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12 verbatim requirements from Tew, Rene's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Tew, Rene's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • If both parties are represented by attorneys, you must agree to the date and time of hearing prior to scheduling. • Hearings must be set by the parties or attorneys for a future date within fifteen (15) days from the date of the order of referral, otherwise the hearing will be set by the General Magistrate’s office at the earliest available date. • If you reserve the hearing date and time via CourtMAP on the appropriate calendar (marked as ZOOM hearings) you must send an email to 11thfcgm09@jud11.flcourts.org explaining the reason why you are requesting a ZOOM hearing, or you can call the General Magistrate's Office at 305-349-5667. • Hearings Originally Scheduled by Zoom If your hearing was previously scheduled via ZOOM, it shall proceed via ZOOM. • Proposed Recommended Orders If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate, or Recommended Order of Hearing Officer, on their ruling, the proposed Recommended Order must be submitted to the General Magistrate’s office via CourtMap no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the hearing. • Continuances Any request for a continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard or responded to by the General Magistrate. • If you need an interpreter or your witness requires the use of an interpreter, you must arrange to have a certified interpreter present at the hearing. • Exhibits If you are going to be presenting exhibits at the zoom or telephonic hearing, you must contact the opposing attorney or party and agree to the exhibits that will be admitted. • An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date. • In addition, you must provide a copy of the exhibit list to the opposing party or their attorney (if they are represented by counsel). • If you fail to provide a copy of the exhibit list and /or to file a copy of the exhibit list seven (7) days prior to the hearing, you may not be able to get the exhibits admitted on the day of the hearing. • Other Instructions Children may not be brought to an in-person hearing or appear in the Zoom hearing without first obtaining a court order.
If both parties are represented by attorneys, you must agree to the date and time of hearing prior to scheduling.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 8942267b03a6dfa5d5f62af92405b50b807556a6e7c1922d0539da1b4ef8d087. 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.