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12 verbatim requirements from Garcia Priovolos, Alicia's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Garcia Priovolos, Alicia's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • If counsel is arguing a substantive motion at the sounding calendar, then the defendant must also be present. • If a defendant wishes to have the public defender appointed to represent him/her, the defendant must appear in person and complete a financial affidavit. • MOTION CALENDAR - If the motion is an evidentiary motion, (ie: one which requires testimony or evidence of any kind) counsel, the defendant, and any witnesses the parties wish to call are required to appear IN-PERSON. • If a party is seeking an exception to the in-person appearance requirement, parties must comply with Fla. • If a defendant is required to appear in-person, counsel must also appear in-person. • If you are seeking to modify the conditions of release and the defendant is out on bond, a bondsman must be present at the hearing and the State must be given reasonable time notify the alleged victim of the hearing. • If you are seeking to modify a stay away order, the defendant and the person which the stay away order protects (and/or their guardian) must be present at the hearing. • All evidence a party is seeking to introduce must be in English or translated into English. • MOTIONS TO CONTINUE SPECIAL SET HEARINGS – If you requested a special set hearing date and you need a continuance, please do not wait until the date of the hearing. • RESPONDENT FIREARM AFFIDAVIT - If you are a respondent and were served with a temporary or final injunction, you must fill out a Firearm Affidavit form. • The e-mail must include the motion seeking to be heard and a proposed Order, (if applicable) in Microsoft Word format. • Please note, the court will not notice hearings, the moving party must confer with the opposing party and notice the hearing in accordance with the Rules of Judicial Administration.
If counsel is arguing a substantive motion at the sounding calendar, then the defendant must also be present.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: b09439a500d9d929fd79526fc0d9fe237b533fc7ce6f779b4ca667705af2f8bd. 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.