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10 verbatim requirements on continuances.
Second Judicial Circuit — Judge Joshua M. Hawkes only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →Hearings may be recessed and continued if the allotted time expires before the hearing is concluded; • the movant has consulted with opposing counsel regarding convenient hearing dates after receiving available dates from the JA .
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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.