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19 verbatim requirements from Sosa-Bruzon, Eleane's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Sosa-Bruzon, Eleane's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Please arrive in the Virtual Courtroom at least 10 minutes before your scheduled hearing time. • The setting party must provide Notice of Hearing with instructions on how to appear using Zoom to the opposing party when scheduling a hearing and must file the notice with the Clerk. • Opposing parties must be copied in all email correspondence to the judicial assistant. • This email is available for scheduling purposes mostly, please do not email with facts about the case or documents that should be filed with the clerk of courts. • Hearing cancellations must be received via e-mail 24 hours prior to the hearing. • Proper courtroom attire must be worn at all times whether in person or via zoom. • In order for your matter to be added to the Judge's Motion Calendar, the notice of hearing and motions(s) MUST be filed with the Clerk. • Written Notice to Opposing/Parties prior to hearing shall be provided immediately after hearing is set by a party, along with a copy of the motion. • Mediation requests must be emailed to the judicial assistant with contact information for both parties. • Do not contact the Mediation Division as they can't set without a request from the Judicial Assistant. • Setting party must contact judicial assistant via email: • Mravelo@jud11.flcourts.org 24 hours prior to the hearing and Notices of Cancellation must be filed. • Notes: 1) Make sure to add physical addresses to service list for a party that has not provided an email. 2) DO NOT SUBMIT ORDERS MORE THAN ONCE. • It will reflect as pending until entered or rejected. **DO NOT mail them to Chambers. 3) All proposed orders submitted to "Proposed Orders" MUST be in Word format on the courtMap pre-generated blank order form and must be accompanied with a motion and all supporting documents (i.e. stipulations, returns of service, etc.) or with letter of explanation. ** Please be advised courtMAP automatically adds the case style, order title, judge's signature block, and the Done and Ordered language to the order. 4) If a hearing is scheduled, do not submit an order prior to the hearing unless the parties have resolved the motion and are submitting an Agreed Order. • All Motions must be filed with the clerk's office prior to setting a hearing date. • All Motions to Continue Trial or Strike Trial dates or to Continue a Hearing set by the Judge must be set on Calendar. • Any agreement between the parties for a continuance must be approved by the Judge. • Please DO NOT use two (2) 15 minute slots for the same case if you need 30 minutes, otherwise your hearing request will be rejected. • Please DO NOT use two (2) 30 minute slots for the same case, otherwise your hearing request on courtMAP will be rejected.
Please arrive in the Virtual Courtroom at least 10 minutes before your scheduled hearing time.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 9344ed81ff5a11749b94212635f37ab724a4a1d90e8a152bfbb95e3fe3d364a8. 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.
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