Judicial Section Details

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Lawrence D. King

  • Division: County Civil
  • Section: SD 04
  • Court Location: South Dade Justice Center
  • Phone: (305) 252-5850
  • Room: SDJC 2501
  • Judicial Assistant: Isdalis L Arregui

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COUNTY COURT CIVIL CASE FILINGS
 ALL  PLEADINGS, OTHER DOCUMENTS, LETTERS OR MOTIONS MAY BE FILED BY U.S MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE CLERK’S OFFICE OR YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER ON THE E-FILING PORTAL AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
 https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal

SMALL CLAIMS PRE-TRIAL: Effective February 1, 2022 all Small Claim Pre-Trial hearings shall be conducted live/in-person located at the South Dade Justice Center at 10710 S.W. 211th Street, Miami, Florida 33189, Court Room 2-7. Judge Lawrence D. King conducts Small Claim Pre-Trial hearings each Monday at 9:30 am and 10:30 am.  Please refer to your Summons and Complaint for more specific information.  Also, pre-trial conferences can be attended in person or through the use of communication technology pursuant to Florida Small Claims Rule 7.090(a) and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530.

Calendar Call 7/15/26 at 1:30 pm Meeting ID: 99237993738 

FWOP Calendar Lack of prosecution hearing - to be conducted by Zoom as follows:

7/16/26 at 9:30 AM Meeting ID: 915 5540 2682 Phone number to call: (786)635-1003


Meeting ID: 99322692182
Meeting ID: 99322692182

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida, 1978
• JD, Nova University, 1987
• Admitted to Florida Bar, 1988
• Private Practice, Civil Litigation-Insurance Defense, Walton Lantaff Schroeder Carson, P.A., 1992 - 1997
• Dube & Wright, P.A., 1990 - 1992
• Anderson Moss Russo & Cohen, 1988 - 1990
• Law Clerk, Fla. Third District of Appeal, Honorable Thomas Barkdull, Jr., 1988
• Count Court Judge, 1998 - Present

ALERT

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit encourages all self-represented litigants to register with the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal, a free service that allows parties to file documents and pleadings online, as well as receive electronic communications from the courts about their cases.
Registration is available at this link (https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/default.aspx).
The e-Filing Portal User Manual, which includes instructions for self-represented litigants, may be downloaded here (http://archive.flclerks.com/e-Filing_Authority/Resources/Manuals/Manuals_2019/Portal_E-Filer_User_Manual_December_2019.pdf).
Online training is available at the following links:
Training Videos (https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/trainingvideos.html)
Training Manual (https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/trainingmanuals.html)
For additional help, please visit the e-Filing Portal help page at: https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/Help/HomePage.html


VIRTUAL COURT
To the extent possible, all court proceedings will continue to take place in “Virtual Courtrooms,” where participants appear remotely via telephone or video technology.
Those with questions about how to access a future virtual court hearing should contact the office of the presiding judge.


If you resolve your matter, please cancel in CourtMAP or if you do not have access to CourtMAP, by calling and/or e-mail the judge's judicial assistant. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION, ATTENTION AND PATIENCE DURING THIS TIME OF EMERGENCY.



Additional Instructions

  • All agreed orders must be submitted via Court map.

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Additional Instructions

  • Please contact the Judge’s chambers via e-mail ilarregui@jud11.flcourts.org  and/or by phone at (305) 252-5850 after e-file your Motion to inform the Judicial Assistant that said motion has been filed. The Judge will review the Emergency Motion and the Judicial Assistant will contact you with available hearing dates and times. Emergency Motions MUST BE filed with the Clerk’s Office.
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Motion Calendar Information

Type: Closed

Notice Before Hearing: 5 Calendar Days

Files at Hearing: None

Additional Instructions

  • TO SCHEDULE A MOTION CALENDAR HEARING: (SELECT THE DATE FROM THE COURT'S AVAILABILITY (FOUND ON CourtMAP)  Motion Calendar days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30, 10:00 and 10:30 a.m.The moving party MUST coordinate the date/time with opposing counsel based on the Court's availability (found on CourtMap). MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN DEBT COLLECTION MATTERS ONLY, MAY ALSO BE SET IN THE ABOVE MOTION CALENDAR. 

  • SUBMIT YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (filed motion, etc) when creating the event( setting the hearing) on CourtMAP.  Once a green "success" message appears, the hearing has made the calendar.

  • IMPORTANT: Although the movant and the parties listed on the service list will receive an email indicating that a hearing has been set, a notice of hearing will not automatically generate.  The movant MUST e-file the Notice of Hearing via the e-portal system.

