A. MOTION CALENDAR:
Pursuant to Local Rule 10(A), Motion Calendar is held Monday through Thursday at 8:45 A.M. unless otherwise blocked or cancelled by the judge due to other matters. The Judge usually takes the bench between 8:45 and 9:00 A.M. Please use this time to talk and resolve issues.I hereby certify that,2) No more than two motions may be noticed for a case on a motion calendara. I have made a good faith attempt to resolve this matter prior to my noticing this motion for hearing and
b. The issues before the Court may be heard and resolved by the court within five (5) minutes.
c. All requests for discovery sanctions per Rule 1.380 must comply with Federal Express Corp. v. Simms, 265 So. 3d 637 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).
3) All motions will be heard in the order in which the parties arrive and when all parties are present or an explanation provided for the absence.
4) As required, the parties shall speak to discuss the noticed motion and resolve issues before the date of the hearing and again at 8:45 AM before argument.
5) Please be prepared to discuss with the Court substantive and notice issues.
6) Take the time to meet with your opponent and agree to as much as you can prior to the court date. If your opponent does not show up to the Motion Calendar, it is your responsibility to call and find out why they didn’t show and advise the Court.
7) Canceling Hearings:
b. Filing a Notice of Cancelation is not sufficient. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce by sanction violation of this order.
c. Non-setting party must confirm with the Noticing Party, not the Court, whether or not the case is moving forward or cancelled.
b. Please include a copy of the original online schedule receipt along with the add-on hearing notice and added motion.
10) Help:
B. SPECIAL SET HEARINGS:
2) Slots will reopen as attorneys cancel hearings, so keep checking if you need an earlier date.
3) Do not attempt to set hearings longer than 30 minutes by trying to piggyback two or more 30 minute hearings.
4) Canceling Hearings:
b. Filing a Notice of Cancelation is not sufficient.
c. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce by sanction violation of this order.
d. Non-setting party must confirm with the Noticing Party, not the Court, whether or not the case is moving forward or canceled.
6) Add On Hearings:
b. Please include a copy of the original online schedule receipt with the add-on hearing notice and added Motion.
C. SPECIAL SET HEARINGS 45 MINUTES OR MORE:
Any matters needing a lengthier hearing will need to be set on a Calendar Call docket for purposes of scheduling a future hearing date. Please follow the procedures below:2) EMAIL DIV14@17TH.FLCOURTS.ORG WITH THE CALENDAR CALL DATES AGREED UPON BY ALL PARTIES, ALONG WITH HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED AND WHAT MOTION NEEDS TO BE SET.
3) At the Calendar Call the Judge will set the hearing during the 3-week trial docket.
4) Both sides need to be present at the Calendar Call and must bring their schedule for that trial period.
5) If you need to cancel the Calendar Call date, reset it or it’s no longer needed, please contact the Judicial Assistant to remove it from the docket.
6) Calendar Calls online that appear full apply as full only for the trials. To schedule a special set hearing you can select any Calendar Call date and then follow the procedure.
