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42 verbatim requirements from Manno Schurr, Valerie R.'s own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Manno Schurr, Valerie R.'s page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Any party seeking a continuance of the trial MUST file a Motion for Continuance at least 2 weeks prior to the calendar call AND SCHEDULE IT FOR HEARING to be heard prior to the Calendar Call (contact the chambers if there is no motion calendar date available prior to the calendar call, do not schedule it after the calendar call). • Should the unavailability be for part of the trial docket, Motion for Continuance MUST be filed for the whole trial period as the partial continuance is not permitted. • The parties must be available during all trial period as stated in the trial order. • Client's consent MUST be filed with the Motion to Continue trial, pursuant to the Florida Rule of Civil Procedure. • At least five (5) business days prior to evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial (Civil or Foreclosure), all exhibits should be pre-marked for identification and shall include an index listing all proposed exhibits with the exhibit numbers or letters and filed as evidence submissions via portal. • The must be filed individually (one by one) as evidence submission. • MOTION FOR REHEARING/RECONSIDERATION MUST BE FILED AND SERVED ON THE JUDGE VIA REGULAR US MAIL AND BY CONTACTING THE CHAMBERS AT 305-349-7020, AS SOON AS MOTION APPEARS ON THE DOCKET (leaving a message is sufficient). • ALL MOTIONS TO DISQUALIFY ARE TO BE SERVED ON THE COURT BY UPLOADING SAME TO EMERGENCY TASK IN COURTMAP AND BY EMAIL TO JUDGE MANNO SCHURR (vmannoschurr@jud11.flcourts.org - this email address is for Motion to Disqualify ONLY, do not use Judge's email for any other inquiries ) with a copy to all parties. • * Proposed Order must be uploaded (separate, under proposed orders task) and call the chambers immediately. • Parties MUST be available to argue the emergency motion immediately should the Court determine the motion is an emergency. • *Must give 5 Business Days’ Notice unless it is emergency. • *Motion must be filed with the Clerk’s and all supporting documents for the hearing must be uploaded on CourtMap . • Please do not upload any orders or final judgments prior to the hearing. • * Notes and Mortgages MUST be mailed to the Chambers AFTER the hearing is conducted. • Please DO NOT mail in the original documents before the hearing. • Do NOT file a Notice of Hearing without ZOOM ID information included. • Please do not call the chambers to obtain hearing dates unless it's time sensitive. • DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ORDERS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEING CONDUCTED. • All foreclosure cases MUST be placed on said calendar ONLY. • * Must give 5 Business Days’ Notice, please do not schedule any hearings less than five days before, except the Foreclosure cases and emergency motions. * Parties must coordinate with one another prior to scheduling. • If unable to coordinate for more than a full week you may unilaterally schedule the hearing and Notice of Hearing MUST say that the hearing was unilaterally scheduled and the reason why. * Do not request or set a motion that has not been filed. • *Motion's and Supporting Documents MUST be uploaded to CourtMap immediately, otherwise your motion WILL NOT be heard. • Total of 2 Motions are permitted to be scheduled for the same date (both must be coordinated, and each motion has be scheduled as separate entry). • Up to two objections ONLY can be set on the motion calendar, if you have more than two you MUST place it on special set. • * Motion's to Dismiss Complaint must have the Complaint attached as supporting document. • * In addition to filing motion with the clerk, you must upload Motion and Notice • All motions and notice of hearings (ONLY FOR MOTIONS TO CANCEL FORECLOSURE SALES) must be e-filed at least 3 business days before the scheduled hearing. • * ALL CASES MUST GO TO MEDIATION BEFORE THE TRIAL DATE. • DO NOT EMAIL any Orders and/or supporting documents to Chamber ALL proposed Orders MUST be submitted in WORD format on the courtMAP pre-generated blank Order form and must be accompanied with a motion and supporting documents or a correspondence. • Please do not call the chambers to obtain special set hearing dates. • IMPORTANT - When scheduling Motion for Summary Judgment, the moving party must certify in writing that ALL relevant discovery has been completed. • The certification (simple pleading) must be filed via portal and filed copy attached as supporting document when scheduling the hearing in CourtMap. • If the opposing side is pro se, an Amended Notice of Hearing must be filed to reflect the zoom ID. • CourtMap generates the Notice of Hearing which is not sufficient however, moving party MUST file their own Notice of Hearing. • Should the hearing require rescheduling, Motion to Continue MUST be filled and if there is an agreement, agreed order may be uploaded otherwise, it must be scheduled for hearing. • *Prior to Setting a Special Set, the requesting party must ensure the motion has been filed with the Clerk's office. • Do not set a special set hearing for a motion that has not been filed. • ALL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS MUST BE NOTICED BY THE MOVING PARTY AS EVIDENTIARY HEARING. • Also, please see the memorandum regarding evidence submission for the zoom evidentiary hearings as the ALL evidence MUST be uploaded separately at least 5 days prior to the hearing. • *Adding a motion to a hearing which has already been set must be Agreed to by the opposing party AND JA contacted with the understanding that the Court WILL NOT add any more time for the hearing which has already been provided. • *The moving party MUST COORDINATE a date and time with the opposing party. • * All responses and replies must be uploaded to court event (CourtMap) 7 days prior to the hearing.
Any party seeking a continuance of the trial MUST file a Motion for Continuance at least 2 weeks prior to the calendar call AND SCHEDULE IT FOR HEARING to be heard prior to the Calendar Call (contact the chambers if there is no motion calendar date available prior to the calendar call, do not schedule it after the calendar call).
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 93f49d6487d8940c1af103a48f9bd4af2a937399713760a15f235ccda35273a6. 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.