  • ALL MOTIONS MAY BE HEARD ON MOTION CALENDAR EXCEPT :  Motion to Determine Rent, Motion to Strike Defendant's Answer,  Motion for Sanctions, Motion for Rehearing and/or Reconsideration  Motions in Limine, Summary Judgment Motions,  Attorney Fee Hearings, Evidentiary Hearings and Motion to Continue Jury Trial.

  • MOTION TO DETERMINE RENT AND MOTION TO STRIKE (LANDLORD AND TENANT CASES): Motion to Determine Rent and Motion to Strike Defendant's Answer MUST first be submitted to my Judicial Assistant by e-mail to ilarregui@jud11.flcourts.org before setting on calendar, Please DO NOT schedule on Motion Calendar as they will not be heard. 

  • MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION/ REHEARING AND MOTION FOR SANCTIONS: Motions for Reconsideration and / or Rehearing and Motion for Sanctions MUST first be submitted to my Judicial Assistant by e-mail to ilarregui@jud11.flcourts.org before setting on calendar, Please DO NOT schedule on Motion Calendar as they will not be heard. 

  • MOTION TO CONTINUE JURY TRIAL:  Motions to Continue Trial will NOT be heard at Motion Calendar but rather addressed at Calendar Call.  Please DO NOT schedule on Motion Calendar unless the Motion is deemed to be an emergency by either party. 

  • TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES:  A motion for telephonic appearance, along with the Court's form order must be submitted for the Court's approval via proposed order option on CourtMAP.

  • DO NOT eCourtesy Notice of Hearing, just E-File

  • Notices of cancellation shall be e-mailed to chambers at ilarregui@jud11.flcourts.org prior to the scheduled hearing.

  • To check on the status of a case, please log on to: http://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/civil/Search.aspx 

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Additional Instructions

All proposed orders must be submitted via CourtMAP.

 

Supporting documents (i.e: motions, affidavits, cover letters, etc.) must always be submitted in support of your proposed order. If you are submitting a proposed order.
If you are submitting an AGREED order, please select the AGREED order option; otherwise, the order will not be titled "Agreed".
 
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.

NOTE: CourtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, Judge's signature block and the done and ordered language to the order.
Final disposition forms must be submitted with all Final Orders to Dismiss and Final Judgments.
Do not submit proposed orders on matters that are contested and/or already set for hearing.
If you are submitting an order on a Stipulation for Substitution of Counsel, you must submit the written consent of the client. Additionally, the name and bar number of the "new" attorney must be included within the body of the proposed order.

If submitting a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, please identify if the case is currently set for trial. If a Final Judgment has been entered, please indicate this in your motion.

Ex-Parte Motions to Compel: must contain certification of "good faith effort" required by Rule 1.380(a)(2).
 
Parties or attorneys submitting proposed orders to all Circuit and County Divisions of the
Court, except for the Circuit and County Criminal Divisions and the Juvenile Dependency
and Delinquency case types in the Unified Children’s Court Division, are responsible for
including certain identifying fields on such orders, as set forth below.
 
The specific identifiers utilized by the Clerk of Courts for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit are
either of two options:
• the docket index number for the motion, which is found to the immediate
left of the date on the docket on the Clerk’s website; which is the preferred
reference; OR
• the e-filing number, full name of motion, and date of filing for the motion
as marked by the e-filing portal.

The motion identifiers must be listed in every attorney-generated notice of hearing for a
specific motion and in every proposed order submitted for signature by the Court.
Each motion noticed for hearing, or each proposed order submitted should be the subject of a
separate notice and a separate order.

Motions should not be combined in a single notice or in a single order so that the technology
may accurately process the identifier.
The fields are to be included below the title of each notice and/or proposed order, following
the format in the appropriate sample shown below:

Sample A
NOTICE OF HEARING:
Docket Index Number: _______________________
Or
E-filing Number ___________________ Date Filed: ___________________
Full Name of Motion: ____________________________________________
The following motion shall be called for hearing before the Honorable Judge
_______________on the __ day of __________, 20__ at ____a.m./p.m. via Zoom
Video Conference (Link to be Provided by the Court. For assistance call the Chambers
at (305) _____________________ [change language to live hearing where authorized
by Administrative Order and the Judge]

Sample B
ORDER
Docket Index Number: _______________________
Or
E-filing Number _______________ Date Filed: ______________________
Full Name of Motion: ___________________________________________
3. Judges have the authority to reject any proposed order that does not comply with this
directive and require the filer to correct the submission.
This Administrative Order shall become effective immediately upon execution and shall remain

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Additional Instructions

Monday thru Friday

  • Please submit your request via e-mail to the judicial staff and copy opposing counsel in your request to obtain dates to schedule special set hearing .  Judicial Assistant Isdalis L. Arregui at ilarregui@jud11.flcourts.org or Bailiff Savanah Ardan Sardan@jud11.flcourts.org,


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