Welcome to Judge Dimitris’s Court Division. We pride ourselves on immediate access to court and our responsiveness. We typically can schedule motions within the week and special sets within two weeks. After you review our website instructions below and attempt to schedule through CourtMap, If you require help setting your case for hearing, please email Judicial Assistant (JA) Hanh Nguyen.
All emails to the JA must copy all parties and include the case number and parties’ names in the subject line.
Judicial Assistant- Hanh Nguyen: HNguyen@Jud11.flcourts.org Court Specialist/ Bailiff- Alvaro Ayala: AAyala@Jud11.flcourts.org ALL ZOOM HEARINGS IN FRONT OF JUDGE DIMITRIS will be held on the following zoom link: Zoom info: - Meeting ID: 305-349-7074 (No Password Required) - Link: https://zoom.us/j/3053497074 For your convenience, for all hearings, we made our Zoom link our chambers phone number. Please Note: Attorneys and pro se litigants must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
Attorneys must provide to the JA courtesy copies of motions and notices filed within 72 hours of the scheduled hearing because otherwise, they do not appear in CourtMap in time for the judge to know of their existence.
Filing a motion is insufficient for consideration by the Court – the party must set the motion for hearing to bring the filing to the Court’s attention. The Court may strike sua sponte motions filed but not timely set.
Interpretation: Parties benefiting from interpretation must alert the Court's Judicial Assistant and Court Specialist in writing and at time hearing is set, that an interpreter will be present. That Party and interpreter will arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled hearing in order to set up interpretation. The Court staff will assist with setting up simultaneous interpretation via Zoom or the Party can choose to use a separate telephone to provide simultaneous interpretation. Due to inherent communication problems and inefficiency, the Court will rarely allow consecutive interpretation.
Responses: Parties responding to motions must provide all their responses, descriptively titled, in the supporting documents section in CourtMap once the hearing is scheduled.
Proposed orders submitted in CourtMap shall include a cover letter describing the action requested of the Court with sufficient case history regarding that motion and the Court’s prior ruling. Proposed orders will not include "proposed" in the title section and will very specifically and succinctly describe the content of the Order.
Do not use the term "ON" in the title, but instead indicate "GRANTING" or "DENYING."
Original Loan Documents: Must be delivered to the Clerk’s office prior to hearing. Please see the “Foreclosure” tab for specific instructions.
NO LOAN DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE SENT TO CHAMBERS. Motions to Continue Trials: Motions for Continuances must comply with Fl. R. Civ. P. If there is an agreement between the parties, an agreed order and cover letter can be uploaded on CourtMap. The proposed order must include a proposed calendar and trial date. If the Court signs the order, the parties must contact the JA via E-mail to obtain a new trial order.
Daubert and Motions for Summary Judgment: Must be scheduled for hearing before the time of the calendar call and the hearing must occur prior to the first day of the trial period. Failure to timely schedule these motions shall result in the striking of the motions.
Motions for Disqualification: See attachment- “Uniform Procedures For Serving Motions To Disqualify on the Judiciary”
THE COURT WILL NOT ACCEPT COMPETING ORDERS: Please see the “Proposed Orders” tab.
Court Reporter: Court reporters must announce the specific case for which they are present and rename themselves with their name and case information. Court reporters must show themselves on camera for the duration of the hearing so their connection remans confirmed.
Notices of Cancellation: Hearings can be cancelled by parties by filing a Notice of Cancellation and sending a courtesy copy to the JA copying all parties.
EVIDENCE FOR ZOOM TRIALS: The parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal, instructions on how to submit evidence can be found on the hearing documents section.
People without Attorneys, or pro se litigants are required to file documents through the e-filing portal: https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal.
To confirm that your case made the Judicial Calendar visit the Clerk of Courts website: https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs
Emergency Motions: Emergency Motions are to be submitted in CourtMAP along all relevant documents. In addition, attach a cover letter, as is required with all proposed orders.
Once you have submitted your emergency motion in CourtMAP, please also send a courtesy copy to JA -Hanh Nguyen at HNguyen@Jud11.flcourts.org and include ALL parties.
Please be aware that certain items are prohibited on courthouse premises. If any listed prohibited item is detected to be in your possession when entering a court facility, you will be asked to exit the facility to secure the item elsewhere or dispose of it, before being allowed entry into the facility.