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2 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach magistrate04 on continuances & cancellations.
Palm Beach County, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit — magistrate04 only. Divisional instructions change without notice; the division page is the controlling text. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Complete verbatim requirement set published by this division on the topic of continuances & cancellations, captured 2026-07-24. Each clause is reproduced exactly as the division publishes it; only HTML whitespace was normalised. • Once an action for non-jury trial or motion is referred to the Magistrate all discovery issues, procedural motions/matters, motions in limine, etc., as well as any motion for continuance is to be heard by the Magistrate not the Circuit Judge. It is the function of the Magistrate to alleviate and assist in the Circuit Judge(s) caseload, part and parcel of which is the global disposition of all ancillary motions/issues pertaining to the underlying action or motion previously referred. • Cancellations may occur by (1) Agreed Order confirming that the matter has been resolved and the pending matter resolved or withdrawn; or (2) Notice of cancellation confirming that the matter has been resolved and the pending motion or petition resolved or withdrawn; (3) All cancellations must be approved by the Magistrate. The proposed Agreed Order shall include the Agreement, and if applicable, the Parenting Plan and Child Support Guidelines Worksheet.
Once an action for non-jury trial or motion is referred to the Magistrate all discovery issues, procedural motions/matters, motions in limine, etc., as well as any motion for continuance is to be heard by the Magistrate not the Circuit Judge. It is the function of the Magistrate to alleviate and assist in the Circuit Judge(s) caseload, part and parcel of which is the global disposition of all ancillary motions/issues pertaining to the underlying action or motion previously referred.
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Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Judge Siperstein requires every motion to be set within 5 days of filing and heard within 60 days, or it may be deemed abandoned.