Loading…
6 verbatim requirements published by judge Michael J. Linn on continuances.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) — judge Michael J. Linn only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the officer's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verified requirements for Judge Michael J. Linn — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Verified the action checklist — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Continuance Procedure: General Rules– Attorneys can have other attorneys stand in for their cases at Docket Call; however, the attorney must have satisfactory information in order to be granted another continuance. Cases that are under a year old will be granted a continuance as long as the State and Defense are in agreement. The Court does not need any explanation regarding the status of the case that is younger than a year.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 53b291ed01176df8d8cbd51e56dc1e9756a52d367f4e510dd2eaa6380cbd4779. 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.