filed, be in writing, and be set and heard before the trial date; a disposition sheet may not be used for a case set for pretrial.
MOTION TO CONTINUE: A disposition sheet shall not be used for a case set for Pretrial. Any motion for continuance SHALL state whether any prior motion for continuance has been filed and shall, as with any other motion, be in WRITING and be set and heard prior to the trial date.
A continuance requested after the pretrial conference will be granted only on a written motion and a finding of good cause under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(f).
Any continuance granted after the pretrial conference will be governed by the Florida Rule of Criminal procedure 3.190(f) and will be granted only upon written motion and a finding of good cause.
Continuances are disfavored and require a showing of good cause; absent good cause, the requesting party must sign the motion.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A motion to continue the first case-management conference must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant no later than two business days before the conference.
The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance through the Judicial Assistant by e-mail no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
A hearing canceled within 24 hours requires both emailing the filed Notice of Cancellation and telephoning the Judicial Assistant, with a follow-up notice if no answer is received.
Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing: Email JA a copy of the FILED Notice of Cancellation AND call the JA to advise of cancellation. Leave a message if necessary and then follow up with a Notice of Cancellation.
To cancel a hearing more than 24 hours in advance, the scheduling party must cancel it in JAWS and email the e-filed Notice of Cancellation to the Judicial Assistant.
Cancelling Hearings Prior to 24 Hours of Hearing : Scheduling party must cancel on JAWS and email efiled Notice of Cancellation to the JA.
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause, must be requested at least five business days before the scheduled court date, and generally must be signed by the requesting party.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A motion for continuance must be submitted at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance as required by law.
A hearing may not be cancelled without notifying all parties and obtaining their agreement.
DO NOT CANCEL A HEARING WITHOUT NOTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT OF ALL PARTIES.
A motion to continue a case-management conference must be emailed through the judicial assistant no later than two business days before the scheduled conference.
The moving party shall submit his/her motion for continuance to the Judge through his Judicial Assistant by email no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.
A case-management continuance motion must state the reasons, include a jointly signed agreement, and attach a proposed order ratifying the continuance.
The motion shall include the reason(s) for the continuance and a statement jointly signed by the parties agreeing to the continuance as well as a proposed Order ratifying same.
The signed continuance agreement and proposed order must confirm service and responsive pleading, financial-affidavit exchange and disclosures, parenting-course compliance when applicable, mediation status, and the new conference date.
The signed agreement and proposed Order shall confirm the following: (1) service of process has been effectuated and an answer or responsive pleading has been filed; (2) both parties have exchanged financial affidavits and complied with mandatory disclosure requirements; (3) if there are minor children, both parties have completed the parenting course and filed their certificates of completion with the Clerk of the Court; (4) mediation has been completed or is scheduled and will not be canceled except by Order of the Court; and (5) the date/time of the new Case Management Conference.
Continuances are disfavored and require a showing of good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date, subject to the text continuing beyond the provided chunk.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date, absent
Unless good cause is shown, the party requesting a continuance must sign the motion.
Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Continuances are disfavored and require a showing of good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date, subject to the text continuing beyond the provided chunk.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date, absent
Unless good cause is shown, the party requesting a continuance must sign the motion.
Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
A stipulated continuance order for a pretrial and jury trial must include new dates obtained from the Judicial Assistant.
If the stipulation is for a continuance of a pre-trial and jury trial, a new pre-trial date and jury trial must be in the order, these dates shall be obtained from the judicial assistant.
A continuance motion must disclose prior continuance requests, be written, and be set and heard before trial.
MOTION TO CONTINUE: Any Motion for Continuance SHALL state whether any prior motion for continuance has been filed and SHALL, as with any other motion, be in WRITING and be set and heard PRIOR to the trial date.
To continue a case set for pretrial, counsel must either obtain a continuance motion heard before pretrial or submit a signed stipulation before pretrial.
MOTION TO CONTINUE PRE-TRIAL: If an attorney wishes to continue a case that is scheduled for pre-trial the attorney MUST file a Motion to Continue (see above for procedure) and have it heard either PRIOR to pre-trial OR a signed stipulation (see proposed orders above) form maybe filed and submitted PRIOR to pre-trial.
Both counsel and the defendant must appear if seeking a continuance on the day of the pretrial hearing.
Attempts to continue the day of pre-trial REQUIRE BOTH the attorney and the defendant to be present.
A hearing or trial may not be delayed or continued solely because counsel needs to confer with a witness or review evidence.
No hearing or trial shall be delayed or continued beyond the scheduled starting time because an attorney needs to confer with a witness or review evidence with a witness.
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause; a continuance request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date and, absent good cause, signed by the requesting party.
• Continuance Procedure: Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
All parties and attorneys must attend the first case management conference.
All parties and attorneys are required to attend the First CMC.
The first CMC cannot be canceled or rescheduled.
First CMC: The First CMC cannot be cancelled or rescheduled.
A reset CMC may be continued only if the parties agree.
Reset CMC:The parties must agree to a continuance of a reset CMC.
A hearing set by court order may be canceled only by another court order.
Hearings set by court order must be cancelled by court order.
Continuances are disfavored and require good cause; the request must be submitted at least five days before the scheduled court date.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date.
Unless good cause is shown, the continuance motion must be signed by the requesting party under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
If a hearing on the motion to defer cannot be set before the mediation conference, the moving party must take steps more than 48 hours before the originally scheduled conference to reschedule it, provide notice to all parties, the Program, and the mediator, and may face monetary sanctions for noncompliance.
