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3 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division RJ on continuances & cancellations.
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Unlock free →Continuances, other than those seeking to continue a trial, are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown. A request for continuance must be submitted at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled court date for a hearing. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice & Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
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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.