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AO 2025-01 warns that its case-management dates are deadlines, not scheduling triggers — counsel must review each judge's lead-time procedures and set hearings far enough ahead to be heard before the deadline. Motions to continue must comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.460 and 1.200(e) and Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.545(e), including the requirement that the motion be signed by the party, not just counsel.
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These are deadlines. Do not wait until a deadline to schedule hearings. Counsel and staff are responsible for reviewing the Court's procedures to understand how far in advance a motion must be set for a hearing to be compliant with the ordered deadlines. … Any motion to continue must comply with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.460, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.200(e), and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e) including the requirement of a signature by the party.
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Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
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.
Judge Siperstein requires every motion to be set within 5 days of filing and heard within 60 days, or it may be deemed abandoned.