18 verbatim requirements from Sayfie, Nushin G.'s own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Sayfie, Nushin G.'s page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • The checklist certification forms must be filed through the e-filing portal and also uploaded as a supporting document to the petition through courtMap. • Please follow the rubric below to determine which calendar type in-person or Virtual/Zoom is appropriate. fifteen (15)-minute to one (1) hour motions shall be conducted by Zoom (only the judge can change the format). • Parties shall e-file a Notice of Agreement to the docket 2. • If you do not receive an invitation for the hearing via Outlook within 24 hours prior to your hearing start time, please check courtMAP for your zoom information. • You must also share the link with your clients, opposing counsel, or any interested parties who do not appear on the service list. • You may appear telephonically or via video on Zoom If you are aware that an interested party, or someone who is required to appear does not have access to necessary technologies, please cancel the hearing so necessary arrangements can be made for that interested party. • All parties must follow the Administrative Memorandum, dated June 28, 2021, for INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN REMOTE VIRTUAL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS. • The Emergency Petition/Motion must be e-filed and appear on the Clerk of Court’s docket prior to uploading to courtMAP. • The Petition/Motion must contain a certification that the matter is a true emergency and cannot wait to be heard during a motion calendar. • Emergency Petition/Motion MUST contain a statement indicating that opposing counsel has been notified in an attempt to resolve the matter in an amicable manner. • Even when that occurs, your proposed order must be submitted under the proposed order tab. • Your petitions and supporting documents must be filed and appear on the docket prior to submitting any proposed orders. • You must either set the matter for hearing, if need be, or submit your petitions, supporting documents and proposed orders via courtMap. • -The moving party MUST coordinate the date/time with opposing counsel based on the Court's availability, which is found on courtMAP. • A notice of hearing will be e-filed and served upon the parties via courtMap. -Submit Petitions/Motions, case law and Proposed Orders for review within 48 hours of setting hearing. - ADD-ON Petitions/Motions to special set hearings are not permitted without leave of Court. • SPECIAL SET HEARINGS ARE LIMITED TO ONE (1) HOUR -If you are attempting to schedule a hearing for more than an hour, you must e-mail the Special Set form (located in the “Documents” section) to chambers at rayala@jud11.flcourts.org and ensuring all interested parties are cc'd on the email. • Parties wishing to submit a response to a matter set on the Special Appointment Calendar must e-file said Response with the Clerk of Court’s and submit the Response via courtMAP under "Special Appointment" case number and hearing date, no later than 10 days prior to the hearing date. • If you need to cancel a special set hearing, the cancelling party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation and email a copy to chambers at rayala@jud11.flcourts.org to inform the court of cancellation.
The checklist certification forms must be filed through the e-filing portal and also uploaded as a supporting document to the petition through courtMap.
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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.