Division 73: The Court Must Have Your Materials Three Business Days Before the Hearing

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Case ManagementJudge Michele S. Simonsen, Procedures (7th Jud. Cir., Volusia County)

Summary

Judge Simonsen requires hearing materials in chambers three business days out.

Applies to

Applies in Judge Michele S. Simonsen's Division 73 County Civil, Volusia County, Seventh Judicial Circuit. Note the court's own scheduling PDF filename misspells her surname as "SMONSEN."

Source of truth

The Court must have these materials at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Official source: 7th Cir. — Judge Simonsen (Div 73 County Civil) Procedures
Source health: Healthy · checked September 5, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 22, 2026BenchPath arbitration 2026-07-22 — procedures PDF independently fetched, hashed and the provision confirmed verbatim

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