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19 verbatim requirements from Darrough, Miesha's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Darrough, Miesha's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • - All communications must copy opposing counsel and the court staff • - In any case where the defendant is an insurance company, the parties do not have to appear at Pre-Trial conference and the case will not be called by the Judge. • - All attorneys and self-represented litigants must sign up for an account at Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at: • - When a hearing is scheduled for an emergency matter and there is no contact information for the defendant, plaintiff must post the hearing notice on the defendant's door. • - In order for your matter to be added to the Judge’s Motion Calendar, the motion(s) MUST be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket. • If there is any objection to the motion, a written response is required to be filed prior to the scheduled hearing. • - At least three (3) documented attempts must be made to coordinate the hearing with opposing counsel or parties before sending a uniset request. • - Requests to uniset a hearing must be submitted by email to the Judicial Assistant, with proof of coordination attempts attached, and the opposing party copied (assuming the moving party has the opposing party's contact information). • - Cancellations shall be emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day prior to the scheduled hearing with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached. • - Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm the cancellation specifically for same day or next day cancelations. • Notice must contain all Attorneys names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. - The Notice must also identify who each Attorney represents, Plaintiff(s) or Defendant(s) and how many hours/days are needed . - Once the notice is filed, email the notice to the JA • - In order for your matter to be added to the Judge’s Special Set calendars, the motion(s) MUST be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket. • If there is any objection to the motion, a written response is required to be filed prior to the scheduled hearing. *If the motion is not available on the docket when Special Set request is made, the request will be rejected .* • - All pleadings and responses must be filed 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing • - If there is any objection to the motion, a written response MUST be filed 4 business days prior to the scheduled hearing. • -If the Motion exceeds 25 pages (including exhibits), please provide a courtesy copy to Chambers at least 5 business days prior to the hearing. • - Attorney Fee hearing dates must be 30 days from the date the hearing is requested, if it is less, the matter will be rejected. • - Cancellations shall be filed and emailed to the JA and Court Specialist at least 1 day prior to the scheduled hearing with a Notice of Cancellation and/or Notice of Resolution attached. • - Counsel must contact Chambers to confirm a hearing cancellation, specifically for same day or next day cancellations.
- All communications must copy opposing counsel and the court staff
Reviewer note: Page sha256: b7550c460e4df7d9b98897fcf6c73b3bdf28829cf39f47c54db98f2a18608ef7. Requirements published on the judge's own page; navigation stripped before extraction.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.