For any Questions, please email Judicial assistant Bgener@jud11.flcourts.org
WHEN SENDING CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT/ORDER PLEASE PUT DATES AND DEADLINES IN THE BODY OF THE SCHEDULING ORDER
ALL JURY AND NONJURY TRIALS TESTIMONY WILL BE IN PERSON. NO ZOOM TESTIMONY ALOWED. ONLY FORECLOSURE TRIALS WILL BE DONE BY ZOOM.
ALL MOTION CALENDAR hearings will be heard through ZOOM
ALL SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS will be designated as ZOOM slots only, however anyone may file an ex-parte request along with an order granting to appear in person. Please upload the motion under supporting documents through CourtMap and then send the Oder to be signed through CourtMap under Proposed Orders
Please wait until the Day before your scheduled hearing for the court to send you an email containing a Zoom link and instructions. If you resolve your matter, please cancel it in CourtMAP or, if you have no access to CourtMAP, by calling the Judge’s judicial assistant
Please include in the Notice of Hearing for Pro Se Litigants Only the following: (Hearing to take place via zoom software - instructions for PRO SE Litigants to attend via zoom can be obtained by emailing the Judge's judicial assistant at (bgener@jud11.flcourts.org)
Court hearings in your case that we can hold remotely via video or phone conference will be held on the Zoom platform, which is free to you. You will receive an email from the Court if we are proceeding with your hearing with the information you need to connect. To participate by video, you must click on the weblink you received in the email invitation at the time your hearing is scheduled or call the phone number listed in the invitation to participate by phone. You do not need to download anything or set up an account in order for you to participate in a zoom hearing. Video appearance is required for any participant whose testimony is necessary so the judge can administer the oath.
PLEASE SEND PROPOSED ORDERS THROUGH COURTMAP.
All EMERGENCY MOTIONS PLEASE SEND THROUGH COURTMAP.
WHEN SENDING A MOTION FOR RECUSAL PLEASE READ UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR SERVING MOTIONS TO DISQUALIFY ON THE JUDICIARY.
PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW:
https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/Administrative
MOTIONS FOR REHEARING PLEASE SEND THROUGH COURTMAP UNDER THE EMERGENCY SLOT FOR JUDGE TO REVIEW
ALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE FILED WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE SO IT CAN BE DOCKETED
ALL EVIDENCE FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS AND NON-JURY TRIALS NEED TO BE E-FILED THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE EVIDENCE QUEUE FROM NOW ON. PLAINTIFF'S USE NUMBERS AND DEFENDANT'S USE LETTERS. ALL EXHIBITS MUST BE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL OTHER "PAPERWORK" SHALL ONLY BE SUBMITTED AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT ON COURTMAP FOR THE MOTION BEING CONSIDERED.
ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING PLEASE SEND THE MOTION THROUGH COURTMAP UNDER EMERGENCY SLOT FOR JUDGE TO REVIEW
FRUSTRATED LAWYER/PRO-SE RULE Should anyone become frustrated in their attempt to get an agreed time, date and duration for any kind of hearing, deposition or other event from opposing party or pro-se if any, a hearing may be held as early as 7am, the next business day or as such time the parties and pro-se's if any, agree. Please email Barbara Gener, the Court's Judicial Assistant at Bgener@jud11.flcourts.org - to notice the hearing and a open a date on CourtMap if necessary. All interested parties shall have their calendar available for the hearing so the Court can schedule the matter(s) which the frustrated party is trying to set. Attorney's fees may be available if the Court finds any party to have failed to cooperate in good faith with the setting of the subject hearing.
Please include in the Notice of Hearing for Pro Se Litigants the following: (Hearing to take place via zoom software - instructions to attend via zoom can be obtained by emailing the judge's judicial assistant at (bgener@jud11.flcourts.org)
Motion calendar hearings are limited to 5 – 10 minutes per case. As of January 5, 2021, the Judge will have motion calendar each half an hour from 7:30 am through 9:00 am. Each group will have 5 cases in it. If Tuesdays & Thursdays are full, you may set cases On Wednesdays, even though it's not a Foreclosure case.
To set a motion calendar hearing, select the date from the Court's availability (found on courtMAP). Four cases to each group.
FRUSTRATED LAWYER/PRO-SE RULE Should anyone become frustrated in their attempt to get an agreed time, date and duration for any kind of hearing, deposition or other event from opposing party or pro-se if any, a hearing may be held as early as 7am, or as such time the parties and pro-se's if any, agree. Please email Barbara Gener, the Court's Judicial Assistant at Bgener@jud11.flcourts.org - to notice the hearing and a open a date on CourtMap if necessary. All interested parties shall have their calendar available for the hearing so the Court can schedule the matter(s) which the frustrated party is trying to set. Attorney's fees may be available if the Court finds any party to have failed to cooperate in good faith with the setting of the subject hearing.
Submit your supporting documents (filed motion, etc.) when creating the event (setting the hearing) on courtMAP. DO NOT create multiple events (set multiple hearings) on any one case; the system allows for two (2) motions to be set on each case.
Once a green "Success" message appears, the hearing has made 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.
To confirm a hearing, click on the "docket" tab on the navigation bar and select the event date (the hearing date); the scheduled hearing will appear.
**The Court will not hear more than two (2) motions per case per motion calendar.** To cancel a motion calendar hearing:
Just email all counsel and court reporter (s) that hearing has been cancelled and also cancel it on CourtMap. THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS MUST ALWAYS BE SET FOR HEARING EVEN IF AGREED TO: 1. MOTIONS TO RESCHEDULE FORECLOSURE SALES 2. MOTIONS TO CONTINUE TRIAL OR STRIKE TRIAL DATES, (Motions for continuance must indicate whether it is the first request for continuance. If it is not, the number and date of prior continuance(s) must be included in the motion.) 3. MOTIONS TO COMPEL MEDIATION 4. MOTIONS TO CANCEL SALE (Must include number of previous cancellations) 5. MOTIONS FOR WRIT OF POSSESSION Motion calendar hearings are limited to 5 – 10 minutes per case.
To set a motion calendar hearing, select the date from the Court's availability (found on courtMAP). Submit your supporting documents (filed motion, etc.) when creating the event (setting the hearing) on courtMAP. DO NOT create multiple events (set multiple hearings) on any one case; the system allows for two (2) motions to be set on each case. Once a green "Success" message appears, the hearing has made calendar. To confirm a hearing, click on the "docket" tab on the naviagation bar and select the event date (the hearing date); the scheduled hearing will appear. **The Court will not hear more than two (2) motions per case per motion calendar.**
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.