Judicial Section Details

Inquiries may be directed to the Judicial Assistant (Copy to all parties required). Please read the following to the end before emailing the JA.

THE MOTION CALENDAR IS HELD via Zoom. DAYS OF THE WEEK AND TIME VARY, PLEASE CHECK COURTMAP FOR AVAILABILITY. If you need a sooner hearing date, please contact the Judicial Assistant to request time needed. 
 
Must give 7 Business Days’ Notice.
Copies of the Notices, Motions and Orders must be submitted through courtMAP.
Original Loan Documents: MUST be delivered to the Clerk’s office prior to final hearing. The documents must be sent to room 133.
Please file Notice(s) of Cancellation through e-filing and courtMAP.

All motions and notices of hearings must be e-filed and uploaded to courtMAP at least 7 business days before the scheduled hearing.

There are NO EMERGENCIES.  Please do not wait until the last minute as you have been notified well in advance of the impending sale date.

Inquiries may be directed to the Judicial Assistant (Copy to all parties required). Please read the following to the end before emailing the JA. 
 
Motion Calendar is conducted via Zoom unless otherwise indicated. DAYS OF THE WEEK AND TIME VARY, PLEASE CHECK COURTMAP FOR AVAILABILITY. If you need a sooner hearing date, contact the Judicial Assistant to request time needed. 

Hearings shall be “coordinated” with all counsel and unrepresented parties. “Coordinated” means that the moving party offers a date upon service of the motion and all others respond within one (1) business day with agreement to the offered date or an alternate date(s) that is/are within a week of the offered date and is on a date that the Court holds Motion Calendar. Failure to “coordinate” entitles the moving party to set the motion for hearing on the offered date. 

a. You may set more than one motion at a time, but your case will be heard at the end of the motion calendar.
b. Zoom meeting ID is created for every hearing. The meeting ID is sent out to all parties on the eservice list prior to the hearing date. It is the responsibility of the scheduling party to provide the Zoom information to anyone not on the service list.  
c. No hard copies or binders will be accepted in chambers.
d. Although the movant and the parties listed on the service list at the time the hearing is set will receive an Email from courtMAP indicating that an event has been created, a notice of hearing WILL NOT be generated. The movant MUST e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system.
e- Motions to Dismiss: When setting a Motion to Dismiss for hearing, you MUST upload the Motion and the Complaint as supporting documents to the Courtmap hearing date. Motions to dismiss MUST be set for hearing within 45 days of being filed. Failure to set the Motion to Dismiss for hearing shall be deemed waived and the motion will be stricken by the Court and a default will be entered. 
f. Motions for Reconsideration, Rehearing, New Trial, and other post-trial motions (excluding Entitlement to Fees and Costs: These motions will not be heard on motion calendar and should not be set for hearing unless instructed to do so by the Court. Email your motion to the Judicial Assistant. The Court will review the motion and instruct the parties on how to proceed.
Cancellations: The moving party may cancel a hearing on a motion calendar on CourtMap. In the case that the parties CANNOT cancel the hearing please E-mail the Judicial Assistant, NO HEARING WILL BE CANCELLED VIA PHONE. 
To Make Calendar: Select available date and time via courtMap. The filed motion(s) and all documents in support must be attached when the hearing is scheduled. Once a green "Success" message appears, the hearing has made calendar.  You must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing. 

Responses: Unless otherwise instructed by the Court or as required by an applicable rule of Court, any opposition to a filed Motion shall be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMap and emailed to the Court no later than seven (7) business days prior to the date of the hearing, absent which the relief requested in the Motion may be granted without oral argument.

Making Calendar: In order to verify if your case made the Motion Calendar, please visit the Clerk of Courts website at:   https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs/Search.aspx

Motions for Summary Judgment shall be set for hearing on the Courts special set calendar. If you need a sooner date, contact the Judicial Assistant requesting time needed. 

DO NOT Submit Hard Copies or Binders to Chambers, unless instructed by the Judge.

Submit Order via courtMAP to "Proposed Orders" or to "Agreed Orders".  Order MUST be in Word format on the courtMap pre-generated blank order form (separate and apart from other documents being submitted).  Motion and all supporting documents, stipulation, and a letter of explanation MUST be submitted.   All orders MUST be titled in the block marked "Generic Order - You MUST rename the Order Title." Please include the Judicial Assistant's email in all Proposed or Agreed Orders submitted.  

