Judicial Section Details

ALL MOTION CALENDAR HEARINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED REMOTELY USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM.

ZOOM INVITE will be send 2 to 5 days prior to the hearing.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ORDERS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEING CONDUCTED.

DO NOT DELIVER ORIGINAL LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE OF A HEARING OR TRIAL UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE COURT.

*     Motion Calendar and Foreclosure Motion Calendar is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.

*     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.

*     You must give 7 business days notice

*     Notice of Cancellations - Hearings must be cancelled on CourtMAP.  A notice of Cancellation must also be e-filed.

*     In order to check if your case made the court's calendar, please visit the Clerk of Court's website at:

             https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs

 * Notices of Jury, Non-Jury, and Foreclosures Trials shall be set by the parties on CourtMAP once you have coordinated with opposing counsel

* Once the trial order is executed by the Court, you will receive an order setting the matter for trial

E-FILING A NOTICE FOR TRIAL WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SET A MATTER ON THE COURT'S TRIAL DOCKET.

SUBMITTING A JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT/ORDER WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SET A MATTER ON THE COURT'S TRIAL DOCKET. PARTIES MUST FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES DETAILED HERE IN ORDER FOR A MATTER TO BE SET FOR TRIAL. 

ALL CALENDAR CALLS ARE BEING DONE BY ZOOM.

MOTIONS IN LIMINE ARE HEARD AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL

SUBMISSION OF TRIAL EXHIBITS:

ZOOM TRIALS:
- All parties must upload their exhibits to the e-portal and file them in the Clerk’s docket at least five business days before the trial as per the Evidence Procedure found under the "documents" tab.  Exhibits must be fully prepared and submitted in advance to ensure an orderly and efficient trial process.
IN PERSON TRIALS: Do not file any exhibits.
-All parties are required to bring hard copies of their exhibits to trial. Exhibits must be pre-marked for identification as per the Exhibits Worksheet found under the "documents" tab.  Exhibits must be submitted on the first day of trial. Each party should provide the clerk with the exhibits they wish to have marked for identification, either in a binder or in individual folders. The clerk will then mark each exhibit accordingly.

 IF THE CASE SETTLES, PLEASE EMAIL A NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT TO:  velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org

Please file ALL proposed Orders via courtMAP under Proposed Orders.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ORDERS BEFORE THE HEARING.

DO NOT mail them to Chambers.

ALL proposed Orders MUST be submitted in WORD format on the courtMAP pre-generated blank Order form and must be accompanied with a motion and supporting documents or a letter of explanation.
ALL proposed Orders MUST be titled in the block marked “Generic Order – You must rename the Order Title”

*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".

*NOTE: courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge's signature block and the done and ordered language to the order.  

SPECIAL SET HEARINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED REMOTELY USING THE ZOOM PLATFORM

ZOOM INVITE will be send 2 to 5 days prior to the hearing.

COPIES OF ALL MOTIONS, RESPONSES, REPLIES, AND ALL OTHER PLEADINGS RELATED TO ANY UPCOMING HEARING NEEDS TO BE UPLOAD VIA COURTMAP UNDER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than one (1) hour, you must email the J.A. at velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org (copying all parties).   Please fill out a Request for Special Set Hearing form, e-file the form with the clerk's office and email a copy to the JA together with the motion. 

TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL SET HEARING:

The moving party MUST coordinate the date/time with opposing counsel based on the Court's availability (found on courtMAP) and shall submit a copy of the e-filed motion along with the Court's Request for Special Set form via courtMAP when selecting the proposed hearing date for the Court's approval (a notice of hearing SHOULD NOT accompany the submission). 

*Special set hearings are NOT scheduled until they are approved by the Court.  Once the Court has approved the proposed hearing date, the parties will receive an automated email indicating same. The parties will also be served with a notice of hearing which will be automatically e-filed.  

*If the proposed notice is rejected, the parties will receive a message along with the reason for the rejection.  

EVIDENTIARY HEARING:

If you are setting an evidentiary hearing, please email the JA at velguezabal@jud11.flcourts.org (copying all parties) to inform her that you had set an evidentiary hearing.  Please include a copy of the notice of hearing. 

A clerk will be requested for the hearing.

All exhibits MUST be uploaded at least five (5) days prior to the hearing as per the evidence procedure found under the "documents" section on the judge's website.

SPECIAL SET CANCELLATIONS:

If you are cancelling a special set hearing, the party who set the hearing must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and then cancel the hearing in Courtmap.