Judicial Section Details

Please submit the filed Emergency Motion via courtMap following these steps:

Workbench > New > Emergency Motion > Input Case Number

The Court will review the Emergency Motion and communicate within 24 hours. If you have not received a communication from the Court within 24 hours, please follow up by calling chambers.

Motion Calendar Days/Time/Location: Most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. remotely via Zoom. Motion Calendar hearings are limited to 5 minutes per case. The courtMap system only allows two (2) motions per case. In order for a second motion to be heard on the case by either side, the moving party must schedule a separate event in courtMAP. Cross-Notices of a Motion may only be allowed if it is mutually coordinated and if a separate court event is created subject to the two (2) motion limit.

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. Please be sure to include the full name of the motion(s), the docket index number(s), and date(s) filed in the Notice of Hearing.

Responses: Submit the filed Response, if any, via courtMap to the "Motion Calendar" case number and hearing date at least three (3) business days prior to the hearing date.

Cancellations: Unless both parties have agreed, cancellations are not allowed within 24 hours of the hearing. The party that noticed the hearing may cancel via courtMap after it files its Notice of Cancellation and e-mails a courtesy copy of the Notice of Cancellation to the Judicial Assistant at emcruz@jud11.flcourts.org 

Notices for Trial must be uploaded as a Supporting Document through courtMAP when requesting a trial date. Foreclosure matters should be Noticed as a Non-Jury Trial. 

Please note e-filing a Notice for Readiness of Trial through the e-filing portal will not get you on the trial docket.

courtMAP Instructions:

1. Click on Show Calendar availability and select the corresponding Calendar Call date for the docket you would like to get on. Please make sure to note Non-Jury or Jury Trial period, selecting the one pertaining to your case.

2. Enter the Case number and click the validate button.

3. Enter the "period" If you are selecting Non-Jury, please use the number 1 for time period, if you are selecting Jury, please use the number 2 for time period.

4. Click the submit button.

Upon submission, the Court will review and approve your Trial Order. You will receive same through courtMAP and the Trial Order will also reflect in the Case Docket.

Please file all proposed Orders via courtMAP under Proposed Orders. Proposed orders mailed to Chambers are not accepted, must be submitted in Word format on the courtMAP pre-generated Blank Order form, and accompanied with a motion and supporting documents. Please be advised courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge's signature block, and the Done and Ordered language to the order.

When submitting your proposed/agreed order, the title of the order must be typed in the title box provided by courtMAP, not in the body of the proposed/agreed order. 

If you are submitting an Agreed Order, please select the Agreed Order option; otherwise, the order will not be titled "Agreed".

When submitting an Order of Dismissal, specify whether the Dismissal applies to an individual, defendant, or all defendants. Failure to do so may cause the Court to enter an Order Dismissing the entire case. 

Orders must contain all information required (i.e., no blanks shall be left), or case must be submitted on motion calendar.

To Schedule a Hearing: You must submit the completed Special Set Hearing Request Form, the motion(s), exhibits, affidavits, transcripts, legal authority, and other relevant documents (e.g., the operative Complaint for a Motion to Dismiss) via courtMAP. If one or more supporting documents are missing, your special set request will be rejected. 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. To ensure courtMAP generates an accurate Notice of Hearing, please be sure to include the full name of the motion(s), the docket index number(s), and date(s) filed when scheduling your special set hearing.

DO NOT FILE A NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SPECIAL SETS. 

Supporting Documents: Each supporting document must be submitted separately and each must be properly titled for ease of review. Once counsel has uploaded their motion for consideration along with the special set hearing request form, opposing counsel must upload any opposition to the motion. All relevant documentation must be uploaded or the special set hearing request will be rejected. All documents must be submitted electronically via courtMAP in pdf format.

* For any Motion or Response longer than 20 pages, please provide a hard copy (single-sided) to chambers at least 7 calendar days prior to the hearing. Hearing binders with cited authorities are encouraged. 

Special Sets for more than one (1) hour: If you would like to request a Special Set hearing that is more than one (1) hour, please send an email to the Judicial Assistant at emcruz@jud11.flcourts.org with all parties copied. Please ensure the motion is attached, any supporting documents, the amount of time you are seeking, and the reason for seeking that amount of time.

MOST SPECIAL SET HEARINGS OF AN HOUR OR MORE WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT THE MIAMI DADE COURTHOUSE, COURTROOM 8-1

Evidentiary Special Sets: If your Special Set hearing is an Evidentiary hearing, please indicate as such on the Special Set Request Form so that the court can schedule the appearance of a clerk at the hearing. Also, please see Administrative Memorandum on Exhibits during the Pandemic for procedures on the use of exhibits during the hearing.

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; and immediately contact chambers to advise that the proposed NOC has been uploaded. The Court will review the proposed NOC, and, if good cause is shown, will cancel the special set hearing. If the hearing is canceled, the NOC must be filed with the Clerk's Office. 

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 emcruz@jud11.flcourts.org. The Court will review the motion and instruct the parties on how to proceed.