lgarcia-bermejo@jud11.flcourts.org ( JA email)
mehernandez@jud11.flcourts.org (bailiff email)
Due to the move to the new courthouse on Dec 9, 2025, the motion calendar is cancelled for 12/9 and 12/11. The Judge has opened a new motion calendar session on December 8, 2025 at 9:30, Meeting ID: 96012054742 and on December 29, 2025 at 9:30, Meeting ID: 961 8402 8555 Please go to cMap to schedule.
Motion calendar zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98394512976 Meeting ID: 983 9451 2976
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. PETITIONS TO WAIVE ACCOUNTING FEES FOR GUARDIANSHIPS Please note that accounting fees will not be waived unless an affidavit of indigency has been filed with the Clerk of Courts. The Clerk of Court will review the affidavit to determine if the petitioner qualifies. The Clerk makes that determination. If they find that petitioner does not qualify for indigent status, accounting fees must be paid. Indicate in your petition whether the Clerk has made the finding.
MOTIONS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL OR WITHDRAWAL If you are submitting an order on a Stipulation for Substitution of Counsel, you must submit the written consent of the client. Additionally, the name and bar number of the substituted attorney must be included within the body of the proposed order. On motions to withdraw as counsel, you must use our form order found on our web site. EXPARTE MOTIONS TO COMPEL Ex-Parte Motions to Compel must contain a certification of “good faith effort” required by Rule 1.380(a)(2). Failure to confer prior to submitting a motion to compel may subject you to sanctions.
Motion Calendar hearings are telephonic. (Attorneys must e-file a notice of hearing)
Special sets hearings are held via zoom.
EMERGENCY PETITIONS True emergencies are few and far between. Do not submit a matter as an emergency because you failed to timely address issues or because you think the matter will be dealt with on an expedited basis. This division reviews all pending submissions several times a day and motions are either granted or rejected in an expeditious manner. If your motion is a true emergency, the motion must contain a certification that the matter is a true emergency and cannot wait to be heard during a motion calendar. If there is an opposing lawyer, the motion must contain a statement indicating that opposing counsel has been notified in an attempt to resolve the matter in an amicable manner. Once the Court reviews the emergency motion, the parties will receive an email with instructions on how to proceed.
Please see the new link below to the Administrative Memorandum regarding procedures for service of motions to disqualify. https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/Administrative%20Memorandum%20_Service%20of%20MTD%20on%20Judges%20-%2010-14-2021.pdf
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.