Judge Sherman caps UMC at two motions/10 minutes total per case and forbids stacking OLS slots to manufacture hearings longer than 30 minutes; one motion only per 15-minute special set.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Civil Division AK (Judge James Sherman)
"FOR A SINGLE CASE – UP TO 2 MOTIONS/10 MINUTES TOTAL IS PERMITTED" / "Parties are not permitted to stack hearing times on OLS to create a hearing slot that is more than 30 minutes" / "One (1) motion only may be scheduled at a 15 minute hearing"
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1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on uniform motion calendar & special sets.
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.
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