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1 verbatim requirement published by judge Elizabeth Metzger on continuances.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) — judge Elizabeth Metzger only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the officer's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →An Unopposed Motion to Continue must be e-filed and an order (in WORD format) forwarded to the Judicial Assistant (SedaS@circuit19.org) no later than Noon on Wednesday the week prior to docket call (NO EXCEPTIONS). If a continuance is requested, the motion must state the number of prior continuances, and if more than 2 and the defendant is incarcerated, the number of days incarcerated. If defense has already had 2 prior continuances, good cause must be shown.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: ef253cd55b8d62d2c1d3715f735fe0eb9dcf8331467564694f2e2372b37d64d3. Corpus topic: continuances. Published during the completeness pass — the 2026-07-24 arbitration verified this circuit but published 14 rules against 6,388 verbatim requirements.
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.