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3 verbatim requirements on continuances.
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Unlock free →DIVISION FORMS (See attached form orders) MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY: If Local Rule 11 is triggered, please use the standard form attached hereto. Do NOT add any additional language (e.g., waiver of privilege, etc.). OTHER DIVISION PROCEDURES REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL: The Court will not grant a substitution of counsel unless client’s written consent is obtained, and new counsel certifies, “I have reviewed the Court docket in this file and have spoken with all counsel of record. I am aware of all pending hearings, depositions and other deadlines that are set in this case.” See Rule 2.505(e)(2) MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE: These must be filed with a motion, proposed order, sufficient copies to conform, and self-addressed, stamped envelopes. These documents may NOT be emailed. To avoid delay, please provide this package directly to the Court (physically) and not the Clerk. However,
Reviewer note: Source sha256: c4589b5b39b51667b884d339e96a3c71e3028437ec16f3697c7c3c4f099c943d. Corpus categories: CONTINUANCES. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
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.