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4 verbatim requirements on continuances.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge Lauren M. Alperstein only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →All motions must be e-filed and accepted by the Clerk's office before the Motion is submitted to Judge Alperstein for consideration. The moving party must contact the opposing party to determine if they object to the Motion for Continuance in advance of any hearing(s). If the continuance is agreed to by all parties, including the client of the moving party, please submit the agreed order electronically. The Judge will review it and determine whether or not it is approved. If any party objects to the continuance, the motion must be set for hearing on the Court's UMC. Emails or calls to Judge Alperstein's chambers asking for a continuance are not permitted. Agreed Continuances are NOT automatically accepted by the Court.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: a670b6ba16790584767e8a7966aafd9b9bf29f5f332f5971085a5116e4395c4f. 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.