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1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge Jackie Powell only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →First, you must contact the opposing party to see if they have any objection. The Motion for Continuance must be filed with a proposed order, sufficient copies to conform and self-addressed, stamped envelopes. If the continuance is AGREED to by all parties, please submit an agreed order electronically. The Judge will review it and determine whether or not it is approved. If the other side objects to the continuance, it will be necessary to set a hearing on the Motion. Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(e).
Reviewer note: Source sha256: e39f66c18f61f90f1c2a4d915b74e45382ba3c995a46b3999521c070c0c17f1d. 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.