Judicial Section Details

Division 44

Parties and their counsel are required to abide by the Complex Business Court Rules and Rule Florida Rules of Civil Procedures, and all court orders entered in their case.

Parties and their counsel are required to register for the clerk’s electronic service list and are required to keep an accurate email address. https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal 

Parties and their counsel shall note that Rule 1.201(c)(4) states:

          The court must schedule periodic case management conferences and hearings on lengthy motions at reasonable intervals based on the particular needs of the action. In addition to the conferral required under rule 1.202, the attorneys for the parties as well as any parties appearing pro se must confer no later than 15 days prior to each case management conference or hearing.

Thus, unrepresented litigants are required to confer under this rule, and for all represented litigants, there are two requirements for conferral.

Court Reporters: The moving party shall secure a court reporter for all hearings on motions. The Plaintiff shall secure a court reporter for case management conferences. Please do not retain more than one reporter per hearing.

Cancellations:  Counsel for the moving party shall file the notice of cancellation with the Clerk. If the case was set through CMAP you must cancel it through CMAP.

Interim case management conferences will be set by court order bi-monthly but can be cancelled by an agreed order as follows: Parties should upload an agreed order of cancellation and correspondence that both sides agree that the case is on track, there are no pending motions and there is nothing any side needs to bring to the judge’s attention.

Courtesy copies
The court does not require courtesy paper copies or binders prior to a hearing.

Use of the Supporting Documents feature of CMAP:  All motions and memoranda that support or oppose relief requested shall be uploaded as supporting documents to the hearing.  Any additional pleading, correspondence, or document that you believe Judge Walsh should consider in connection with the hearing should also posted as a supporting document. 

Making Calendar:  In order to verify if your case made the Calendar: 
    a. Log onto Court Map;
    b. Select “calendar” on top;
    c. Select “show events by case”;
    d. Enter your case number & click on the magnifying glass; and
Your case hearings will populate

Motions for Rehearing or Reconsideration.
Motions for rehearing or reconsideration shall be submitted by email to dwright@jud11.flcourts.org.  Do not set the motion for hearing unless 30 days have passed without a ruling.

Evidentiary hearing and trial exhibits: All exhibits are to be pre-marked and initialed and provided to clerk on the first day of trial or evidentiary hearing. Plaintiff’s exhibits are marked, if stipulated or agreed, into evidence with a numerical marking, i.e., 1, 2, 3. Plaintiff’s exhibits, if not yet deemed admitted, are marked for identification as 1a. 1b, 1c, for identification. Defendant shall likewise mark agreed exhibits alphabetically, i.e., a, b, c, and mark for identification as, i.e., a1, a2, a3. Exhibits shall be one-sided. No document or exhibit, except impeachment exhibits, may be offered into evidence unless it has been pre-marked.

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