Judicial Section Details

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Effective January 1, 2023 the Court will sua sponte cancel a hearing if there are no supporting documents uploaded to the event on CourtMAP at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.

Effective January 11, 2022 Parties will no longer be required to email motions in WORD format

- All Parties must comply with CBL Rule 4.3, which refers to the requirement for the parties to Meet and Confer, before filing every motion.
- Complex Business Litigation Motion Calendar is heard on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:00 A.M. (Availability can be found on CourtMAP)

NOTICE OF HEARINGS: Parties are to state the docket number of the motion and all memoranda related to the issue filed by either side on their Notice of Hearing. Notices of hearing are not deemed sufficient unless a docket entry number is listed. Parties shall list the docket number on all proposed orders submitted to CourtMap

Eleventh Circuit Complex Business Litigation Rules

Notice of Compliance with Meet and Confer Requirements

Cancellations:  Counsel for the party who placed a matter on the Motion Calendar shall file the notice of cancellation with the Clerk. If the case was set through CMAP you must cancel it through CMAP.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PAPER COURTESY COPIES OR BINDERS ON ANY MATTER IN THIS DIVISION. 

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 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.

Interim case management conferences will be set monthly but can be cancelled by an agreed order if 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. The agreed order stating the 3 conditions must be submitted at least 24 hours before the hearing. Please note that if there have been two cancellations, Judge Walsh may reject an agreed order cancelling hearing in order to ensure that the case is on track and deadlines are being enforced.

The Court endorses the use of the Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice: 
http://www.floridatls.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ADA-2019-Florida-Handbook-on-Civil-Discovery-Practice.pdf