If a hearing on the motion to defer cannot be set prior to the mediation conference date the moving party will, more than 48 hours before the originally scheduled conference, take necessary steps to reschedule the conference. Failure to comply with this time standard may result in the imposition of monetary sanctions as determined by the court. Notice of the hearing on the motion to defer will be provided to all parties, the Program, and the appointed mediator.
Consideration to be heard should occur promptly after learning a continuance is needed, unless all parties agree to it and obtain court approval.
consideration to be heard timely upon learning that a continuance is needed, unless all parties have agreed to the continuance and secured the approval of the court.
All judges must apply a firm continuance policy.
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e) requires all judges to apply a firm continuance policy.
The court may grant a continuance when good cause is shown and the law permits it.
In accordance with Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.255(h), the comt may grant a continuance for good cause shown, as permitted by law.
Lack of service of a subpoena on a witness does not support a continuance absent good cause.
Except for good cause shown, no continuance will be granted because a witness has not been served with a subpoena.
Notice of a deferment-motion hearing must be provided to all parties, the Program, and the appointed mediator.
Notice of the hearing on the motion to defer will be provided to all parties, the Program, and the appointed mediator.
A return hearing on an ex parte temporary protection petition may be continued when good cause is shown.
The return hearing may be continued for good cause shown.
A last-minute hearing cancellation made without good cause may lead the court to rule on the pending motion without a hearing.
The Court will always review relevant motions and responses prior to a scheduled hearing. Accordingly, last minute cancellations (less than 1 business day notice) made without good cause may result in the Court ruling on the pending motion without a hearing.
Motions to continue pretrial and jury trial dates are generally held every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. by Zoom.
Motions to Continue Pretrial and Jury Trial dates will generally be held every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. via zoom. Motions to Continue must be
An agreed motion and proposed order may substitute for a hearing when the requested extension does not affect a DCM deadline or, if the date changes, does not affect downstream dates without an amended DCM order.
Parties may submit an agreed motion and proposed order in lieu of a hearing to extend or enlarge time pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090 if that extension does not affect a deadline in the DCM Order/CMO or changing the date does not affect downstream dates without an Amended DCM Order.
A motion to continue trial after entry of an Order Setting Pretrial Conference and Trial must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460.
If the court has entered an Order Setting Pretrial Conference and Trial, motions to continue must comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.460.
Small claims continuances are granted only on a limited basis through a timely motion or as permitted by the cited rule.
Continuances only granted on limited basis by timely motion or as permitted by Fla. Sm. Cl. R. 7.090(e).
The court may deny a continuance or supplementation of the record and rule on the merits unless a rule permits that relief.
The court may not allow a continuance or supplementation of the record absent a Rule that permits such relief, and proceed to ruling based on the merits, even if:
Continuances are disfavored and are granted only when good cause is shown.
Continuances are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown.
In County Criminal matters, counsel may file a Request New Court Date form twice per case, excluding the initial written plea of not guilty.
For County Criminal matters, counsel may file a “Request New Court Date” form two times per case, not including the initial, written plea of not guilty.
The Court may cancel without notice a unilaterally set hearing that does not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date.
Unilaterally set hearings that do not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date may be cancelled by the Court without notice.
A hearing cancellation made with less than one business day's notice and without good cause may lead to a ruling without a hearing.
Accordingly, last minute cancellations (less than 1 business day notice) made without good cause may result in the Court ruling on the pending motion without a hearing.
An untimely calendar-conflict motion to continue the pretrial conference will be denied.
An untimely Motion to Continue Pretrial Conference based on a calendar conflict will be denied.
The court will not consider a continuance motion at the pretrial conference absent unforeseen circumstances.
A MOTION TO CONTINUE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT AT THE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE, ABSENT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
The parties may use an agreed motion and proposed order instead of a hearing to extend time under Rule 1.090 when the extension will not affect a DCMO deadline or change the date.
Parties may submit an agreed motion and proposed order in lieu of a hearing to extend or enlarge time pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.090, if that extension does not affect a deadline in the DCMO or changing the date.
A small-claims pretrial conference continuance is granted only on a limited basis through a timely motion or as permitted by the cited rule.
Continuances are only granted on a limited basis by timely motion or as permitted by Fla. Sm. C1. R. 7.090(e).
Continuances of specially set hearings are strongly disfavored.
Continuances of hearings that have been specially set, such as a fatality trial, are strongly disfavored.
The Court will not consider stipulated continuances.
Stipulated Continuances are not considered by the Court.
Attendance at later case management conferences is recommended but excused for good cause.
Attendance at later CMC’s is recommended but not required if there is good cause for the absence.
A hearing set by the parties and counsel may be canceled by unanimous agreement.
Hearings set by parties and counsel may be cancelled by agreement of all parties.
Within 15 days after the Order of Referral, any party may move to defer the mediation conference.
Within 15 days of the Order of Referral, any party may file a motion to defer the mediation conference.
If a resolution is imminent or likely, the mediator may schedule another mediation conference in the mediator's discretion and with the parties' agreement.
If a resolution is imminent or likely, the mediator may, at his or her discretion and with the agreement of the parties, schedule another mediation conference.
Continuances for pretrial detention hearings and first appearances are governed by specified Florida rules, with no special continuance procedure.
Continuance Procedure: Continuances for pretrial detention hearings and first appearances are governed by Rules 3.132(e), 3.130(a), and 3.133(a)(1). Judge Martin adheres to the rules and does not have any special procedures for continuances of hearings.
How do I request an adjournment or extension in Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County?
Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. A pretrial conference or trial may be canceled only if the matter is completely settled, and the settlement or dismissal notice must be emailed to the judicial assistant.
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