Before submitting a proposed order, the parties MUST meet and confer regarding the language in the order. If the parties are unable to agree on the language in the order after they meet and confer, each party may upload a proposed order. In the title, you must label your order ''PROPOSED'', this will prompt the court to look for the competing order. 

For Contested hearings where competing proposed orders are uploaded. if you do not receive ruling within 30 days of the uploading of the order, you must E-mail the Judicial Assistant to advise of same 

AFTER A HEARING If required to submit a Proposed/Agreed Order, please include a Cover Letter indicating when the hearing was held and any other pertinent information. Prevailing party shall submit a Proposed/Agreed Order by no later than 5:00PM of the day of the hearing. 

When receiving a "REJECTED ORDER" from the Judge, please follow the instructions given by the Judge and resubmit accordingly.

**If a Proposed Order or Agreed Order HAS BEEN SUBMITTED DO NOT Submit it again, to avoid duplicate Orders.**

Inquiries may be directed to the Judicial Assistant (Copy to all parties required). Please read the following to the end before emailing the JA. 

Note: Due to the Courts current assignment as Chief Judge, you may not see much availability for Special set hearings. Please contact the Judicial Assistant with time request and 5 dates + times BOTH sides are available, and the Court will accommodate one of the dates requested. 

To Schedule a Hearing: You must submit the completed Special Set Hearing Request Form (Available in the hearing documents section - ALL hearing requests require a special set request form), the motion(s), exhibits, affidavits, transcripts, legal authority, etc., via courtMAP. Each item must be submitted separately as a supporting document to your request, and each must be properly titled for ease of review. Although a Notice of Hearing is automatically generated, the hearing is not scheduled until you receive an email that specifically reflects the status as "Approved." If approved, the court-generated Notice of Hearing will be automatically filed with the Clerk's Office. A notice of hearing SHOULD NOT be filed by the parties.  
ZOOM Information: Zoom meeting ID is created for every hearing. The meeting ID is sent out to all parties prior to the hearing date. It is the responsibility of the scheduling party to provide the Zoom information to anyone not on the service list.

Evidentiary Hearings: Evidentiary hearings MUST be specially set, DO NOT set an evidentiary matter on the Courts Motion Calendar. If your Special Set hearing is an Evidentiary one, please indicate as such on the Special Set Request Form so that the court can schedule the appearance of a clerk at the hearing. Exhibits MUST be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least five (5) days before the hearing (instructions on how to submit evidence is available in the hearing documents section). Exhibits for in-person evidentiary hearings ARE NOT to be uploaded or submitted to the eFiling Portal, the parties MUST bring hard copies of all exhibits to Court. 
Special Sets for more than 60 minutes: If you would like to request a Special Set hearing that is more than 60 minutes, please send an email to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied. Please ensure the motion is attached, any supporting documents, the amount of time you are seeking, the Courts completed Special Set Hearing Request Form, and if you are requesting for your hearing to be on Zoom or in-person. 

Supporting Documents: Responses and any other Supporting Documents must be timely uploaded via courtMAP to the appropriately scheduled hearing no later than seven (7) business days prior to the hearing date. All documents must be submitted electronically via courtMAP in pdf format. Any binders or courtesy copies sent to chambers are not allowed.
All special sets regardless of the amount of time, must be set through courtMAP. The system will allow you to schedule for up to 90 minutes if needed as long as the Court has availability.

Cancellation Policy: Only the Court can cancel a special set hearing. Prepare the proposed Notice of Cancellation (NOC), specifying the reason for the cancellation, and upload it as a separate submission to the courtMAP hearing event; then you MUST E-mail a copy of the notice to the Judicial Assistant including all parties. The Court will review the proposed NOC and, if good cause is shown, will cancel the special set hearing. If the hearing is cancelled, the NOC must be filed with the Clerk's Office. Do NOT e-file the notice of cancellation until after the Court has reviewed and approved the cancellation. 
Motions to Dismiss: When setting a Motion to Dismiss for hearing, you MUST upload the Motion and the Complaint as supporting documents to the Courtmap hearing date. 
Motions for Reconsideration, Rehearing, New Trial, and other post-trial motions (excluding Entitlement to Fees and Costs: These motions will not be heard on motion calendar and should not be set for hearing unless instructed to do so by the Court. Email your motion to the Judicial Assistant. The Court will review the motion and instruct the parties on how to proceed.

DO NOT Submit Hard Copies or Binders to Chambers, unless instructed by the Judge.