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1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division W on continuances & cancellations.
Palm Beach County, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit — Division W only. Divisional instructions change without notice; the division page is the controlling text. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →The Court requires Motions to Continue Calendar Call be made timely and heard well in advance. All motions for continuance must be made in writing and filed with the Clerk no later than (3) weeks before Calendar Call and a hearing requested no later than (2) two weeks prior to Calendar Call, unless unforeseen and extenuating circumstances arise. Motions to Continue Calendar Call will not be heard the day of.
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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.