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35 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division FJ instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division FJ only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the division's own instructions page, fetched live 2026-08-03 (sha256 6ba6430c0093b79f…); whitespace normalised only. • Emails to Division FJ must only relate to procedural or scheduling matters. • All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law. • All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by e-mail, which is generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • You must schedule your hearing via the Online Scheduling system through the Court's Online Services in order to be heard. • UMC hearings must be coordinated with opposing counsel or pro se litigant (unless short notice is agreed by all parties). • The Zoom Meeting ID and Password are below and all Notices of Hearing must reflect the Zoom information. • Please upload your proposed Order via (OLS) at least 2 DAYS in advance of the hearing. • In order for the Court to consider any UMC motion, all notices and motions must contain a proper certificate of service listing the party and method of service. • Parties appearing via Zoom must provide proper notice to all parties. • A copy of your client's driver's license - The driver's license issue date must demonstrate residency 6 months prior to filing of the petition; • Any hearing that is more than 5 minutes per side must be special set. • Please do not continually send e-mails to follow up on when the hearing will be set. • All adoption and name change statutory requirements must be met before a final hearing will be set. • A Motion for Temporary Relief must be filed and docketed. • Mediation ON THE TEMPORARY RELIEF SOUGHT (following the filing of the motion for temporary relief) must be held before a temporary relief hearing will be scheduled. • In the event the Plan Administrator do not require a pre-approval, a letter will need to state this fact and filed with the motion. • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. • This form must be used to set a hearing before a Child Support Hearing Officer or a General Magistrate on a Motion for Contempt/Enforcement for support matters . • Case Law shall be sent and received three (3) business days prior to the hearing. • All motions for continuance shall be in writing unless made at a trial and, except for good cause shown, shall be signed by the party requesting the continuance. • All motions for continuance in priority cases shall clearly identify such priority status and explain what effect the motion will have on the progress of the case. • The motion shall indicate whether the party has sought any prior continuances. • You must also immediately file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant. • Requests to use communication technology for an appearance at any evidentiary hearing, or by any witness, must be made by motion. • Plea Conference, Trials, and Evidentiary Hearings must be in person absent prior approval from the court. • Parties must comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Procedure. 2.530. • If a witness appears remotely, the party calling the witness must ensure the witness has a functioning camera and microphone and has tested the internet connection before the hearing. • Out of state witnesses appearing remotely must agree to being sworn in by video / zoom. • All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format and provided to opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant. • All proposed orders must be accompanied by a document either (1) confirming the agreement of the parties or (2) containing a statement identifying any disagreement of the parties as to the proposed order. • All proposed orders are to be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing and no earlier than 48 hours prior to the hearing via OLS. • Any extensions to this 48-hour deadline must be otherwise stated by the Court at the time of the hearing. • Courtesy copies of memorandum of law and legal authority must be submitted to the court before any hearing or trial.
Emails to Division FJ must only relate to procedural or scheduling matters.
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.
Judge Garrison caps memoranda at ten double-spaced pages and wants the controlling legal authority highlighted, delivered at least 5 business days before the hearing or trial.
31 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "Judge Hector Murcia Bustos".