Yvonne Colodny
- Division: Circuit Probate
- Section: PMH 05
- Court Location: Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center
- Phone: (305) 349-7117
- Room: OSJC 17.230
- Judicial Assistant: Nekeisha Sanders
Nikki Sanders, JA (nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org)
Jose Benitez, Court Specialist (jbenitez@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 05 does not have a Motion Calendar, all hearings are set in the Special Set folder. Please follow the rubric below to determine which calendar type in-person or Virtual/Zoom is appropriate.
5 – 10 minute motions shall be conducted by
Zoom (only the judge can change the format).
All non-evidentiary hearing less than 30 minutes 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.
In-Person Evidentiary Hearings:
All parties shall appear
30 minutes before the hearing to have evidence marked for identification.
Do not upload evidence
onto the docket.
Advise chambers 24 hours
in advance if courtroom technology will be required, so we can ensure that
the technology is working and available for the hearing time.
Zoom Hearings:
Please download the Zoom application, which you may use for free, at https://zoom.us/.
Once your request for a hearing via Zoom is received and approved, you will
receive an Outlook invitation for your scheduled hearing. 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, do contact 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.
Evidentiary Hearings via Zoom:
All parties must follow the Administrative Memorandum, dated June 28, 2021, for
INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN REMOTE VIRTUAL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS.
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.
Once the Court reviews the Emergency Petition/Motion, the
parties will either receive an email with instructions, a Court Order, or a
Notice of Hearing via courtMAP.
E-file
a Notice of Jury/Non-Jury Trial including length of trial. Once the notice is on the docket, submit a copy via e-mail to nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org and insuring all interested parties are cc'd on the email.
Go to CourtMAP
Do not e-file unsigned proposed orders.
Most proposed orders with required
supporting documents should be submitted under this tab. Submissions will be reviewed for accuracy and legal sufficiency and will be either reject your submission if it fails review or will be signed by the judge.
If the matter has been heard by the
court, include the words “Post Hearing” in the title of your proposed
order.
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 for case manager review. 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. Do not upload supporting documents as "Exhibits" to courtMAP.
All proposed orders must comply with Administrative Order 22-02.
Procedures for Service
of Motions to Disqualify on the Judiciary-Administrative Memorandum
https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/docs/Administrative%20Memorandum%20_Service%20of%20MTD%20on%20Judges%20-%2010-14-2021.pdf
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-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 any other supporting documents to courtMAP for review no later than 48 hours prior to the set hearing.
-ADD-ON Petitions/Motions to special
set hearings are not permitted without leave of Court.
SPECIAL SET
HEARINGS ARE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES.
-If you are attempting to
schedule a hearing for more than 60 minutes, you must e-mail the Special
Set form (located in the “Documents” section) to chambers at nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org and insuring 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, at least 5 days before the scheduled 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, Movant cancelling a hearing must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and
email a copy to chambers at nsanders@jud11.flcourts.org to inform the court
of cancellation.
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