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39 verbatim requirements from Dimitris, Jason Emilios's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Dimitris, Jason Emilios's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • All emails to the JA must copy all parties and include the case number and parties’ names in the subject line. • Attorneys and pro se litigants must comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure . • Attorneys must provide to the JA courtesy copies of motions and notices filed within 72 hours of the scheduled hearing because otherwise, they do not appear in CourtMap in time for the judge to know of their existence. • Filing a motion is insufficient for consideration by the Court – the party must set the motion for hearing to bring the filing to the Court’s attention. • Parties benefiting from interpretation must alert the Court's Judicial Assistant and Court Specialist in writing and at time hearing is set, that an interpreter will be present. • That Party and interpreter will arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled hearing in order to set up interpretation. • Parties responding to motions must provide all their responses, descriptively titled, in the supporting documents section in CourtMap once the hearing is scheduled. • Proposed orders submitted in CourtMap shall include a cover letter describing the action requested of the Court with sufficient case history regarding that motion and the Court’s prior ruling. • Must be delivered to the Clerk’s office prior to hearing. • The proposed order must include a proposed calendar and trial date. • If the Court signs the order, the parties must contact the JA via E-mail to obtain a new trial order. • Must be scheduled for hearing before the time of the calendar call and the hearing must occur prior to the first day of the trial period. • Failure to timely schedule these motions shall result in the striking of the motions. • Court reporters must show themselves on camera for the duration of the hearing so their connection remans confirmed. • The parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal, instructions on how to submit evidence can be found on the hearing documents section. • People without Attorneys, or pro se litigants are required to file documents through the e-filing portal: https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal. • Hearings shall be “coordinated” with all counsel and unrepresented parties. • The movant MUST e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system. • File a Notice of Cancellation (notice shall include the date/time of hearing, and Docket entry numbers of motions) 3. • The moving party must then cancel the motion calendar hearing on CourtMap. • Any opposition to a filed Motion must be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMap and emailed to the parties, no later than five business days prior to the date of the hearing or the Court may simply grant the relief requested. • The filed motion(s) and all documents in support must be attached when the hearing is scheduled. • You must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing to ALL PARTIES relevant to the case. • Attorneys trying the case must be the ones attending the calendar call. • The parties must upload all exhibits to the e-portal at least 5 business days before the hearing, instructions on how to submit evidence can be found on the hearing documents section. • All parties must bring hard copies of their exhibits for trial. • All proposed orders submitted must reference the relevant Motions by either: 1) Filing date; or, 2) Docket Identification Number. • The non- prevailing party shall provide a letter with requests for inclusion and provide it to the prevailing party who will submit this letter simultaneously with the prevailing party’s proposed order to the Court. • Before submitting a proposed order, the parties must meet and confer regarding the language in the order. • Prevailing party shall submit a Proposed/Agreed Order within one business day of the hearing. • Submit proposed Orders via CourtMap to "Proposed Orders" or to "Agreed Orders." Motion and all supporting documents, stipulation, and a letter of explanation must accompany every proposed order. • Docket entry numbers are required along with the title of the motions to be set. • Do not set an evidentiary matter on the Court’s Motion Calendar. • Exhibits must be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least five days before the hearing (instructions on how to submit evidence is available in the hearing documents section). • Responses and any other Supporting Documents must be timely uploaded via CourtMap to the appropriately scheduled hearing no later than five business days prior to the hearing date. • Prepare the proposed Notice of Cancellation (NOC), specifying the reason for the cancellation, and upload it as a separate submission to the CourtMap hearing event; then you must email a copy of the notice to the JA and include all parties. • If the hearing is cancelled, the NOC must be filed with the Clerk's Office. • Do not efile the notice of cancellation until after the Court has reviewed and approved the cancellation. • When setting a Motion to Dismiss for hearing, you must upload the Motion and the Complaint as supporting documents to the CourtMap hearing date.
All emails to the JA must copy all parties and include the case number and parties’ names in the subject line.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 63c7c4cc079f5928a47ce6d74f2c6f77a6fbc719e3a91889f65cac373a47401a. Requirements published on the judge's own page; navigation stripped before extraction.
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