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35 verbatim requirements from Ihekwaba, Chiaka's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Ihekwaba, Chiaka's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • ALL ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MUST REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT WITH THE FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL AT: • Please note that jury trials and non-jury trials are each governed by their own respective trial instructions , which will be issued separately and must be followed by all parties. • Any motion requiring more than five (5) minutes must be specially set for hearing. • All moving parties scheduling hearings on the Court’s 5-Minute Motion Calendar and Special Set Calendar must file a Notice of Hearing that includes the Court’s Zoom information. • The moving party must ensure that all parties have the necessary information to appear at the scheduled hearing. • All moving parties scheduling hearings on the Court’s 5-Minute Motion Calendar must file a Notice of Hearing that includes the Court’s Zoom information. • If the parties are unable to coordinate a mutually agreeable hearing date and time, both parties must email the Judicial Assistant. • If the parties agree upon a hearing date and time, only one party is required to schedule the hearing. • At least five (5) business days prior to the hearing, all supporting documentation must be filed with the Clerk and submitted via email. • All motions must be uploaded to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing. • After receiving a proposed hearing date and time for a unilaterally set hearing, the requesting party must email the Judicial Assistant and attach all correspondence reflecting efforts to coordinate with the opposing party. • The unresponsive party shall have three (3) days to respond to the email. • The Notice of Hearing must state that the matter was set unilaterally after good faith efforts to coordinate with the opposing party were unsuccessful. • However, if counsel possesses an email address for the self-represented party, the self-represented party must be copied on all correspondence to the Judicial Assistant regarding the unilateral setting of the hearing. • All cancellations must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant or faxed to 305-354-8729 at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled hearing. • If a cancellation is made less than twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled hearing, counsel must contact Chambers directly at 305-354-8772 to notify the Court of the cancellation. • Cases without proof of service filed in the court record may be removed from the calendar and/or may not be called by the Court. • Plaintiff's counsel must provide notice of the hearing to all opposing parties and file the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of Court. • Parties seeking to waive their appearance at a pre-trial conference must file a Stipulated Waiver of Appearance and submit a proposed Order Invoking the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure through CourtMAP no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled pre-trial conference. • Any party wishing to appear through communication technology must provide notice to the Court no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled pre-trial conference. • All motions must be filed with the Clerk of Court before a Special Set hearing may be requested. • All moving parties scheduling hearings on the Court’s Special Set Calendar must file a Notice of Hearing that includes the Court’s Zoom information. • To coordinate a hearing, counsel and self-represented litigants must first confer with opposing counsel or the opposing party. • Once a hearing date has been coordinated, the moving party shall file a Notice of Hearing and schedule the hearing through CourtMAP. • Please do not submit duplicate hearing requests through CourtMAP. • Attorneys and legal assistants may not reserve multiple hearing slots for matters from the same law firm in a manner that limits access to available hearing time for other parties. • No later than five (5) business days before the hearing, all supporting documents must be filed with the Clerk of Court and submitted to Chambers via email. • If a motion, including exhibits, exceeds thirty (30) pages, a courtesy copy must be provided to Chambers through the Clerk of Court and delivered via USPS, FedEx, or UPS no later than five (5) business days before the hearing. • Parties seeking to add a matter to an existing hearing must contact the Judicial Assistant by email for further instructions. • A Notice of Cancellation must be filed with the Clerk of Court and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at jcordoba@jud11.flcourts.org before the scheduled hearing date and time. • In addition, the parties must contact Chambers at (305) 354-8772 to confirm that the hearing has been cancelled. • After obtaining a proposed hearing date and time, the requesting party must email the Judicial Assistant and attach all correspondence demonstrating efforts to coordinate the hearing. • The opposing party shall be afforded three (3) days to respond. • The Notice of Hearing must clearly state that the hearing was set unilaterally after good-faith efforts to coordinate with the opposing party were unsuccessful. • However, if counsel has an email address for the self-represented party, that party must be copied on all correspondence to the Judicial Assistant concerning the scheduling request.
ALL ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MUST REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT WITH THE FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL AT:
Reviewer note: Page sha256: faa0ede02cf772728c68668066a799e16d98150112ee4c54df1835da1698203e. 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.