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1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge Lauren N. Peffer only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →You must contact opposing counsel to determine if they have an objection prior to filing a Motion for Continuance. A Motion must be filed. A proposed order must be uploaded. These motions may NOT be emailed if they have not been filed with the Clerk of the Court.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: e65aeb1fa84af91fa772d3b28cd6402485e21b55c53826ea7996b2157796727b. 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.