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Judge Giardina: 15-minutes-or-less schedules through JAWS, over 30 through the JA — and a unilaterally-set notice of hearing must attach a cover letter detailing at least three attempts to coordinate; hearings in person since February 14, 2022.
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > County Civil Division H (Judge James S. Giardina)
"A notice of hearing set unilaterally due to a lack of cooperation must be accompanied by a cover letter describing, in detail, the efforts made to reach agreement on the hearing date." / "At least three (3) attempts must be made to coordinate a hearing date." / "All hearings will be held in person, unless indicated otherwise by the Court."
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified 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, fully-anchored): 2 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 23a5ad9de985e9f9e34359fa6769214b950b6145aefbadd63dd0f6a8c09c1d79; the prior summary-class text is superseded.]
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on uniform motion calendar & special sets.
Ex parte in CV-E is strictly for uncontested matters resolvable in five minutes or less, held 9:00–10:00 a.m. on posted dates (website and outside Hearing Room 739). In-person, telephonic, Zoom, and hybrid appearances are permitted under Rule 2.530.
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