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Judge Saba allows a unilateral hearing notice only after 45 days' notice and only for lack of cooperation — and the notice must detail the efforts made to agree. One letter, email or ultimatum is not enough, and cross-noticing is prohibited.
Applies in Judge Christopher Saba's County Civil Division "L," Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County).
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Unlock free →Unilateral notices of hearing may be set with a minimum of 45 days notice and only due to a lack of cooperation. The notice of hearing must describe, in detail, the efforts made to reach an agreement on the hearing date. A single letter, email or ultimatum is insufficient. Unilaterally set hearings that do not describe efforts to agree on a hearing date may be cancelled by the court without notice. Cross-noticing hearing(s) is prohibited.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.