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31 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division AH instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division AH only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• Please do not call the Judicial Assistant to schedule or cancel a UMC hearing online. • Before scheduling, attorneys/pro se parties must first file a motion with the Clerk's office providing the motion to the opposing side(s). • Specifically, attorneys are required to "make reasonable effort to speak to one another and engage in reasonable compromises to resolve or narrow the disputes before seeking court intervention or scheduling a UMC hearing. • The "attorney noticing the motion shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall certify to the Court the good faith attempt to resolve." If you DO NOT comply with Local Rule 4, your hearing will be canceled. • For all hearings, the motion, any responsive pleadings and any case law for the hearing must be filed and docketed in the court file and provided through E-courtesy on the 15thcircuit.com to the Court five (5) days prior to the hearing for the Court's review for the hearing to go forward. • Please do not submit proposed orders in advance of the hearing on the Online Scheduling System. • Cancellation of UMC Hearings To cancel a hearing schedule on UMC, the scheduling attorney's office must file a Notice of Cancellation and submit it to the Court via CAD-DIvisionAH@pbcgov.org . • Special Set Hearings Special Set Hearings are available in blocks of 15 and 30 minutes and must be scheduled via the Online Scheduling System. • Prior to scheduling a hearing online, you must have previously filed your motion clearing the date and time with all opposing party(ies). • Special Set Hearings of more than 30 minutes must be requested in writing by filing a notice of lengthy hearing to be placed on a non-jury docket providing the notice to the Court through the Divisional email ( CAD-DivisionAH@pbcgov.org ). • The notice shall provide the title of the motion, the filing date and the amount of time requested after consulting with opposing side(s). • Furthermore, any memorandum or materials to the Court shall be submitted simultaneously sent to the opposing party. • Submission of Orders Agreed Orders If a motion is resolved prior to hearing, an Agreed Order must be submitted to the Court via the Online System. • The Order must say "Agreed Order with the name of the motion." Please include a cover letter as a supporting document to the Judge indicating that all parties have reviewed and agreed to the language of the proposed Agreed Order. • The names, email and mailing addresses of all persons receiving copies must appear in copies to of the Agreed Order pursuant Administrative Order 2.306. • If the Court directs an attorney to prepare and submit an Order after a hearing, the order must state the date the hearing was held. • All parties must have reviewed the Order before it was submitted through the Online System. • If parties are not in agreement with the form of the Order, that must be noted in the "comments" to the Judge. • ALL ORDERS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE COURT OTHERWISE ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE HEARING. • YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE 15TH CIRCUIT'S ONLINE SCHEDULING SYSEM THROUGH ONLINE SERVICES. • Stipulations for Substitution of Counsel Stipulation for substitution of counsel must comply with Fla. • Withdrawal of Counsel All motions to withdraw must be set for a UMC hearing with proper notice to the client in accordance with Fla. • The moving attorney must submit the ex-parte order for signature by the Judge and a copy of the motion as an attachment via the Online System. • Emergency motions shall not be set for hearing without leave of Court. • Notices to Set Cause for Trial The original notice to set the cause for trial must be filed with the Clerk. • Participated in mediation Exchanged exhibit and witness lists Agreed on the length of time the trial will take, including jury selection where applicable Agreed on the time periods during the upcoming trial docket when all counsel are available Filed the joint pretrial stipulation Collaborated on proposed jury instruction, providing the Court with a single copy noting the parties differences, if any, or any specific provisions Scheduled for hearing prior to trial any motions in limine or other pretrial motions At least 2 weeks before trial, counsel must: • Rehearing or Relief –from-Judgment Motions Post-judgment rehearing or relief motions, including motions for reconsideration, motions for clarification and motions for new trial, may not be set online. • Mandatory Compliance with Administrative Order 3.204-9/00 & Local Rule 3 All orders for dismissal, final judgments (summary, default or consent), amended final judgments, notices of voluntary dismissals, orders vacating final judgments, orders granting motion to amend final judgment, and any other closing documents must be in compliance with Supreme Court Oder no. • Any party seeking to exclude evidence under a Daubert analysis shall file a motion with the court specifically identifying the basis for the Daubert challenge. • Daubert motions shall be specially set by the parties and heard prior to the commencement of the trial docket. • In no event will the Judge entertain unnecessary motions in limine such as ones which do no more than seek an order prohibiting counsel from violating the rules of evidence or procedure.
Please do not call the Judicial Assistant to schedule or cancel a UMC hearing online.
Reviewer note: Composed fresh after the July 2026 rotation replaced division instructions; the prior requirement-level rules for this division sit at medium with notes pointing here. Verbatim from the division's own instructions page, fetched live 2026-08-03 (sha256 323875c95f810e3b…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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