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2 verbatim requirements on deadlines.
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Unlock free →g. When sending proposed orders, please be sure to send a transmittal letter showing that a copy of the letter and proposed order has been sent to opposing counsel/unrepresented parties. Orders will generally be held for five (5) working days in order to give sufficient time for objections. If the cover letter indicates that there are no objections to the proposed order, the Judge may sign the order upon submission.
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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.