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1 verbatim requirement published by judge Michael C. Heisey on continuances.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) — judge Michael C. Heisey only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the officer's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →Docket call: All defendants are required to be present at docket call unless appearance is waived. A written waiver of appearance that complies with Rule 3.180(3) must already be filed in the court file prior to docket call. If the waiver of appearance is filed within three (3) days of the docket call counsel must come prepared with an already e-filed copy of the waiver to present to the Court. All counsel should make every effort to be ready to resolve a case set for docket call whether through a negotiated plea, open plea to the Court, or announce ready for trial. Only for good cause shown will the Court grant further continuances at docket call. Written motions to continue docket call, with an agreement by the State are the preferred method of continuing a docket call.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 99353aeb2ff6292964bb6a3cb8d7683ae0c33303c8e31ce14b22abca9c59a669. 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.