Nushin G. Sayfie
- Division: Circuit Probate
- Section: PMH 07
- Court Location: Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center
- Phone: (305) 349-7595
- Room: OSJC 17.261
- Judicial Assistant: Ricarda Ayala
- Bailiff: Larry Chester
Ricarda
Ayala, JA (rayala@jud11.flcourts.org)
Larry Chester, Court Specialist (lchester@jud11.flcourts.org)
REQUIRED CHECKLIST CERTIFICATION FORMS
As of September 1, 2020, filings of petitions with proposed orders in courtMAP must
include established checklist certification forms as supporting documents with
your submissions. A list of existing checklists can be found on our
circuit website in the Probate Corner, along with the corresponding
Administrative Memorandum. See
https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Probate-Checklists. This procedure has been
enacted to prevent frequently defective submissions and the resulting repeated
rejections which cause unnecessary labor by the court.
The checklist certification forms must be filed through the e-filing portal and
also uploaded as a supporting document to the petition through courtMap.
Failure to include the checklist certification form will result in summary
rejection of your submission.
Please be aware that the checklist contains a certification of compliance which
must be signed by the lawyer. If you cannot certify compliance with the
requirements listed on the checklist, set the matter for a special set hearing.
Call chambers if you have any questions related to this matter. Read the
certification carefully. You will be held accountable under the law if
the court finds that your certification was inaccurate.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HEARINGS
Please
note: Division 07 does not have a Motion Calendar. Hearings can be set as Special Set Hearings.
Please follow the rubric below to determine which calendar type in-person or
Virtual/Zoom is appropriate.
fifteen (15)-minute to one (1) hour motions shall be conducted by
Zoom (only the judge can change the format).
All non-evidentiary
hearing less than one (1) hour will be conducted by Zoom, unless
all parties wish to have the hearing held in-person AND the Judge agrees.
All evidentiary hearings and Bench Trials will
be conducted in-person, unless all parties wish to have the hearing held on
Zoom AND the Judge agrees.
All Jury Trials will be conducted in-person.
When parties agree to change hearing type:
1.
Parties shall e-file a Notice of Agreement to the docket
2.
Submit a proposed order changing presumption to the Judges Agreed Order folder
on courtMAP, with the
Notice of Agreement uploaded as a supporting document.
3.
Court will enter order either granting or denying change of hearing type.
Zoom Hearings:
Please download the Zoom application, which you may use for free,
at https://zoom.us/.
Once a request for a virtual Zoom hearing is received and approved, all
interested persons on the service list will receive an email with the Zoom
instructions. Please do not call the Judicial Assistant. This information
will be sent to you automatically. If you do not receive an invitation
for the hearing via Outlook within 24 hours prior to your hearing start time, please
check courtMAP for your zoom information. If no zoom information is located, please call chambers.
Store the link provided in the invitation on your computer calendar and log in
at the appointed time. You must also share the link with your clients,
opposing counsel, or any interested parties who do not appear on the service
list.
You may appear telephonically or via video on Zoom
If you are aware that an interested party, or someone who is required to appear
does not have access to necessary technologies, please cancel the hearing so
necessary arrangements can be made for that interested party.
You are expected and required to observe proper decorum and procedure as in any
other court appearance. Do not Zoom into
a virtual courtroom from a vehicle. When appearing over Zoom please make sure you properly identify yourself with your full first and last name in the display name view so that the Court is able to allow you into the hearing.
Evidentiary Hearings via Zoom:
All parties must follow the Administrative Memorandum, dated June 28, 2021, for
INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN REMOTE VIRTUAL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS.
In-Person Evidentiary Hearings:
Parties should NOT be uploading evidence onto the docket. The process of uploading evidence was a work around for virtual hearings only as a reaction to the pandemic and beyond. For in person hearings, parties need to appear in Court early (usually a half hour or hour prior to start time) to have their evidence marked for identification by the Clerk. For any questions, please contact my judicial assistant at 305-349-7595.
Courtroom Technology:
If parties intend to utilize courtroom technology, please email my judicial assistant in advance to the in-person hearing/trial to coordinate a time to test equipment to ensure everything runs smoothly during the in-person hearings or trials.
- Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University, 1990
- JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1993
- Admitted to Florida Bar, 1994
- Circuit Court Judge, 2007
- Assistant Public Defender, 11th Judicial Circuit, 1994-99; 2001-07
- Assistant Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit, 1999-2001
| Judge | Section | Room | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colodny, Yvonne | PMH 05 | OSJC 17.230 | 305-349-7117 |
The
Emergency Petition/Motion must be e-filed and appear on the Clerk of
Court’s docket prior to uploading to courtMAP. The Petition/Motion must
contain a certification that the matter is a true emergency and cannot wait to
be heard during a motion calendar.
Emergency Petition/Motion MUST contain a statement indicating that opposing
counsel has been notified in an attempt to resolve the matter in an amicable
manner.
E-file a Notice of Trial. Once the notice is
on the docket, submit a copy via e-mail to nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org and
ensuring all interested parties are cc'd on the email.
Do not e-file unsigned proposed orders.
All proposed orders must be in compliance with Administrative Order 22-02.
Most
proposed orders with required supporting documents should be submitted under
this tab. The Court will review your submission for accuracy and legal
sufficiency, and either reject or approve your submission.
If the matter has been heard by the court, include the words “Post Hearing” in
the title of your proposed order. That signals to the Court that she has already
considered and ruled upon issues during a previously held hearing.
Generally, agreed orders are those resulting from adverse parties coming to a
concurrence about a particular issue. “Agreed” does not mean that all
parties on one side of an issue have concurred. An example would be when
all beneficiaries agree to a particular matter. Even when that occurs,
your proposed order must be submitted under the proposed order tab. Only
submit agreed orders meeting this definition under the Agreed Order tab.
Your petitions and supporting documents must be filed and appear on the docket
prior to submitting any proposed orders. You must either set the matter
for hearing, if need be, or submit your petitions, supporting documents and
proposed orders via courtMap.
Do
not upload supporting documents as EXHIBITS, as this will cause the document to
be uploaded along with the executed order.
https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/Administrative%20Memorandum%20_Service%20of%20MTD%20on%20Judges%20-%2010-14-2021.pdf
-The
moving party MUST coordinate the date/time with opposing counsel
based on the Court's availability, which is found on courtMAP. Please ensure
that the Petition/Motion to be heard at the Special Appointment Hearing has
been e-filed and appears on the Clerk of Court's docket.
-Specially set hearings are NOT scheduled until they are approved by
the Court. If the submission is rejected, the moving party will
receive a rejection notice which will detail the reason for the rejection
(this rejection will also appear in the
submitter's workbench/rejected folder). Once the Court has approved the
submission, the parties will receive an email from courtMAP indicating
same. A notice of hearing will be e-filed and served upon the
parties via courtMap.
-Submit Petitions/Motions, case law and Proposed Orders for review within 48
hours of setting hearing.
-ADD-ON Petitions/Motions to special set hearings are not permitted without leave of
Court.
SPECIAL SET HEARINGS
ARE LIMITED TO ONE (1) HOUR
-If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than an hour, you must e-mail the Special Set form (located in the “Documents”
section) to chambers at rayala@jud11.flcourts.org and ensuring all interested parties are cc'd
on the email.
SUBMITTING RESPONSIVE
PLEADINGS: Parties wishing to submit a response to a matter set
on the Special Appointment Calendar must e-file said Response with the Clerk of
Court’s and submit the Response via courtMAP under "Special
Appointment" case number and hearing date, no later than 10
days prior to the hearing date.
TO CONFIRM A SPECIAL
SET HEARING: Moving parties may check the
workbench/approved folder via courtMAP. All parties may confirm hearings
by inputting the case number under calendar, select events by case number, and
clicking on the magnifying glass. A list of all upcoming hearings on the
case searched will appear. Hearings that appear in green
or "ready" are confirmed. Hearings that appear in
gray or "cancelled" are not set.
SPECIAL SET HEARING
CANCELLATIONS: If you need to cancel a special
set hearing, the cancelling party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and
email a copy to chambers at rayala@jud11.flcourts.org to inform the court of cancellation.