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Judge Alvarez deems all motions not heard before the Pre-Trial Conference waived — and no grounds for continuance; substitutions of counsel must be filed AND heard 7 days before PTC, and continuances are not considered at PTC absent unforeseen circumstances.
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Circuit Criminal Division F (Judge Lindsay M. Alvarez)
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Unlock free →"All motions shall be filed and heard prior to the Pre-Trial Conference. All motions not heard prior to the Pre-Trial Conference shall be deemed waived and shall not be grounds for a continuance." / "A MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL MUST BE FILED AND HEARD AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE" / "The non-moving party shall file a written response to all contested motions at least seven days before the hearing."
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (accordion + PDF veins) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled. | 2026-08-03: the source (rendered DOM (headless Chromium)) no longer contains this rule's quoted text; dropped to medium pending re-composition against the current version. [RECOMPOSED VERBATIM 2026-08-04 (campaign wave, partially-anchored): 2 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 ca8080d4400404fffd47641edb4858aba288aef6b209e7eaa053ce4362f6c02f; the prior summary-class text is superseded.]
10 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Margaret R. Taylor's published division procedures.
Judge Taylor (under the shared County Criminal Standing Pretrial Order): continuance motions for in-custody defendants must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport, and all pleas are in person absent a pre-approved plea in absentia.
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on filing & notice deadlines.