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1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →The judge’s scheduling calendars are not available online. Hearing dates and times are provided by the JA, either by phone or by e-mail request. When scheduling by email, the final email confirming a coordinated hearing date and time should include the case number, style of the case, the motion or motions being set, the attorneys and the amount of time being reserved. Email communications to coordinate hearings should only be between the attorneys’ offices and should not include the judicial assistant. Once a date has been agreed upon, an email should be sent to the judicial assistant confirming the date is still available on the Court’s calendar. Our office does not hold suggested dates for hearings and a hearing is not scheduled on the Court’s calendar unless you receive confirmation from our office/judicial assistant. A courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing should be emailed to the j
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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.